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Assistant Professor IR @UvA_Amsterdam . PhD @GVAgrad . African Union, international organisations’ funding, security.

Geneva, Switzerland

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

10 months

Happy to share my article "The war in Ukraine, the #AfricanUnion , and African agency" now out at @AfrAfJournal , open access: . Main points in a quick 🧵

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The War in UKraine, the African Union, and African Agency

The war in Ukraine has stimulated a divisive debate on Africa’s place in international politics: ‘Africa’s Ukraine Dilemma’, ‘Russia and the West vie for i

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

4 months

After a second night of abhorrent police violence against our protest, a group of us @UvA_Amsterdam staff are releasing this letter to our leadership. My students deserve better: Across Europe, university leaders are demonstrating patience, empathy, and are listening to demands.

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1 year

I will start a new position as Assistant Professor in IR at the University of Amsterdam in February 2024. I am humbled by this opportunity, so thankful to the support that helped me get there, and excited to join the PETGOV dream team led by @abbey_st & J. Bader!

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4 months

How did the #AfricanGroup vote on #Palestine enhanced rights/privileges today? Not a single "No" vote, and overall more pro-Palestine than on the ceasefire resolution in December (A/ES-10/L.27).

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

The thesis is submitted! It's been quite the ride. Happy, tired and above all thankful to everyone who was there along the way.

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

What a ride it's been! I defended my dissertation on diversified resource mobilization in IOs and the case of the #AfricanUnion , summa cum laude. Thankful to @stephofmann for amazing and unforgettable supervision, and @PDWilliamsGWU , L Andonova and JF Bayart for fabulous comments

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3 years

Kenya's #UNSC speech on accepting postcolonial borders and moving on collectively will be remembered as a highlight of #AfricanAgency in these dire times.

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Kenya's Powerful Speech on Ukraine-Russia Crisis at UN Event Goes Viral [VIDEO]

The ambassador made a powerful submission opposing the undermining of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine by Russia.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Hello from Addis, where @FrankMattheis and I just arrived for 10 days of research on the AU's partnership.

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9 months

Proud of @UNIGEnews student associations who have put together a walk-in exhibition featuring a factual history of Palestine, call for a ceasefire rooted in IHL, and a dishearteningly long list of known victims.

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

My job at the University of Geneva is now advertised! Research and Teaching Fellow in International Relations. 3+3 years, 60% teaching, 40% research. BA teaching must be in French. Deadline 30/09. Happy to answer any questions!

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

#Comoros will chair the #AfricanUnion in 2023. President @assoumani thanks Kenya's @WilliamsRuto for withdrawing its bid. This is Comoros' first time chairing the AU or OAU. A 5-point thread:

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Ueli Staeger

5 years

An official cancellation of #ISA2020 would make things a lot easier especially for early career researchers from outside the US who, without an official and sufficiently early cancellation, might be faced with a 2k bill without reimbursement. #AskingForAFriend @isanet

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Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, has been canceled. Please do not travel to Denver to attend the March Meeting. More information will follow shortly. #apsmarch

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3 years

Back from my first real break in a really long time. Now, I'm excited to start my new position at University of Geneva as Research and Teaching Fellow in IR & security. More AU stuff and a new project on cybersecurity diplomacy by African states coming up!

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

Fellow Geneva colleagues @FannyBadache @leahkimber @LucileMaertens just released a fantastic volume on IOs and research methods. Open access - go get it!

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Day 1 of an exciting month at @WitsUniversity as a visiting researcher at the IR Department. Look forward to meeting old & new friends in the Gauteng area!

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Go and order my good friend Tshepo Gwatiwa's new book on #AfricanAgency in the African Union's security partnerships! Great theory, nice case studies on EU, NATO and US Africa Command.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

What explains variation in how the EU shapes the agency of the AU Commission (AUC) in peace and security? My new article in @CoCo_journal dissects modalities and interaction modes. It develops a theory of security partnerships between unequal partners. 🧵

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Resource mobilization in security partnerships: Explaining cooperation and coercion in the EU’s...

