Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> initiates the process of leaving the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldHealthOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WorldHealthOrganization</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WHO</span></a>)...again. The process takes one year, and was canceled last time (four years ago). <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-world-health-organization.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-world-health-organization.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <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> <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/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a></p>
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Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Argentina</span></a> has applied to become an official partner country of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NATO</span></a> (different from a full member, and not part of the mutual defense pact). <a href="https://time.com/6968884/argentina-nato-global-partner-request-milei/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/6968884/argentina-nat</span><span class="invisible">o-global-partner-request-milei/</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/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</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>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ECOWAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ECOWAS</span></a> treaty, which is incorporated into the laws of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Niger</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mali" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mali</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BurkinaFaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BurkinaFaso</span></a> through past ratification, states in Article 91 that member countries can only withdraw from the organization after "one year's notice in writing". </p><p><a href="https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaty-files/5476/download" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">investmentpolicy.unctad.org/in</span><span class="invisible">ternational-investment-agreements/treaty-files/5476/download</span></a></p><p>What's more...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationallaw</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</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/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sahel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricaNews</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>Two weeks ago, military juntas controlling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Niger</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mali" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mali</span></a>, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BurkinaFaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BurkinaFaso</span></a> announced their countries' "immediate withdrawal" from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ECOWAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ECOWAS</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a>'s regional integration bloc. This is a big deal. </p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/28/niger-mali-burkina-faso-announce-withdrawal-from-ecowas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/28/n</span><span class="invisible">iger-mali-burkina-faso-announce-withdrawal-from-ecowas</span></a></p><p>But it can't legally go into effect right away...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sahel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricaNews</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/Chad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chad</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mauritania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mauritania</span></a> say they'll formally dissolve <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>France</span></a>-backed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/G5Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>G5Sahel</span></a> alliance against jihadist insurgencies after <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Niger</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BurkinaFaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BurkinaFaso</span></a>'s withdrawal leaves them as the only two members.</p><p> <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2023/12/06/mauritania-and-chad-pave-the-way-for-the-dissolution-of-the-g5-sahel-anti-jihadist-allianc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">africanews.com/2023/12/06/maur</span><span class="invisible">itania-and-chad-pave-the-way-for-the-dissolution-of-the-g5-sahel-anti-jihadist-allianc/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sahel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>military</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>
PolGeoNow<p><a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/EastAfricanCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastAfricanCommunity</span></a> (<a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/EAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EAC</span></a>) last week decided to admit <a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a> as a member. But despite imprecise news reports, its membership presumably doesn't officially take effect until after it signs the group's treaty. <a href="https://www.eac.int/press-releases/2977-east-african-community-continues-on-a-trajectory-of-expansion-as-summit-admits-somalia-into-the-bloc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eac.int/press-releases/2977-ea</span><span class="invisible">st-african-community-continues-on-a-trajectory-of-expansion-as-summit-admits-somalia-into-the-bloc</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/HornOfAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HornOfAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://backend.newsmast.org/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EastAfricanCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EastAfricanCommunity</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EAC</span></a>) last week decided to admit <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Somalia</span></a> as a member. But despite imprecise news reports, its membership presumably doesn't officially take effect until after it signs the group's treaty. <a href="https://www.eac.int/press-releases/2977-east-african-community-continues-on-a-trajectory-of-expansion-as-summit-admits-somalia-into-the-bloc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eac.int/press-releases/2977-ea</span><span class="invisible">st-african-community-continues-on-a-trajectory-of-expansion-as-summit-admits-somalia-into-the-bloc</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</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/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</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/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Armenia</span></a> signs on to become member of International Criminal Court (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICC</span></a>), despite that meaning it would be obligated to arrest Vladimir <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Putin</span></a>, leader of its closest ally <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a>, if he ever visits. Membership takes effect after 60 days. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/armenia-to-join-international-criminal-court-wrong-decision-russia-says" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/a</span><span class="invisible">rmenia-to-join-international-criminal-court-wrong-decision-russia-says</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</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/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationallaw</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></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/G20" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>G20</span></a>, a loose group of economically-powerful countries, this weekend announced that it was welcoming the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AU</span></a>) as a new member. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/09/african-union-to-become-permanent-member-of-g20-forum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/2023/09/09/africa</span><span class="invisible">n-union-to-become-permanent-member-of-g20-forum</span></a></p><p>One AU member country, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a>, was already part of the G20, and will presumably participate separately. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanEconomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internationalrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>internationalrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IR</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>We also just updated our map of active and suspended <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> member countries for the first time in 2 years - and there was a lot to update.</p><p>There are now more suspended <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> member countries than ever before - a total of six countries, or 11% of the organization's membership.</p><p><a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2023/09/african-union-au-suspended-member-states.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/09/african-</span><span class="invisible">union-au-suspended-member-states.html</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/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coupdetat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coupdetat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coupbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coupbelt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanIntegration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanIntegration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>africa</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>Update: The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> has given the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Niger</span></a> coup perpetrators until the middle of August to undo their coup, or face "extreme sanctions". That would presumably included suspending the country's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AU</span></a> membership.</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/30/african-union-gives-niger-rebels-15-day-ultimatum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/2023/07/30/africa</span><span class="invisible">n-union-gives-niger-rebels-15-day-ultimatum</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sahel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Soldiers in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Niger</span></a> claim to have overthrown the country's elected government. <a href="https://bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-africa-6632</span><span class="invisible">0895</span></a></p><p>Unless that's quickly reversed or proven untrue, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> is almost certain to suspend the country's membership.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sahel</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></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> has officially joined the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShanghaiCooperationOrganisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShanghaiCooperationOrganisation</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SCO</span></a>), loose grouping of countries in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Eurasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Eurasia</span></a> including <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-supports-proposal-for-reform-modernisation-of-sco-pm-modi/article67040453.ece" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/ind</span><span class="invisible">ia-supports-proposal-for-reform-modernisation-of-sco-pm-modi/article67040453.ece</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</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/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicalscience</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://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/Eritrea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Eritrea</span></a> rejoins <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IGAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IGAD</span></a>, the main <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> organization for cooperation between <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HornOfAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HornOfAfrica</span></a> countries.</p><p><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2023/06/13/eritrea-rejoins-east-africa-trade-and-security-bloc-igad-after-16-years/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">africanews.com/2023/06/13/erit</span><span class="invisible">rea-rejoins-east-africa-trade-and-security-bloc-igad-after-16-years/</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/EastAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EastAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanIntegration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanIntegration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RedSea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</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>New free PolGeoNow article: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Croatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Croatia</span></a> adopted the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>euro</span></a> currency on Jan 1, 2023, becoming the first new member of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Eurozone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Eurozone</span></a> in more than eight years. <a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2023/06/euro-currency-croatia-joins-eurozone-2023.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/06/euro-cur</span><span class="invisible">rency-croatia-joins-eurozone-2023.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cartography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cartography</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/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/currencyunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>currencyunion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/europeanunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europeanunion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economics</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></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HighSeasTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HighSeasTreaty</span></a> tentatively agreed to at UN a week ago promises to change the way international waters are governed, and create a new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> organization to manage them. <a href="https://nytimes.com/2023/03/04/climate/united-nations-treaty-oceans-biodiversity.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/03/04/climate</span><span class="invisible">/united-nations-treaty-oceans-biodiversity.html</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/maritimejurisdiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>maritimejurisdiction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalgeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicalgeography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ocean</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a> a week ago publicly recommended that the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AfricanUnion</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AU</span></a>) be granted membership in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/G20" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>G20</span></a>, a group that organizes annual meetings between the leaders of the world's biggest economies, and already includes 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>) as a member. </p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/15/biden-backs-african-union-becoming-permanent-g20-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/15/</span><span class="invisible">biden-backs-african-union-becoming-permanent-g20-</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/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/worldeconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>worldeconomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geographyteacher</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 "potential candidate" member. But it'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 noreferrer" 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><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bosnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bosnia</span></a> has been made an official candidate 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>), a major symbolic step forward after it applied six years ago. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-leaders-grant-bosnia-eu-candidate-status-2022-12-15/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/europe/eu-le</span><span class="invisible">aders-grant-bosnia-eu-candidate-status-2022-12-15/</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/intergovernmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intergovernmental</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Balkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Balkans</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EuropeanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuropeanPolitics</span></a></p>
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