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Headlines AfricaUnited Kingdom backs Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL6fdz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL6fdz</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Morocco</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WesternSahara</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DavidLammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidLammy</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autonomy</a>

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Jonathan EmmesediThere is much to dislike about Xi Jinping's government, but Keir Starmer and his successors in Downing St must ensure that the UK avoids following the US into confrontation with China. Although the Democrats are much less crude and rash than Trump and the Republicans, they are no less committed to maintaining US global hegemony and keeping China down.This US policy serves neither the national interests of the UK nor those of progressive politics in general. Instead, the UK should draw closer to the EU to forge common policies for global prosperity, environmental regulation, and security. Relations with Xi Jinping's China won't be miraculously facilitated by the UK moving in this direction, but they will be markedly better than they would be were the UK to fall in behind the US. <a href="https://c.im/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UKChinaRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKChinaRelations</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForeignPolicy</a>

Jonathan Emmesedi<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2024/12/forget-mandelson-starmer-holds-the-key-to-the-special-relationship" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2024/12/forget-mandelson-starmer-holds-the-key-to-the-special-relationship</a>Starmer should have chosen a professional diplomat rather than a political appointee, but the real question is whether the UK will continue to insist that it does not have to choose between the US and Europe.<a href="https://c.im/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KeirStarmer</a> #<a href="https://c.im/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a>

Jonathan EmmesediStarmer is under the misapprehension that the UK is sufficiently powerful to make the choice not to make a choice. The reality is that in the coming years the UK will be forced to choose, even though such a choice runs counter to the tenets of decades of UK foreign policy . Times have changed, and UK foreign policy must change too. Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech | Foreign policy | The Guardian<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/02/starmer-rejects-false-choice-between-trumps-us-and-eu-in-key-speech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/02/starmer-rejects-false-choice-between-trumps-us-and-eu-in-key-speech</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a>

Paria sans portefeuilleLobbying For Zionism: A History"Guest: <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/IlanPapp%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IlanPappé</a> is Professor of History at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the European Centre for <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/LobbyingForZionismOnBothSidesOfTheAtlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LobbyingForZionismOnBothSidesOfTheAtlantic</a>." <a href="https://youtu.be/shkqIG82Xz4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/shkqIG82Xz4</a><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiddleEast</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/lobbies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lobbies</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpol</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestineQuestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalestineQuestion</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForeignPolicy</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/LettersAndPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LettersAndPolitics</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:To other <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Brits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brits</a> who, like me, are categorised as so called 'white': If it weren't for Asia, Africa, the Carribbean, the Middle East and Central Asia, there would...be...no...BRITAIN! <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BRITAIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BRITAIN</a> was built on the expropriation from and on the backs of <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/peopleofcolour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peopleofcolour</a> including the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Windbrush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windbrush</a> generation, Celts, Jews, and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> whites. if anyone is <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BRITISH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BRITISH</a>, it's people of colour affected by <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/UKforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKforeignpolicy</a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BritishEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishEmpire</a>

Ukraine News"We will not help Ukraine shoot down drones like in Israel due to the risk of escalation and a widespread war in Europe," said UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on LBC radio. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a>

Steven HeywoodJust in case you were wondering if the Tories had managed to stop pissing the soft power of British diplomacy up the wall yet.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ToriesUnfitToGovern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ToriesUnfitToGovern</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ElginMarbles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElginMarbles</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKForeignPolicy</a><a href="https://www.thepoke.com/2023/12/01/greek-newspapers-nsfw-front-page-rishi-sunak/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.thepoke.com/2023/12/01/greek-newspapers-nsfw-front-page-rishi-sunak/</a>

Philip LewisWe have launched the latest call for researchers in the humanities and social sciences for Innovation Fellowships working with FCDO. Topics for this call are the impact of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeriousOrganisedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SeriousOrganisedCrime</a> on future <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UKforeignpolicy</a>, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#history</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#internationaldevelopment</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aidpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#aidpolicy</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#India</a> and other <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SouthAsian</a> states. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2023 <a href="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/innovation-fellowships-scheme-route-b-policy-led-2023-24/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/innovation-fellowships-scheme-route-b-policy-led-2023-24/</a>

James DevineIn short, despite intelligence saying that this conflict was imminent and a defence budget of £48bn this year, the UK doesn't prioritise helping it's citizens abroad. <a href="https://friends.devinemarsa.com/tags/shame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shame</a> <a href="https://friends.devinemarsa.com/tags/ukforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukforeignpolicy</a> <a href="https://friends.devinemarsa.com/tags/GlobalBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalBritain</a> But hey, we've got nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines that leak so who's counting civilian casualties? Sudan conflict: 85-year-old British citizen abandoned opposite UK embassy - BBC News <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65708358" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65708358</a>

Jess GifkinsHi Mastodon 👋🏻 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introduction</a> Hoping to find my academic crew here! I’m an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academic</a> working in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internationalrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internationalrelations</a>. Things I research include: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedNations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/R2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#R2P</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PracticeTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PracticeTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Practices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Practices</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diplomacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peacekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Peacekeeping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarlyWarning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EarlyWarning</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Legitimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Legitimation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQI</a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QueeringAtrocityPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#QueeringAtrocityPrevention</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukforeignpolicy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegitimationPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegitimationPractices</a> Also interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cats</a>

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