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US Ratified Humanitarian Treaties Cheat Sheet
Victims of Armed Conflict data taken from IHL database https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/treaties-and-states-parties Hague Convention on Hospital Ships, 1904 (30 states a party to) – Signed and Ratified Geneva Convention (I) on Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, 1949 (196 states a party to) -Signed and Ratified (with reservations/declarations) Geneva Convention (II) on Wounded, Sick Continue reading
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Violent crime dropped significantly in 2025. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Despite being seemingly-full of high-profile mass shootings and public tragedies, experts say homicide deaths were down almost 20%. Content warning: discussions of mass violence, recounting of traumatic events I think many people would agree that 2025 has been a terrible year. For me personally, it’s been excessively hard to transition out of an MFA program, Continue reading
