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Mar 11 5 tweets 2 min read
🧵 Since retaking Afghanistan, the Taliban has issued decrees to systematically oppress women and girls.

In this audio thread compiled by @SHalaimzai, @Metra_Mehran, and @mari_thero, #AfghanWomen narrate their ordeal under gender apartheid in Afghanistan:bit.ly/3Tt3JZ2 “Women are ordered to stay indoors because Taliban soldiers are not trained to respect women.” #AfghanWomen #GenderApartheid 🎧⬇️
Jan 26 10 tweets 4 min read
On Friday, @CIJ_ICJ issued its ruling on provisional measures in South Africa’s case against Israel.

The court ordered Israel to limit harm to Palestinians but declined to order a cease-fire.

Atlantic Council experts share their insights. 🧵⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla… The decision puts other states offering support to Israel on notice, writes @SLPJustice’s @Celeste_Kmiotek.

“Should the ICJ determine that Israel is committing genocide, the states that have aided Israel could also face cases before the ICJ.”
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
Jun 1, 2022 8 tweets 5 min read
Russia's war on Ukraine is also a war on global food security. A new issue brief by @anders_aslund breaks down how Ukraine's global granary has been stolen and suppressed by a Russian blockade on the Black Sea, and its impact on the global food crisis. atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea… 🇺🇸@RepMikeQuigley breaks down the global impact Russia's actions have had on food supplies and prices, and voices support for the recommendation that an international coalition ensures Ukraine's ports are open for critical shipping.
Mar 16, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
❝Russia has attacked not just us, not just our land, not just our cities, it went on a brutal offensive against our values, against our right to live freely in our own country, against our national dreams. Just like the same dreams you Americans have.❞ – @ZelenskyyUa ❝This is a terror that Europe has not seen for 80 years… Is this a lot to ask for to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people? Is this too much to ask? If this is too much to ask, we offer an alternative. You know what kind of defense systems we need.❞ – @ZelenskyyUa
Jan 14, 2022 10 tweets 9 min read
WATCH | An #ACFrontPage conversation with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine @AndriyYermak, moderated by @JohnEdHerbst. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Head of the Office of the President of Ukrainian @AndriyYermak says President @ZelenskyyUa's "main goal is to stop the war In Ukraine and to make the historical reforms." #ACFrontPage
Sep 2, 2021 9 tweets 4 min read
🔥Rising heat: It’s the theme of the summer with more than 1/3 of US states under extreme heat warnings.

Our conception of summer is changing from a time of fun & leisure to a period of emergency. @ArshtRock's @KBMcLeodFLA asks how we can relax when so many people are at risk? Most people know the effects of global warming:
🌅Rising sea levels
🥀Mass extinction of plants + wildlife
🌊Worsening floods
🔥Fires
⛈Hurricanes

But heat is too often overlooked as a destructive force. Heat kills more Americans annually than any other natural disaster.
Sep 2, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Afghanistan changed the regional landscape. What does this mean for Turkey? @AC_Istanbul experts weigh in: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/turkeyso… Turkey may have a window of opportunity to help the international community hold the Taliban accountable for its behavior, writes @iacoskun. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/turkeyso…
Jun 23, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
JOIN #360/OS LIVE - Disinfor for hire w/ @emmalbriant, @camposmello, @jonathan_c_ong, @DavidAgranovich, and moderator @jean_leroux pscp.tv/w/c6IiVTFETEVC… Though Brazil has cracked down on "fake news," @camposmello explains that the lack of enforcement has allowed misinformation to continue to flourish alongside government influence operation:
#360OS
Jun 23, 2021 6 tweets 6 min read
#360OS is LIVE - Fighting online extremism in the future w/ @NicholasRasmu15, @georgetownICAP's Mary McCord, @amyspitanick, @RachelMGillum, moderator @grahambrookie pscp.tv/w/c6IUlDFETEVC… "There's no one brand of extremism that stops at the borders of any country. There are just different ideologies that are shared, in many cases globally." #360OS

👤|Mary McCord, @georgetownICAP
Jun 23, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
LIVE NOW from #360OS—Social media in war and peace with @nouraaljizawi, @maude_morrison0, @JaneEsberg, @markdsilverman, and moderator @arjunbisen1 pscp.tv/w/c6H4hjFETEVC… “Data can also only get us so far in conflict zones because the role of social media is so heavily contextual. Social media really tends to be the most harmful when it's amplifying and reflecting back underlying tensions in these conflict zones.” #360OS

👤|@JaneEsberg
Jun 23, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
WATCH #360OS - Industry self-governance featuring @ousfourita, @RobynCaplan, @JulieOwono, and moderator @camillefrancois pscp.tv/w/c6HtnjFETEVC… “We live in a reality where private companies decide the outcomes of public events.” #360OS

