There is no such thing as a safe place in #Gaza.   Nowhere and nobody is safe. Every day that goes by, more civilians die and families are forced to live in increasingly unspeakable conditions.   The #GazaStrip has become hell on earth. The only remaining hope is a #CeasefireNow

Beyond the binary frames of CT and 'state-sponsored terrorism,' my colleague Dr Daniela Richterova's research helps us to form a more nuanced view of the relationships/ liaison between states and non-state armed groups. Congrats Daniela!

Important article by Prof. Ruth Blakeley & Megan Price, likely to shake up the debate on US torture and the global anti torture norm, it joins interesting contributions from Max Lesch @antje_wiener Simon Frankel Pratt and others. A must-read!

Great summary of how Israel is trying to suppress the scandal over its systematic and horrific torture of Palestinian detainees/kidnapped victims. We see your torture, Israel, just like we saw American torture in Abu Ghraib.

A brave piece from my friend and colleague Frank Foley War Studies on Israel’s *systematic* use of torture. This isn’t just about Israel either- it’s about how OTHER democracies- like Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - respond when one of our own get called out on double standards.

This is a great and important piece, thanks so much for writing it Frank Foley - good to have colleagues like you at this horrific moment in time.

Frank Foley The New Arab Prof. Ruth Blakeley lisa stampnitzky 🤦🏻‍♀️ Prof Claudia Aradau Simon Frankel Pratt Important piece. Biden's plea not to repeat US mistakes was weak precisely because he/Obama didn't push prosecutions to the restore pre-9/11 norms. It became a matter of political choice rather than right/wrong. Biden shouldn't make the same mistake now. He should support ICC.

If any case speaks to the blatant misuse of CT law—it is this. A world renowned writer charged w/ terrorism for expressing views on misuse of CT. Enough of it. Author Arundhati Roy set to be tried under anti-terror law for Kashmir comments - India Today indiatoday.in/law/story/delh…

To use the fruits of torture is to condone it. Over 2 months and still no reply from Rishi Sunak to our concerns with @REDRESSTrust that the UK’s decision to suspend UNRWA funding was based on Israeli intelligence from torture - including waterboarding. cc. Human Rights at FCDO

Check out this excellent roundtable. It's free to download: Where is Palestine in Critical Terrorism Studies? A roundtable conversation tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

If you read German, I was interviewed by DER SPIEGEL about Israel and other democracies' perpetration of torture Sicherheitsexperte über den Krieg in Nahost: »Auch demokratische Staaten foltern. Allerdings anders« spiegel.de/ausland/israel… Thanks Peter R. Neumann

Thank you BISA - British International Studies Association 🙃 Great that we'll be in Belfast next year!

Really interesting review of research on narratives in IR academic.oup.com/isp/advance-ar…

Much anticipated book from a leading scholar of international norms!