Security partnerships between unequal partners walk a fine line between mutually beneficial cooperation and coercion. This article theorizes resource provision ...

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Chuffed to announce that my article "Resource mobilization in security partnerships: Explaining cooperation and coercion in the EU’s partnership with the African Union" was accepted at @CoCo_journal ! I offer an analysis of the good and bad that the partnership does for the AU.

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

Excited to share my forthcoming article in African Affairs "The war in #Ukraine , the #AfricanUnion , and African agency". I develop a nuanced account separating discourse from policy impact, and continental from global frames of African agency.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Comparing Africa's votes on #UNGA resolutions ES-11/L.1 (March) and ES-11/L.5 (y'day): 46 unchanged votes, but 7 countries moved away from alignment with Russia. The specific focus and text of the resolution matter, but the trend is nonetheless indicative (1/2).

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Ueli Staeger

11 months

Starting my week with a visit to the AU Archives, freshly moved into their new home.

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Ueli Staeger

11 months

How do IOs react to the multiple, interconnected challenges they currently face? Excited to invite paper proposals for this ECPR workshop I'm co-organising with the great @b_reinsberg . Applications open as of today! #ecprjs24

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Wonderful turnout by staff and students standing up for an @UvA_Amsterdam campus allowing the exercise of fundamental rights, and against violent police presence.

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Harry Pettit

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What a response by students and staff. Literally driving cops off campus a night after they brutally erased a peaceful encampment demanding divestment and boycott from Israel

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2 years

Africa Group votes in the last 6 resolutions of the 11th Emergency Special Special Session on #Ukraine . In the past year, WEOG states grappled with Africa's desire for a non-aligned position in the face of Charter principle violations. 🧵

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Going back to Bruges (virtually): Excited to announce that I'll be an Associate Research Fellow at @UNUCRIS starting this month. Look forward to joining an illustrious crowd in the Regions and Cities Governance Lab led by @FrankMattheis .

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Fresh off the press!

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Why and how should we use interviews in researching International Organizations? Our #ISA2023 roundtable contributors have experience across various world regions and IO mandates.

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Ueli Staeger

9 months

Big news for UN-AU relations: A framework resolution on funding AU peace operations! On the central issue of burden sharing, the US threatened to veto a text without its amendment (see 📷). Until AU members step up, external partners will fund 25% of UN-funded AU operations.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Diplomatic number plates are always fascinating. At the #AfricanUnion , it turns out that “AU 001” belongs to this motorbike, not a swanky limousine.

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

6 months

My latest policy paper unpacks variation and challenges in how Africa seeks a global voice. Symbolism and substance interlink, and the Global North should not delay substantive reforms, even if #AfricanAgency disagrees with established economic and financial governance.

@KAS_africa

KAS Sub-Saharan Africa

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Check out our latest publication: @UeliStaeger takes a closer look at how African leaders and the @_AfricanUnion are grappling with diverging ideas about how the continent's growing importance can translate into actual influence at the global stage:

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Ueli Staeger

5 months

After two cancelled trips due to getting covid twice with remarkable annual accuracy, very excited to be back at #ISA2024 next week with papers on African strategies for multilateral reforms and external actors in African subsidiarity.

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

Barring any surprises, the #G20 will likely admit the #AfricanUnion in September. Below is a timeline of when G20 members voiced public support for AU membership/greater representation. There are three groups: Early adopters, critical mass, latecomers.

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Ueli Staeger

4 years

Switzerland joins the growing group of European countries with a dedicated #Africa strategy. Nice work by @SwissMFAafrica and her team, as the strategy went through cross-departmental consultations and enables a whole-of-government approach. Quick thread:

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Ueli Staeger

9 months

Our workshop on small states, multilateralism and the UN Security Council has kicked off. Grateful for our excellent @UNIGEnews @GVAGrad @unil @CSS_ETHZurich collaboration.

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1 year

One of the many highlights of this week’s UN Peacekeeping at 75 workshop: Finally meeting my PhD thesis external reader in person, 23 months after my defence. Thanks for it all @PDWilliamsGWU !

