Norwegian Academy of International Law

«Hva sier folkeretten? Nei, det finnes ingen juridiske åpninger for nordiske atomvåpen» klassekampen.no/artikkel/2026-…

Veldig overbevisende av Erika Steinholt Mortensen og @akravik79 om folkerettens fortsatte relevans og viktighet.

Some insist that a new plastic pollution treaty will be pointless without China on board from the start. @tghugo disputes this; the treaty doesn’t need the largest producers to be effective—it needs a critical mass of consumers.” #PlasticsTreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…

‘The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are being raised about the role played by UNEP Executive Director’. #PlasticsTreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…

«UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics». Good story in the @FT with comments from @magnuslovold ft.com/content/5ddd78…

«I beste fall kan #plastavtalen bli den nye gullstandarden innen internasjonal miljørett, hvor et ambisiøst flertall tar koordinerte grep til beste for fellesskapet. I verste fall låses vi fast i et dysfunksjonelt politisk sirkus, med store hårete mål, men få konkrete løsninger».

Can we finally say goodbye to "ending plastic pollution"? #PlasticsTreaty @tghugo/objective-in-sight-be1326a36a9a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@tghugo/object…

Last year alone, the world generated around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste. Here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem, and what can be done to #BeatPlasticPollution👉 buff.ly/us72Imc

In my view, there is merit in regulating raw materials under the new plastics treaty. But a global reduction target is not the way to do it. #plasticstreaty #INC medium.com/points-of-orde…

JUST IN: Grok’s answer to a question of whether the May 12 seismic event in Pakistan could be from an underground nuclear test was probably harmless. But it shows how AI chatbots could spread misinformation in a crisis, @kjolvegeland writes. thebulletin.org/2025/06/when-g…

«Antipersonellminer stanser ingen fiender, men kan terrorisere sivile i tiår. Våre nabolands utmelding av Minekonvensjonen innvarsler en farlig tendens». Les @magnuslovold og @SteffenKongstad i @Klassekampen klassekampen.no/artikkel/2025-…

We believe seismic and infrasound analysis could play an important role (as one of several layers) in a future ceasefire monitoring scheme for Ukraine. Basic idea laid out in this @DN_no op-ed. A longer policy paper will follow. Stay tuned: dn.no/innlegg/ukrain…

«As European countries announce their withdrawal from the Mine Ban Convention, questions mount over what, exactly, they hope to achieve», writes @magnuslovold substack.com/app-link/post?…

🚨New open access paper of mine on the connections between climate change and the politics of nuclear arms and disarmament. Thanks to @ERC_Research and @BelferCenter @macfound "Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence" for the support. academic.oup.com/isr/article/27…

Fransk #atomparaply: – Tviler på at Frankrike vil ofre seg for Norge @Nettavisen nettavisen.no/nyheter/fransk…

Hvorfor deltar ikke Norge i multilateralt diplomati om kjernefysisk nedrustning? ⁦@magnuslovold⁩ skriver i ⁦@Klassekampen⁩ om viktigheten av en selvstendig, prinsipiell utenrikspolitikk. klassekampen.no/artikkel/2025-…

‘when the history of the plastics treaty process is written, Busan may well be best remembered as the point where the large majority of countries in favour of a strong treaty discovered their capacity for collective action’. #PlasticsTreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…

When #NihonHidankyo receives the 2024 #NobelPeacePrize @NobelPrize tomorrow, the rest of us will have one job only: Listen. Not seek to reframe. Not opine. Not hypothesise. Just listen. open.substack.com/pub/spoilerale…

In a bold move, Ambassador Vayas signalled that he would develop a new fully-fledged treaty text proposal under his own authority. The text looks set to be the battleground of the final showdown of the plastics treaty talks. #PlasticsTreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…

‘As the final round of the negotiations kicks off in Busan, the rule-making majority will have to defy one of the most entrenched dogmas of environmental diplomacy: Conclude the treaty, even if that means leaving the spoilers behind.’ #PlasticsTreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…