👤|@ousfourita, human rights lawyer
Jun 23, 2021 6 tweets 5 min read
#360OS is LIVE - Chinese tech in the world w/ Puma Shen, @alexandriasaha, @joshchin, @lotus_ruan, and moderator @isaacstonefish pscp.tv/w/c6HjNDFETEVC… "I call it investment strategy, which means that [China] tries to invest in the entertainment enterprise, the PR firms, and try to have them to help them spread disinformation locally in their country and here in Taiwan." #360OS 

👤|Puma Shen
Jun 23, 2021 11 tweets 8 min read
TUNE IN for a #ACFrontPage event with @BrianDeeseNEC, Director of the National Economic Council, as he presents a detailed view of the Administration’s strategy to build domestic industrial strength. pscp.tv/w/c6HNojFETEVC… ❝We meet today at a unique, #InflectionPoint for American economic policy…Our economy is growing at the fastest growth rate in almost 40 years…This is a direct result of our vaccination effort & our fiscal response.❞#ACFrontPage

👤|@BrianDeeseNEC, National Economic Council
Jun 22, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
Both US and EU officials have launched widespread supply chain reviews in response to widespread semiconductor shortages. But what exactly does this mean? @ACGeoEcon Senior Fellow @jedmark888 breaks down the economic and diplomatic factors at play: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/supply-c… .@jedmark888 also joined @GrahamNiels to discuss the issue further in our recent #FastThinking video on the global semiconductor industry: bit.ly/3vYtKk1
Jun 22, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
JOIN #360OS LIVE - Geopolitics of the COVID-19 infodemic with @cytkeenan, @nikaaleksejeva, @joey_shea, and @elisethoma5, moderated by @luizabandeira. pscp.tv/w/1djGXqormaNJZ What geopolitical trends arose during the pandemic?

@elisethoma5 says, legitimate political actors used this infodemic to crackdown on free speech OR legitimate political actors flirted with conspiracy theories or disinformation where it was politically advantageous. #360OS
Jun 22, 2021 6 tweets 5 min read
LIVE - A #360OS discussion on disinformation in Africa featuring @awildknight, @daddyhope, @RMAjayi, @thandismith, and @k_ramali. pscp.tv/w/1ypKdgwkdgdxW This year, multiple African leaders have throttled internet access.

"What we've seen is that activists will always use a platform. It doesn't really matter if there's a ban. If the Internet itself is switched off, they will figure out a way to use it."

👤|@RMAjayi
Jun 22, 2021 6 tweets 6 min read
Missed information: Gaps in online research with @AlyssaKann, @lageneralista, @dann_acosta, @LouMarieHSD, @yoyoel, and Joanna Rohozińska. #360OS pscp.tv/w/c6C11TFETEVC… What we consume online can be just as impactful as the things we experience IRL. @dann_acosta says it ”can affect researchers’ mental health. We see terrible content in the darkest corners of the Internet, and that also has an effect on the people doing this research.” #360OS
Jun 22, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
#360OS IS LIVE - Documenting January 6 with @DFRLab's @JaredHolt pscp.tv/w/c6CZ6TFETEVC… Resident online extremism expert @jaredlholt says, "All things considered, I'm not sure we really appreciate how lucky we were that things weren't worse" on January 6. #360OS
Jun 22, 2021 7 tweets 8 min read
TUNE IN to a special #360OS #ACFrontPage conversation with @DFRLab Senior Fellow and former Wikimedia CEO @krmaher, moderated by @BrandyZadrozny pscp.tv/w/c6COSDFETEVC… Wikipedia "started from a position that it needed to earn trust, rather than having institutional trust… It invites the public in to say when we get things wrong. I think that that's one thing that institutions should be looking to emulate." #360OS #ACFrontPage 

👤|@krmaher
Jun 21, 2021 14 tweets 11 min read
TUNE IN for a LIVE #ACFrontPage event: @SecBlinken discusses the role of the US State Department in advancing LGBTQI equality at home and around the world with @CapehartJ pscp.tv/w/c59qPzFETEVC… On #ACFrontPage, @SecBlinken tells @CapehartJ that there's still work to do at home and abroad to advance LGBTQI equality.
Jun 7, 2021 16 tweets 17 min read
LIVE—@jensstoltenberg on the future of @NATO in conversation w/ @laraseligman #ACFrontPage #NATO2030 pscp.tv/w/c4zKFDFETEVC… On his first trip to the US since #COVID19, NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg tells the American public that "a strong NATO is good for Europe & the US…The global balance of power is shifting...we have to stand together. We can't face these challenges alone." #ACFrontPage #NATO2030