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4 years

Who runs the AU Commission? An original survey and plenty of interesting findings on #informality & the inner workings of recruitment in the #AUC in this long-awaited publication by @tiekutom , Gänzle & Trondal.

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

My first time on Al Jazeera Arabic!😅I underlined that the diplomatic process on #GERD needs to continue. With a leading @_AfricanUnion role, a binding agreement should regulate flow rates & droughts, and enable the region to deal with the effects of climate change.

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1 year

The A ∩ B of meme lovers and African security enthusiasts is probably incredibly tiny, but I'll share nonetheless.

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chapter VII memes for peacekeeping teens

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Loud and lovely - so good to be back in Addis Ababa after more than 3 years!

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3 months

Academic freedom in 2024. This is the equivalent of burning the library down because you didn't like one book. Student publications are also about holding space for new and critical arguments.

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Throughout 2021, I've had the privilege of following the roll-out of an excellent @FESonline scenario report on the future of #APSA . Policy brief with policy recommendations on enhancing ownership and adaptation: #AUEUSummit #EUAU

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Ueli Staeger

11 months

The pleasure was all mine! Happy to see Switzerland continuing its long-standing partnership with the African Union, with a particular focus on the AU‘s voice in multilateralism.

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Embassy of Switzerland in Ethiopia

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11 months

Great catching up with @UeliStaeger for in-depth exchanges on @_AfricanUnion , continental and global developments anchored in research findings #MultilateralismMatters @swiss_un

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2 years

Roundtable - African Political Thought and International Relations at #ISA2023 . Excited for this all-star lineup that we put together with @karo_wm @BadriyyaY @jandrewgrant !

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

I've ventured down the ChatGPT rabbit hole with a question about EU-AU relations. Academic assessment as it exists needs to be rethought so very urgently. Look at these three pictures. In seconds, ChatGPT produced a mini essay that would probably pass in many take-home exams.

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

The EU will now provide lethal weapons to African recipients through the #EuropeanPeaceFacility . First recipients will be #Niger and #Somalia - two countries where the EU has a long history of significant support and training missions already operating.

EU to provide other countries besides Ukraine with 'lethal support': Borrell

First assistance measure to provide lethal weapons to African partners Niger and Somalia to be adopted soon, says EU foreign policy chief - Anadolu Ajansı

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Ueli Staeger

5 months

Back from #ISA2024 with gratitude for the countless catch-ups, serendipitous meetings, and hands-on discussions. But so much work is still ahead for walking the talk on being a truly global organization, and one that engages with current events with an equal measuring stick.

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6 months

Two fabulous #ecprjs24 days in Lüneburg, unpacking linkages between IOs' internal and external challenges - thank you @rodabouharb @parizek_m @DostDostal @ajetsch @sostapel @bmangitli @StefanFHee @Zaccaria_GF @TimonForster @SMetinsoy @ClaraEgger1 @b_reinsberg and X-less folks.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Grateful for a series of great meetings with leadership and experts at @AUC_PAPS these past ten days. Amb @WKanyirige topped off PAPS hospitality with Ghanaian chocolate - thanks for excellent engagement.

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Ueli Staeger

1 year

Switzerland-based #peacekeeping folks, join the fantastic @PDWilliamsGWU 's keynote "Designing Future Peace Operations for another 'Low and Dishonest Decade'", and our panel on Swiss peacekeeping. Sign-up:

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Ueli Staeger

4 years

A nice late Christmas gift in my mailbox today. Thank you @ToniHaastrup , @luis_mah5 , N. Duggan for putting together this great volume. @merikare_imx and I contributed a chapter on Africa-EU relations in peace & security. Nudge your library to get a copy!

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6 months

Off to #ecprjs24 and excited to co-convene our workshop on interconnected challenges of global governance institutions with @b_reinsberg .

