According to Prof Marc Weller, history shows that international administration without a political endgame always fails.
Publications
Why Gaza Won’t End Up Like East Timor or Kosovo
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Ukraine
New NATO boss Rutte pledges support for Ukraine, plays down Trump fears
NATO’s new chief Mark Rutte voiced strong support for Ukraine on Tuesday and said he was not worried about the upcoming U.S. election as he could work with former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
Middle East
EU condemns Iran’s attack on Israel, urges regional ceasefire
The European Union on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms” an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel and called for an immediate ceasefire across the Middle East.
Ukraine
China, Brazil press on with Ukraine peace plan despite Zelenskiy’s ire
China and Brazil on Friday pressed ahead with an effort to gather developing countries behind a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s dismissal of the initiative as serving Moscow’s interests.
Middle East
Israel striking Hezbollah with ‘full force’ despite ceasefire calls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the country’s military to continue fighting with “full force” against the armed group Hezbollah, despite calls from the US and other allies for a ceasefire.
Myanmar
Myanmar rebels reject embattled junta’s peace offer
Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.
Middle East
Saudi Arabia forms global alliance to push for Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution
Saudi Arabia has formed a global alliance to push for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.
Myanmar
Myanmar junta sends unexpected peace offer to armed groups after big battlefield upsets
“We invite ethnic armed groups, terrorist insurgent groups, and terrorist PDF groups which are fighting against the state to give up terrorist fighting and communicate with us,” the junta said
Middle East
Can diplomacy bring Middle East ceasefire? Early signs don’t bode well
After the US, the EU and 10 other counties called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the White House went into spin mode trying to build momentum for its proposal.