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Kristin M. Bakke @kristinmbakke.bsky.social · Nov 22

It's that time of year again... The call for our UCL Conflict & Change PhD Workshop is out! We invite ECRs working on IR, conflict and contentious politics to apply by 8 December. We look forward to having you in London 24-25 February, 2025. Apply here: conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2025

PhD workshop - call for papers — Conflict & Change

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Nathaniel Powell @natkpowell.bsky.social · Nov 29

Today might be a good day to acknowledge that twelve decades of near-continuous French military involvement in Chad has been utterly ruinous for that country and its population. If you'd like to know more, there's a good book about it.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...

France's Wars in Chad

Cambridge Core - European Studies - France's Wars in Chad

www.cambridge.org

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Idrees Ahmad @idreesahmad.bsky.social · Nov 29

I’ve created a starter pack of some good people to follow here go.bsky.app/Jwumb9g

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Dec 9

For years, the African Union has been pushing for a global bargain in which African countries provide the peacekeeping troops, and the UN the money. Now they’ve got it, can they use it? ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4gjhPol

Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Nov 22

With @ethuin.bsky.social I recently wrote a comment on why in the case of protracted conflict in the DR #Congo, international ‘peace-building’ schemes are obsolete, and on how new and ever-changing global and local dynamics are not necessarily producing better options for peace.

How the world keeps failing eastern DRC

Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.

www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Peter Mertens @petermertens.bsky.social · Jan 26

We moeten het hebben over de oorlog tegen de Democratische Republiek Congo. Een vuile oorlog om mineralen. Uitgevoerd door het M23-rebellenleger, gesteund door Rwanda, gesteund door Westerse machten. (1/4)

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MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · Jan 29

De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de recente inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht, schrijven Judith Verweijen (Universiteit Utrecht) en Koen Vlassenroot (UGent) in een gezamenlijk opiniestuk.

De Congocrisis reikt verder dan ‘conflictmineralen’ – MO*

De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht.

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 11

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Militia kills more than 35 civilians in east Congo, village chief says

Armed militants killed more than 35 civilians during an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on Monday night, a village chief said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15

#RDC #Sud_Kivu Après la chute de #Bukavu, l’#AFC #M23 « exige le retrait immédiat des Forces de Défense Nationale du Burundi du territoire congolais, notamment de #Nkomo, #Nyangezi, de la plaine de la #Ruzizi et des zones environnantes ».

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Apr 2

www.egmontinstitute.be/we-are-caugh...

"We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine" - Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo - Egmont Institute

Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and ...

www.egmontinstitute.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 28

Open brief aan de VRT: ‘Jullie hanteren een terminologie die de oorlogstaal normaliseert en banaliseert’

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 11

New ILS Report - More than 20 years after the adoption of the Comprehensive and Inclusive Agreement (CIA), war once again threatens regime stability in the DRC. As calls for peace negotiations multiply, it is necessary to take a critical look at the legacy of this power-sharing agreement.

www.gicnetwork.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Mar 11

Nouveau rapport ILS - Plus que 20 ans après l'adoption d’accord global et inclusif (AGI), la guerre menace à nouveau la stabilité du régime en RDC. Alors que les appels à négocier la paix se multiplient il est nécessaire de porter un regard critique sur l'héritage de cet accord de partage de pouvoir

www.gicnetwork.be

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Esther Marijnen @esthermarijnen.bsky.social · Feb 24

The Dutch government decided to stop the regional program for the Great Lakes region. A program that mostly funded important projects in the east of the DR Congo. At a time that east Congo needs our attention most - and which requires a regional approach #DRC

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · Feb 20

Good morning. The #Netherlands is cutting its #DevelopmentAid by 2.4 billion. 50% cut to #Unicef. #WomensRights, #GenderEquality, #Education, #Climate, you name it. Gone. As a country, we are so wealthy, and yet...We keep cutting taxes for the rich. #Nederland

nos.nl/artikel/2556...

Bezuinigingen Klever bekend: alleen nog ontwikkelingshulp in Nederlands belang

Nederland stopt alle projecten op het gebied van vrouwenrechten, gendergelijkheid, beroeps- en hoger onderwijs en sport en cultuur.

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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · Feb 17

De Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi houdt de universitaire elite een genadeloze spiegel voor in zijn boek 'We Have Never Been Woke'. Over politieke correctheid en het gevecht om schaarse eliteposities.