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4 years

New data on #AfricanUnion funding in 2020 and 2021: A rare public list of international partners' contributions. Covid fund is at $43 million. And it took a pandemic to reverse the multi-year trend of lower AU budgets in 2021. Source:

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3 years

#AfricanUnion funding and reform update based on ExCo Decisions just out: The 2022 #AU budget will be 651 million USD, which confirms a reversal of the trend towards lower AUC budgets in the mid 2010s. Long-ish thread so you don't have to read 72 pages:

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Thank you @SwissAddisAbaba for a fantastic panel about African voices at the United Nations. Humbled to speak to a Swiss contribution on the Security Council alongside @parfait_onanga @SolomonADersso , William Azumah Awinador-Kanyirige @AUC_PAPS & Dan Ochieng. #APlus4Peace

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2 years

Excited to speak at this event by the Swiss Embassy in Rome. I’ll contextualise the drivers and changes of Swiss #peacekeeping .

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3 years

Taking a Twitter break until August to focus on alpine adventures in beautiful Switzerland

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2 years

Re Africa & Ukraine by @Fromagehomme : "it is precisely the West’s willingness to sacrifice democracy and human rights on the altar of national security that helps to explain why many African states do not want to get sucked into the current confrontation."

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5 months

Thank you to the great team @Clingendaelorg Conflict Research Unit for inviting me to talk about African state and private sector voices for multilateral reforms. Not a conflict in Africa and elsewhere that wouldn’t benefit from taking aspirations for African agency seriously!

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2 years

Back from a great week in Addis Ababa, working mostly on AU and multilateralism. Some takeaways on #AfricanAgency : 1) Capacity matters. The AU is overstretched and reforms are stalling for a number of reasons. Capacity shortages and partner requests are in a vicious cycle.

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11 months

The Global North's (non-)reaction to events in occupied Palestine sadly vindicates the global hesitation in condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine. If UN Charter principles don't apply to all occupations and wars equally, these principles are worth little for the Global South.

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3 years

Almost 1.5 years since my last research visit to Addis Ababa and the #AfricanUnion . Missing everything about it!

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1 year

We are off! Three great papers on illiberal and policy change challenges in IOs by @DanielleFlonk @DebreMaria Diana Panke @NKortendiek Lisbeth Zimmermann.

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Ueli Staeger

4 years

@GiuliaPiccolino @freyntje Sorry to disagree -it's dubious whataboutism coupled with unawareness on how Twitter works. Communicative intent alone isn't enough, it's also about perception. A statement "I support X, but..." is sure not to be a productive contribution to linking intersecting struggles.

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Zizek once professed his love for "big, fat books". This is one of them. Adekeye Adebajo rallied an all-star team to provide 38 brilliant and concise portraits of Pan-African philosophers, politicians, activists, musicians and poets. Now out at @ManchesterUP .

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Ueli Staeger

5 months

Thrilled to join the AEGIS conference in Pécs to expand on my African Affairs article. I'll talk about African Agency in Global Crises - How Wars in Ukraine and Gaza affect AU Foreign Policies. The event will be live streamed on .

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5 years

A bittersweet cancellation of #ISA2020 : Grateful to receive the ISA IO Section Lawrence Finkelstein Award for Best Paper. Special thanks to the great @nicole_desilva for her nudge at the right time!

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Ueli Staeger

5 months

My students and I greatly enjoyed @HubertKinkoh ’s incisive guest lecture on policy writing in international security. Drawing on @issafrica ’s approach, Hubert gave us hands-on tips for policy briefs we will write this semester. Merci!

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3 years

Super excited to go back to #BISA2022 in such great company. Thanks particularly to the great @Kseniya_Oksamyt (whose name was oddly dropped from the panel info) for agreeing to co-convene this panel on Complexity, Bureaucracy, and Funding of IOs.

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Excited to welcome @ezgiyyildiz to UvA next week to present her fantastic book on the ECHR and the norm against torture. @KyleReedPhD & VU's @polatoja will kick off the discussion as respondents. All welcome!

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7 months

The AU's participation at the #G20 , what we know after the summit 2024. Insights from draft decisions and an excellent @issafrica @africa_amani @IPSS_Addis meeting this morning here:

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Spent a fantastic morning at @TheGCSP teaching & discussing Africa-Europe relations. In a simulated AU-EU negotiation, participants developed a new institutional framework, rationalised existing formats, and explored the difficulty to find consensus on cooperation and security.

