Remember Hannah Arendt’s warning of the effects of lying: If everyone always lies to you , the consequence is that no one believes anything at all anymore. People are deprived of their capacity to act, think and judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please. #HannahArendt #TruthMatters #CriticalThinking #Nospecificcountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
The world is dangerously invisible ahead of the election. A Swedish government must be clear regarding - Putin's Russia - A strong Europe in a time of Russian aggression and uncertainty about Trump's USA - threats to the environment and climate - everyone's equal value and dignity at home and abroad. An important crossroads. (translated)
Some world leaders and opinion makers may play down demonstrations on climate and environment- or even huge fires, heat waves and sea level rise. The power of the many vanishing GLACIERS is different. The apocalyptic images and realities from Nepal should be a wake-up call. #ClimateCrisis #GlacialMelting #WakeUpCall #NP
The world faces a serious food crisis this winter if the futile wars against Ukraine and Iran go on. Grain trade through the Black Sea is sharply reduced. And key products for fertilizers are blocked in Hormuz. This is a ticking global price and hunger bomb. Wars are toxic. #FoodCrisis #WarImpact #GlobalHunger #UA #IR
Prevention must better characterize societies. War can sometimes be prevented by diplomacy. I'm reading about the Fagersta tragedy that the accused had predicted the act on the internet the day before. What would be a better insight for the police than to closely monitor the True Crime Community on TikTok? (translated)
When 50,000 demonstrators and 280 organizations gathered in Stockholm yesterday, we see how strongly the environment and climate unite people. They should not be seen as right/left issues. For example, the word conservative means "the one who wants to preserve." Peace with Nature should unite us. We have no Planet B. (translated)
This picture from the destruction of Gaza illustrates an article in The New Yorker July 27 . In it , Jake Sullivan and Tony Blinken express remorse about the Biden administration not holding Israel and IDF back. “We should have put more pressure on Israel”, admits Sullivan. https://t.co/uh1wiCr6zS #Gaza #Israel #BidenAdministration #IL #PS
There are signs of the Ukraine war and the Mideast conflicts getting intertwined. Illusions thrive that leverage grows by involvement in another crisis.. Beware of the risk that parties instead get bogged down in a conflict with starkly different dynamics and time perspective. #UkraineWar #MideastConflicts #Geopolitics #UA #MDE
Quick scene change in the EU - from a choir of complaints to a choir of praise for Spain after Ceuta. It was a hasty action (by countries including Sweden) that could have seriously damaged cohesion and solidarity within the union. Previously, Italy received collective crisis assistance. Next time, Sweden may need support. (translated)
Jag tror att det i hög grad förklarar det som nu har hänt.
The next @UN SG must be ready for even more of battles and risktaking in a world of strains on the int’l order. Recall Beckett: “Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again - fail better.” Activate UN moral authority, the GA/Member states and public opinion. #UN #GlobalLeadership #MoralAuthority #Therearenospecificcountrymentionsinthetweet.Therefore #theresponseis:
The strong reaction from all sides to the loss of Martin Kragh testifies to the weight and seriousness of his voice in today's uncertain world.. I was touched during encounters by his calm and wise reflections, at the end with a touch of frustration and sorrow. A well-rounded person has passed away. (translated)
Today, 15 years ago, 77 people were killed in Oslo and on Utøya by a lunatic far-right extremist. Most of the dead were young politically active people at a summer course. The attack is a brutal assault on democracy, diversity, and humanity. We honor the victims best by fighting for these fundamental values. (translated)
Don't you see that you are insulting a third of Sweden's voters? Who benefits from such polarization? (translated)
The constant denial by Trump of the fairness of the 2020 US election is a major cause of democracy under siege in many countries. By obsessively returning to this issue he also casts doubt about upcoming elections. By this, Trump keeps a dangerous democratic disease alive. #Trump #ElectionIntegrity #DemocracyUnderSiege #US
By chance I learnt that around 500 Rohinga refugees drowned when two boats just capsized outside Myanmar. In 2025 almost 1000 died at sea. This illustrates -the crisis in the aid community -the desperate conditions for refugees - the varying interest and value of human life. #Rohingya #RefugeeCrisis #HumanRights #MM
Crazy world. We now see a dangerous escalation of the Iran war. At the same time ,both US and Iran undermine free passage in Hormuz. US legitimizes huge fees by aiming to charge ships 20 percent of cargo value. What the world sorely needs is peace and freedom of navigation. #IranWar #HormuzStrait #Peace #IR #US
Anyone who is wondering what the UN is doing in these times of diplomatic recession should listen to Summer in P1 today with Carl Skau, acting @WFPChief. He vividly describes the fight against hunger in the field in an increasingly inward-looking world. Particularly strong segments about Sudan and Gaza. (translated)
Two key questions after the US/Iran MoU: 1) Will the Lebanon conflict end? In that case, at what political cost for Netanyahu? And for Iran, ceasing support for Hezbollah? 2) Will an acceptable nuclear agreement be achieved in 60 days? (The 2015 deal took over rwo years). #USIranTalks #LebanonConflict #NuclearAgreement #US #IR #LB
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