In ‘We Have Never Been Woke’ toont de Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi het ware gezicht van elite-academici

De Amerikaanse socioloog Musa al-Gharbi houdt de universitaire elite een genadeloze spiegel voor in zijn boek We Have Never Been Woke. Over politieke correctheid en het gevecht om schaarse…

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 16

Local sources confirm their presence in several locations

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 15

A next phase in the further regional escalation of the conflict. While M23 asks for Burundian troops to leave Congo, Ugandan voices are building a narrative to take action in Ituri

afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15

#RDC #Sud_Kivu Après la chute de #Bukavu, l’#AFC #M23 « exige le retrait immédiat des Forces de Défense Nationale du Burundi du territoire congolais, notamment de #Nkomo, #Nyangezi, de la plaine de la #Ruzizi et des zones environnantes ».

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Feb 15

#RDC #Ouganda Message du fils de #Museveni dont les troupes se déploient en #Ituri « Je donne exactement 24 heures à toutes les forces de #Bunia pour rendre leurs armes ! S'ils ne le font pas, nous les considérerons comme des ennemis et les attaquerons. »

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Yinka Adegoke @yinka.bsky.social · Feb 12

These African countries will be hit hardest by Trump’s USAID cuts www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 11

While we all look at M23 conflict, violent attacks continue to happen in Ituri which are unrelated to M23 and have largely stayed under the radar.

Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Feb 11

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Militia kills more than 35 civilians in east Congo, village chief says

Armed militants killed more than 35 civilians during an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on Monday night, a village chief said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 31

With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote this comment on why the Congo crisis extends beyonds 'conflict minerals'. (version française en dessous de la version angles) www.egmontinstitute.be/congo-crisis...

Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals’ - Egmont Institute

On Sunday night, the Congolese rebel group M23 and the Rwandan army invaded Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma […]

www.egmontinstitute.be

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 29

With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote a background piece to the current crisis in DRC. We argue that it cannot be reduced to a quest for resources.

MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · Jan 29

De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de recente inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht, schrijven Judith Verweijen (Universiteit Utrecht) en Koen Vlassenroot (UGent) in een gezamenlijk opiniestuk.

De Congocrisis reikt verder dan ‘conflictmineralen’ – MO*

De zucht van Rwanda naar Congolese mineralen als hoofdfactor zien van de inval in Oost-Congo, is te kort door de bocht.

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apache/ @apache.be · Jan 29

Het overlijden van “historicus van opleiding, socioloog van beroep en wetenschappelijk activist” Stephen Bouquin dompelt de Belgische linkerzijde in rouw.

"Zijn werk en engagement kunnen ons veel leren over de rol van intellectuelen in de sociale strijd", schrijft @vschelti.bsky.social.

Stephen Bouquin: intellectueel voorop in de sociale strijd

Het plotse overlijden van academicus Stephen Bouquin (1968-2025) dompelt de Belgische linkerzijde in rouw.

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 28

In moments like these you can always count on Kash

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 28

De bezorgdheid is terecht. Maar laten we deze baseren op een accurate analyse.

Peter Mertens @petermertens.bsky.social · Jan 26

We moeten het hebben over de oorlog tegen de Democratische Republiek Congo. Een vuile oorlog om mineralen. Uitgevoerd door het M23-rebellenleger, gesteund door Rwanda, gesteund door Westerse machten. (1/4)

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 27

With the arrival of the #M23 in the city of Goma, the Congo crisis has entered a next stage and level of intensification. Many wonder why this could happen. In an analysis written a few months ago @ethuin.bsky.social and I provide some background.

Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Nov 22

With @ethuin.bsky.social I recently wrote a comment on why in the case of protracted conflict in the DR #Congo, international ‘peace-building’ schemes are obsolete, and on how new and ever-changing global and local dynamics are not necessarily producing better options for peace.

How the world keeps failing eastern DRC

Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.

www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social · Jan 26

Important piece on why international response on current crisis around Goma is slow, limited and inaccurate

Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop

Western countries let the African nation get away with fomenting conflict in its neighbour

www.ft.com

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Jan 26

🔴🇨🇩#RDC : #Goma au bord du précipice. Analyse et perspectives à lire sur 👉 afrikarabia.com/wordpress/wp...

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afrikarabia.com @afrikarabia.bsky.social · Jan 26

Devant le Conseil de sécurité de l'#ONU, la #RDC demande :
▶️La fin des hostilités par le #Rwanda
▶️Le retrait des troupes rwandaises
▶️Des sanctions ciblées contre les décideurs militaires et politiques rwandais
▶️Un embargo sur les minerais étiquetés Rwanda

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