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ECPR, where @b_reinsberg and I will celebrate your membership with a personalised piano tune!

@ECPR

European Consortium for Political Research

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🌟 It's ECPR Member Month! 🌟 This June, we're showcasing #ECPRMemberPerks for institutions and scholars 📻 Stay tuned to discover ⤵️ ❇️ Exclusive discounts ❇️ Publishing opportunities ❇️ Prestigious prizes ❇️ Leadership roles & more! #JoinECPR

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@hjf_mueller Ihre Aussage ist faktenfrei. Forschung zur USA () als auch CH () zeigt auf, dass allenfalls mehr mobilisiert wird, Resultate sich aber nicht ändern.

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While every new instrument and institution in EU-Africa relations promises progress, the ‘coloniality of money’ persists. Thanks @Anissa_Bougrea for presenting our new work in progress to #SGEU24 !

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Finishing the day by debuting @UeliStaeger and I’s paper on coloniality in EU funding, in the expertly put together panel “Changing perspectives on EU-Africa relations” by Maurizio Carbone! #SGEU24

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Incoming EU ambassador to the #AU is Danish EU diplomat @BNMarkussen . PhD in Ethnography and Social Anthropology, extensive Africa experience at national and EEAS levels. She was previously Deputy Managing Director Africa at the EEAS. #AUEU

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4 years

Bogus scholarship about female mentorship is very harmful. The majority of my key figures in academia were female and fantastic: @CatherineDVries , @MeeraSabaratnam , @stephofmann , among others, have helped me grow, and showed me a different, better academia. I am thankful for it.

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Better late than never: Here is my summary of #AfricanUnion decisions on AU reform and funding from Jan/Feb 2022. In a nutshell, new dynamism is needed to avoid stalling. But in several areas, Member States are gearing up their commitment! #AUsummit

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My wish going ahead: Stop talking of a 'new Cold War', a 'new scramble for Africa' and asking whether Europe 'lost Africa' - it is counter-productive, racialised, fails to understand Africa's aspirations and capacities, and is devoid of a factual basis.

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At #AUSummit2023 , #Israel 's status at the AU continues to raise questions. @AUC_MoussaFaki stated in the final press conference that an Israeli official gained unauthorized entry to the AU, despite his country's status being suspended. My transcript & unofficial EN translation⬇️

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Gilad Erdan's on-stage shredding of the UN Charter today is illustrative, but in different ways than he hopes. To make matters worse, so very reminiscent of Qadhafi 2009's ripping up and throwing around of the Charter.

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10 months

Multiple European countries fell not only for the amateurish e-mail requests for meetings but also did not notice the impersonators' pronounced Russian accent. This unfortunately reflects poorly on how they think the AU conducts diplomacy, and who its leadership is.

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Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics 🇮🇹

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🇬🇧 ENGLISH SUBTITLES 🇬🇧 The Russian comedy duo Vovan and Lexus made a prank call to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni pretending to be the head of the African Union. In the call (confirmed as authentic by the Italian government) Meloni said that all her European colleagues are already

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It’s been a while since I’ve read pre-colonial African history. This volume by @FXFauvelle on the #AfricanMiddleAges from 2018 sets a new standard in telling a fascinating and honest story about what’s know and what’s not in African history.

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Very excited to contribute with @FrankMattheis to this panel at the #Sanctions and Africa hybrid conference next month, organised by @Nathanael_Ali , @DrEricaMoret & Zozo Dyani-Mhango. Full programme and signup:

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Ueli Staeger

4 years

Updates on AU Commission elections: - Faki billed to re-run without competition - Numerous candidates for the merged Political affairs, peace and security department - Algeria likely to lose peace & security for first time in AU history

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

2 years

Happy to share my attempt to cram 20 eventful years of #AfricanUnion funding into a short symposium contribution. I touch upon reforms and the global context of AU funding, and demonstrate how hard reconciling short-term needs and long-term goals is.

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The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs in Financing the African Union

As the AU enters its twenties, understanding and addressing its funding challenges must be embedded in the broader political economy of Africa and the world. Global fiscal justice will go a long way...

