New uniform for the Tajik female police officers made of atlas. It caused many discussions among civil society, and social media users. Because traditionally atlas is a spring dress for Newroz. What do you think?

Buy secondhand, please: The #fashion industry produces two billion T-shirts per year, and one single cotton T-shirt can require 2,700 liters of water, the equivalent of 900 days of drinking water for a single person. the-spin-off.com/news/stories/T…

наш Vogue смог, забабахав съемку в Дагестане

Word of the day is ‘imprescience’ (19th century): a total lack of foresight and foreknowledge.

What the Taliban takeover will mean for Iran’s economy: ecfr.eu/article/the-ca… via ECFR

In Herati Persian we do not say "I have to go to the bathroom" because that is rude. A Herati gentleman would say instead "bâyad jewâb-e châi bedom" (باید جواب چای بدم) which literally means "I have to give an answer to the tea". And I think that is very beautiful and poetic.

All 5 presidents of Central Asian states have given speeches dedicated to the 30-years Independence anniversaries or the Knowledge Day. 🇦🇫What each of them has said about Afghanistan? ⬇️THREAD⬇️

Som 90’er-barn vil den onde rotte fra Krummernes Jul altid være et traume. Her er den i kageversion.

The #EU needs to consider more thoroughly the role of ecological #diplomacy and climate #geopolitics in its external relations carnegieeurope.eu/2021/07/12/eu-…

Intense night for Moldova: the General Prosecutor Alexandr Stoianoglo was detained last night following one MP's notice showing that Stoianoglo changed the law in 2011, as an MP, thus allowing the Russian laundromat, masterminded by runaway oligarch Veaceslav Platon, to happen

With the Taliban unable to pay, Tajikistan must decide if it should keep exporting power to help the movement ward off humanitarian crisis. eurasianet.org/tajikistan-hop…

#HRC48 | Resolution A/HRC/48/L.11 on the situation of human rights in #Yemen was REJECTED after a vote. ▶bit.ly/3my4Tri

EU Ambassador Ederer: Gas price hikes should also worry 🇷🇺 as it could accelerate the process of replacing gas in 🇪🇺 with renewable energy, and Russia’s reputation as reliable supplier may be affected if not responding to growing demand Евросоюз rbc.ru/interview/poli…

Russian ministry predicts that #climate agenda will noticeably impact 🇷🇺 exports by 2030; coal will be at risk, but at the same time, there will be new opportunities for gas, primarily liquefied gas. vedomosti.ru/economics/news…

Swiss🇨🇭foreign minister Cassis: “There is a growing feeling that a new Cold War is about to be fought over science and technology, and the power they confer to the states that master them” Swiss MFA apnews.com/article/corona…

My special report on the new order of trade argues that trade policy is decreasingly driven by the simple goal of boosting trade/growth and encouraging efficiency. Now other objectives are becoming more important. (1/n) economist.com/special-report…

“Gorbachev then switched — belatedly and with great reluctance — to an insistence to an orderly transition from union to community, so that the legitimacy of the change could never be challenged by reactionaries attempting to put the clock back.”

🇩🇰 Amb. Martin Martin Bille Hermann on behalf of #NB8 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇴🇸🇪: “Russia counted on the world to remain silent. But we are acting. And on this day – and until peace prevails and every Ukrainian can safely return to their homes – we stand with Ukraine.” 🕊 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Predicting ten years into the future is hard

Today the EU and Member States approved a declaration on a common understanding of the application of international law to cyberspace. An important step towards promoting a UN mechanism on responsible state behaviour in cyberspace #CyberDiplomacy #ProgrammeofAction