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Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaza</span></a> Strip has been largely ungoverned for past year+, with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hamas</span></a> driven underground and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a>&#39;s ground forces coming and going. Now Hamas has returned to role as Strip&#39;s government.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/middleeast/hamas-gaza-israel-cease-fire.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/m</span><span class="invisible">iddleeast/hamas-gaza-israel-cease-fire.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GazaStrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GazaStrip</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Some recent reporting on the &quot;Kingdom of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Papaala" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Papaala</span></a>&quot;, enigmatic realm of a notorious financial scammer that&#39;s become something between a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/micronation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>micronation</span></a> and a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> state. <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2024/11/the-island-king-sean-williams-bougainville/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">harpers.org/archive/2024/11/th</span><span class="invisible">e-island-king-sean-williams-bougainville/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bougainville" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bougainville</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PNG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Melanesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Melanesia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/micronations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>micronations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oceania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oceania</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scams</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Photojournalist visits &quot;<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chinland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chinland</span></a>&quot;: rebel-controlled areas of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Myanmar</span></a>&#39;s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chin</span></a> State near <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>India</span></a> border, including contested town of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thantlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Thantlang</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/inside-chinland-picturing-struggle-free-chin-state" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas</span><span class="invisible">t-asia/myanmar/inside-chinland-picturing-struggle-free-chin-state</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/burma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>burma</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoutheastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>civilwar</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Did you know that three &quot;Olympic Nations&quot; claim to be independent countries, but haven&#39;t been allowed membership in the United Nations? More in our <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Olympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Olympics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> explainer: <a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2012/07/olympics-parade-of-nations.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2012/07/olympics</span><span class="invisible">-parade-of-nations.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Paris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Paris2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sports</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Norway</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spain</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ireland</span></a> say that on May 28 they&#39;ll join nearly 3/4 of the world&#39;s countries in officially recognizing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestine</span></a> as an independent country. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Slovenia</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Malta</span></a> say they might soon too. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn78r3w3ko" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn78r3</span><span class="invisible">w3ko</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IsraelPalestineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IsraelPalestineWar</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bahamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bahamas</span></a> also recently joined most of the world in individually recognizing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestine</span></a> as an independent country. <a href="https://mofa.gov.bs/the-commonwealth-of-the-bahamas-formally-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mofa.gov.bs/the-commonwealth-o</span><span class="invisible">f-the-bahamas-formally-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MENA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MENA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caribbean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/islandcountries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>islandcountries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Has <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> become first country ever to recognize self-proclaimed Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somaliland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Somaliland</span></a> as independent from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Somalia</span></a>? Somaliland govt says yes, but Ethiopia govt is giving mixed signals.<br /><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/4/ambiguous-ethiopia-port-deal-fuels-uncertainty-over-somaliland-statehood" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/</span><span class="invisible">4/ambiguous-ethiopia-port-deal-fuels-uncertainty-over-somaliland-statehood</span></a> </p><p>One Ethiopian statement says it&#39;s only promised to seriously consider recognizing Somaliland: <a href="https://addisstandard.com/news-in-depth-assessment-of-somalilands-recognition-bid-by-ethiopia-part-of-mou/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">addisstandard.com/news-in-dept</span><span class="invisible">h-assessment-of-somalilands-recognition-bid-by-ethiopia-part-of-mou/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HornOfAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HornOfAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricaNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GulfOfAden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GulfOfAden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
ZOiS<p>How do <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/deFactoStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deFactoStates</span></a> manage their economic endurance in <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/EasternEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EasternEurope</span></a>? Lena Pieber, Julia Langbein and Sabine von Loewis chair a workshop <br>at ZOiS to discuss this and related questions in the framework of our <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/konkoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>konkoop</span></a> research network (<a href="http://konkoop.de" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">konkoop.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>).</p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-declared, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Armenia</span></a>-backed Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Artsakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Artsakh</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NagornoKarabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NagornoKarabakh</span></a>) says it will formally dissolve by end of this year, 22 years after declaring <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>. Its military has already surrendered. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/09/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-it-will-dissolve-itself-by-january-2024_6140487_4.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/en/international/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2023/09/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-it-will-dissolve-itself-by-january-2024_6140487_4.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parastates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>parastates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/separatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>separatism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caucasus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthCaucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthCaucasus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-proclaimed, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Armenia</span></a>-backed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Artsakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Artsakh</span></a> Republic in disputed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NagornoKarabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NagornoKarabakh</span></a> region appears to have surrendered to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>, likely signaling the end of its 30-year run as a &quot;de facto state&quot; (unrecognized country). <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-calls-azerbaijan-halt-karabakh-attack-russia-urges-return-ceasefire-2023-09-20/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us-calls-aze</span><span class="invisible">rbaijan-halt-karabakh-attack-russia-urges-return-ceasefire-2023-09-20/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalgeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicalgeography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nagorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nagorno</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Karabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Karabakh</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caucasus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/conflicttracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conflicttracking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/frozenconflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>frozenconflicts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/conflictzones" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conflictzones</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a> this week said it considers <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternSahara</span></a> part of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Morocco</span></a>, fully taking Morocco&#39;s side against <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Polisario" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Polisario</span></a>/#SADR <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> movement. This is an unusual move, but follows same move from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a> in 2020. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/morocco-says-israel-recognises-its-sovereignty-over-western-sahara-2023-07-17/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/morocco-says</span><span class="invisible">-israel-recognises-its-sovereignty-over-western-sahara-2023-07-17/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diplomacy</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Wonder what&#39;s been going in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternSahara</span></a> the past few years? The International Crisis Group recently published a good detailed summary (PolGeoNow takes no position on their policy recommendations): <a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/north-africa/western-sahara/paving-way-talks-western-sahara" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no</span><span class="invisible">rth-africa/north-africa/western-sahara/paving-way-talks-western-sahara</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Morocco</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Polisario" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Polisario</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SADR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SADR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-proclaimed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lugansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lugansk</span></a> People&#39;s Republics said they were independent for eight years, until October 2022. Retrospective article explaining beginning, peak, and end of their <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> claims in plain English: <a href="https://polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-donetsk-give-up-independence.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-</span><span class="invisible">donetsk-give-up-independence.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/separatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>separatism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luhansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Luhansk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donbas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donbas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parastates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>parastates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/protostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>statehood</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/@PIL" class="u-url mention">@<span>PIL</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Map of actual control in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lugansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lugansk</span></a> People&#39;s Republics (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LPR</span></a>) at their greatest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> extent before joining <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> (while still widely considered part of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>). </p><p>Retrospective article from last month on history of their <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> claims: <a href="https://polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-donetsk-give-up-independence.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-</span><span class="invisible">donetsk-give-up-independence.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/separatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>separatism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luhansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Luhansk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donbas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donbas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parastates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>parastates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/protostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UkraineWar</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/@PIL" class="u-url mention">@<span>PIL</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lugansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lugansk</span></a> People&#39;s Republics (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LPR</span></a>) claimed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> for 8 years until late 2022. New free PolGeoNow article summarizes the start, high point, and end of their independence quest, in plain English. </p><p><a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-donetsk-give-up-independence.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-</span><span class="invisible">donetsk-give-up-independence.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/educational" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>educational</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/explainer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>explainer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donbas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Donbas</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Honduras" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Honduras</span></a> ends its quasi-recognition of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, establishing ties with People&#39;s Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a> instead. Taiwan now &quot;recognized&quot; by only 13 countries. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/26/honduras-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/26/h</span><span class="invisible">onduras-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomaticrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diplomaticrecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationalrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationalrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CentralAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>International Court of Justice (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICJ</span></a>) has ordered <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a> to help clear protester blockade of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LachinCorridor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LachinCorridor</span></a>, supply route connecting <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Armenia</span></a> to self-declared <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Artsakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Artsakh</span></a> republic in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NagornoKarabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NagornoKarabakh</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/180/180-20230222-PRE-01-00-EN.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">icj-cij.org/public/files/case-</span><span class="invisible">related/180/180-20230222-PRE-01-00-EN.pdf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/worldpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>worldpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caucasus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/disputedterritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disputedterritory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationalpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationalpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationallaw</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Meanwhile, self-declared Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kosovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kosovo</span></a> has officially applied for membership in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a>), which already recognizes it as a &quot;potential candidate&quot; member. But it&#39;s not expected to be let in until the dispute is resolved over its proclaimed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>independence</span></a> from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Serbia</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/14/kosovo-officially-applies-for-eu-membership-in-symbolic-act" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/14/</span><span class="invisible">kosovo-officially-applies-for-eu-membership-in-symbolic-act</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Balkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Balkans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kosova" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kosova</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europeanpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Europeanpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-declared Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Artsakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Artsakh</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NagornoKarabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NagornoKarabakh</span></a> effectively blockaded for over a week by a few dozen &quot;protesters&quot; from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>, by blocking <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> peacekeeper-controlled only road to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Armenia</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://eurasianet.org/supplies-begin-to-run-low-as-nagorno-karabakh-blockade-continues" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eurasianet.org/supplies-begin-</span><span class="invisible">to-run-low-as-nagorno-karabakh-blockade-continues</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Caucasus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>