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Ueli Staeger

5 years

Like many IR scholars soon leaving for #ISA2019 in Toronto, I'm gearing up for yet another long-distance flight for research. Something must change! Great piece by @racemochridhe :

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Ueli Staeger

2 months

Competitive elections among East African AU states for the AU Commission leadership is producing the first candidate website that I’m aware of. For an AU struggling with popular perceptions, this is a good development.

@NuursViews

Nuur Mohamud Sheekh

2 months

Get to know the vision & mission of your favourite candidate & front-runner for the #African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. @ymahmoudali as he sets to reform the institutions to meet the aspirations of it's people!

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

3 years

Once again, the AU proves the merits of strong leadership in the continent's Covid response. The AU introduces digital travel passes faster than Europe and North America. @tiekutom

Ethiopia Updates Travel Advisory: African Union COVID-19 Pass Now Required for Entry and Exit –...

Download PDF: Ethiopia Travel Advisory – AU COVID-19 Pass Now Required for Entry and Exit

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

1 year

A stellar venue and crowd to discuss UN Peacekeeping at 75, co-organised by @ETH and @IntPeacekeeping . Thanks @WilenNina @AllardDuursma @BaraCorinne !

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

The @thecontinent_ does not mince its words this week!

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Ueli Staeger

3 months

A privilege to welcome 🇺🇳 @UNIDIR ‘s Pavel Mraz in my class at @UvA_Amsterdam for a fantastic conversation on #cyber threats and UN #multistakeholder governance.

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

2 years

At #AUSummit , @AissataOfficiel 🇸🇳 on a new paradigm for AU partnerships: Africa must be "heard, consulted, and above all, respected in its choices".

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Ueli Staeger

3 years

Job opportunity at @IHEID : Associate Professor of Global Governance and Multilateralism

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Ueli Staeger

5 months

In 2023, development aid to Ukraine surpassed all aid flows to Sub-Saharan Africa ⬇️ This is as much about selective solidarity as it‘s about non-DAC alternatives for African development.

@CeciliaCorsini

Cecilia Corsini

@CeciliaCorsini

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#2023ODA from DAC donors up by 1.8% in real terms compared to 2022. Ukrainian crisis remains primary driver, w total ODA to Ukr surpassing ODA to sub-Saharan Africa. DAC #humanitarianaid increased by 4.8%. Contributions to core of multilateral orgs up by 4% @OECDdev

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

1 year

Happy #AfricaDay to all friends of the AU! Really enjoyed presenting our report on AU-EU relations at the European Parliament ⬇️

@FrankMattheis

Frank Mattheis

1 year

Speaking at a parliament is always a great privilege for researchers, even more if it's the @Europarl_EN . Many thanks to @EP_ForeignAff for the invitation and to @davidmcallister & @MEP_PHF for an open debate. The study w/ @DelegliseDimpho & @UeliStaeger :

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Ueli Staeger

5 years

AU Presidency 2020 by #SouthAfrica : How does #Ramaphosa 's speech differ from #Rwanda (2018) and #Egypt (2019) presidencies? Thread in 5 parts:

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

2 years

Perks of my great month at Wits: Seaside hiking in Cape Town!

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Ueli Staeger

2 years

Had a great time in Rome discussing Italian and Swiss #peacekeeping : A fabulous mix of military and academic perspectives on managing complexity, maintaining legitimacy, avoiding overstretch. Thanks @AmbsvizzIT , Col Boillat, @GuillaumeVerg for organising!

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

3 years

Excellent news about @AfDB_Group partnership with @_AfricanUnion . This #capacitybuilding grant can enable close secretariat-to-secretariat interactions. The grant plays in the league of the #WorldBank 's support (30 mio USD disbursed since 2014).

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African Union welcomes $11.48 million grant from the African

The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support. Approval

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@UeliStaeger

Ueli Staeger

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Burkina Faso & Niger withdraw from G5 Sahel. Earlier this year, BF has threatened but not implemented an ECOWAS withdrawal: Ad-hoc coalitions are less costly to set up, but also to withdraw from.

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