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Not to go to the UN would be suicidal for the Palestinian Authority. All these people [in Gaza] took the brunt of the attack and now we should chicken out because they [the US and Israel] will cut off some money? What we’re doing is not violent; it’s not military; it’s not illegal. The world should see that if they keep maintaining the status quo, it will get you nothing but more bloodshed. That’s the lesson from Gaza.

Senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath - Assuring the Guardian’s Chris McGreal that Palestinians resolve to seek recognition of statehood from the United Nations would be broken by monetary threats. Several countries, most notably the US and UK, have been pressuring the Palestinian Authority to make various concessions ahead of its next attempt to gain international recognition on November 29. Much of the concern allegedly stems from the Israeli’s government’s fear that it will be dragged before the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges related to the Gaza offensive that took place four years ago. source (via shortformblog)

REBLOG FOR INSTITUTIONS! reblog for justice.

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humanrightswatch:

Ban ‘Killer Robots’ Before It’s Too Late

“Losing Humanity” is the first major publication about fully autonomous weapons by a nongovernmental organization and is based on extensive research into the law, technology, and ethics of these proposed weapons. It is jointly published by Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic.

Human Rights Watch and the International Human Rights Clinic called for an international treaty that would absolutely prohibit the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons. They also called on individual nations to pass laws and adopt policies as important measures to prevent development, production, and use of such weapons at the domestic level.

Fully autonomous weapons do not yet exist, and major powers, including the United States, have not made a decision to deploy them. But high-tech militaries are developing or have already deployed precursors that illustrate the push toward greater autonomy for machines on the battlefield. The United States is a leader in this technological development. Several other countries – including China, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom – have also been involved. Many experts predict that full autonomy for weapons could be achieved in 20 to 30 years, and some think even sooner.

Read more after the jump.

Where do I sign? When we look for origin (how did it come to this), we must look to the military economies of state. Yes, job creation is positive; if it’s intended product is not destructive (to humanity).

REBLOG FOR HUMANITY!

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Thesis done? It’s been a hard week and this is the only thing I’ve managed to produce, but I think this.is.it. This is how executive heads of international organisations are effective - a complete picture. NB: on the left side the photo is cut off. The ‘legacy’ and ‘pendulum’ effect are part of environment and circumstance under contingency. Not that it matters to you, but it does to me. HAPPY DOCTOR DAY, MR ORTH!!!

Thesis done?

It’s been a hard week and this is the only thing I’ve managed to produce, but I think this.is.it.

This is how executive heads of international organisations are effective - a complete picture.

NB: on the left side the photo is cut off. The ‘legacy’ and ‘pendulum’ effect are part of environment and circumstance under contingency. Not that it matters to you, but it does to me.

HAPPY DOCTOR DAY, MR ORTH!!!

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The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) - the people who ran the (WTO) MC8 Parallel Symposium on trade and development I attended in Geneva in December - has produced a new ebook, The Future and the WTO: Confronting the Challenges, A Collection of Short Essays, with some BIG, BIG names contributing: Roderick Abbott - The Future of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO Andrew Stoler - Addressing 20th Century ‘WTO-Plus’ Issues in the Multilateral Trading System Debra Steger (see December link above) - Strengthening the WTO Dispute Settlement System: Establishing a Dispute Tribunal Carolyn Deere-Birkbeck - The Future of the WTO: Governing Trade for a Fairer, More Sustainable Future Rorden Wilkinson (see December link above) - What Needs to Be Done Before We Can Reform the WTO Pradeep S Mehta and Natasha Nayak - Global Problems Need Global Solutions: The Need for a Multilateral Framework on Competition TU Xinquan and LIN Guijun (see Geneva link for EPIC snippet of his paper talk) - The Revival of the Industrial Policy: How Should the WTO Address It? Peter Allgeier - The Trade Toolbox and Environmental Sustainability: The Case for Fisheries Christophe Bellman and Marie Wilke - Trade Policies for Resource Security: Rethinking Export Restrictions And this is just a sampling of the people I know! There are 30 contributions in this epic ebook that address the scope and difficulties in governing international trade. When I began my long labour of love to becoming a WTO scholar, I wish I had known things like this were out there. If you’re interested in more information on the 30 essays (topic, contributor, etc), send a message, and I’ll pass along the good word. THIS IS A NOT-TO-BE-MISSED FOR TRADE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY SCHOLARS!

The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) - the people who ran the (WTO) MC8 Parallel Symposium on trade and development I attended in Geneva in December - has produced a new ebook, The Future and the WTO: Confronting the Challenges, A Collection of Short Essays, with some BIG, BIG names contributing:

  • Roderick Abbott - The Future of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO
  • Andrew Stoler - Addressing 20th Century ‘WTO-Plus’ Issues in the Multilateral Trading System
  • Debra Steger (see December link above) - Strengthening the WTO Dispute Settlement System: Establishing a Dispute Tribunal
  • Carolyn Deere-Birkbeck - The Future of the WTO: Governing Trade for a Fairer, More Sustainable Future
  • Rorden Wilkinson (see December link above) - What Needs to Be Done Before We Can Reform the WTO
  • Pradeep S Mehta and Natasha Nayak - Global Problems Need Global Solutions: The Need for a Multilateral Framework on Competition
  • TU Xinquan and LIN Guijun (see Geneva link for EPIC snippet of his paper talk) - The Revival of the Industrial Policy: How Should the WTO Address It?
  • Peter Allgeier - The Trade Toolbox and Environmental Sustainability: The Case for Fisheries
  • Christophe Bellman and Marie Wilke - Trade Policies for Resource Security: Rethinking Export Restrictions

And this is just a sampling of the people I know! There are 30 contributions in this epic ebook that address the scope and difficulties in governing international trade. When I began my long labour of love to becoming a WTO scholar, I wish I had known things like this were out there. If you’re interested in more information on the 30 essays (topic, contributor, etc), send a message, and I’ll pass along the good word. THIS IS A NOT-TO-BE-MISSED FOR TRADE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY SCHOLARS!

Summer prep for Introduction to International Relations. …I think this could be an album cover (based on #s) but if Google don’t know, I don’t know ;-) *TELL ME*

Summer prep for Introduction to International Relations.

…I think this could be an album cover (based on #s) but if Google don’t know, I don’t know ;-)

*TELL ME*

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