Skip to main content

Search

Items tagged with: geopolitics


Elon Musk has started meddling in european political affairs. He will use his enormous power and X to influence the outcomes of european elections. Something to think about.
#Musk #geopolitics @geopolitics


A concerning graph:

"In 2022, nine countries exported 80% of the world’s wheat, corn, rice, and soybeans. 134 countries relied on those nine exporters for more than half their imports of those crops."

Draught and floods, war and disruptions to supply lines, tariffs and costs of transport – all can and do impact food availability, both generation and distribution. A most concerning graph indeed.

science.org/content/article/bu…

The article shows beautiful portraits of food growers and agricultural scenes.

#food #geopolitics #NoPlanetB



The Israeli PM’s office said #Israel “categorically rejects the absurd & false accusations & actions directed against it” by the court. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not succumb to pressure, will not be intimidated, & will not retreat until all the war objectives set by Israel at the outset of this campaign are achieved,” it said in a statement.

#Netanyahu #Gallant #WarCrimes #Gaza #law #HumanitarianCrisis #geopolitics


In a statement, the court rejected #Israel’s challenge to its jurisdiction over “the situation in the State of Palestine” & over Israeli nationals. It said it found “reasonable grounds” to believe #Netanyahu & #Gallant bore responsibility for #crimes including the use of #starvation as a method of #war & for “murder, persecution, & other #inhumane acts.”

#WarCrimes #Gaza #law #HumanitarianCrisis #geopolitics


The #ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, said he was seeking the arrest warrants in May, along w/those for snr #Hamas leaders. Although #Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute, upon which the court is founded, the warrants are a public rebuke of Israel’s conduct during the #war & are required to be enforced by the court’s 124 member states.

#Netanyahu #Gallant #WarCrimes #Gaza #law #HumanitarianCrisis #geopolitics


The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thurs for #Israel PM Benjamin #Netanyahu & fmr defense minister Yoav #Gallant “for crimes against humanity & #WarCrimes” over Israel’s military ops in #Gaza.

The #ICC also issued a warrant for a #Hamas military leader, Mohammed #Deif, who was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July…. Prosecutors issued warrants because they were not able to confirm whether he is dead or alive….

#law #HumanitarianCrisis #geopolitics
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/…


In a world gone mad:

#ElonMusk, a close adviser to #Trump, met w/ #Iran’s ambassador to the #UN on Monday in NY in a session that 2 Iranian ofcls described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran & the #US.

The Iranians said the meeting between #Musk & Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani lasted more than an hour & was held at a secret location. The Iranians described the meeting as “positive” & “good news.”

#geopolitics
nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/m…