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Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> Strip has been largely ungoverned for past year+, with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> driven underground and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>'s ground forces coming and going. Now Hamas has returned to role as Strip's government.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/middleeast/hamas-gaza-israel-cease-fire.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/m</span><span class="invisible">iddleeast/hamas-gaza-israel-cease-fire.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GazaStrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaStrip</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Some recent reporting on the "Kingdom of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Papaala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Papaala</span></a>", enigmatic realm of a notorious financial scammer that's become something between a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/micronation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micronation</span></a> and a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> state. <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2024/11/the-island-king-sean-williams-bougainville/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">harpers.org/archive/2024/11/th</span><span class="invisible">e-island-king-sean-williams-bougainville/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bougainville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bougainville</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Melanesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melanesia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/micronations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micronations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oceania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceania</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Photojournalist @rshorsey visits "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chinland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinland</span></a>": rebel-controlled areas of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a>'s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chin</span></a> State near <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> border, including contested town of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thantlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thantlang</span></a> (via @CrisisGroup)</p><p><a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/inside-chinland-picturing-struggle-free-chin-state" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas</span><span class="invisible">t-asia/myanmar/inside-chinland-picturing-struggle-free-chin-state</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/burma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>burma</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoutheastAsia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> say that on May 28 they'll join nearly 3/4 of the world's countries in officially recognizing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> as an independent country. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenia</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a> say they might soon too. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn78r3w3ko" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn78r3</span><span class="invisible">w3ko</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IsraelPalestineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelPalestineWar</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bahamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bahamas</span></a> also recently joined most of the world in individually recognizing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> as an independent country. <a href="https://mofa.gov.bs/the-commonwealth-of-the-bahamas-formally-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mofa.gov.bs/the-commonwealth-o</span><span class="invisible">f-the-bahamas-formally-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MENA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MENA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caribbean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/islandcountries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>islandcountries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Has <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> become first country ever to recognize self-proclaimed Republic of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somaliland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somaliland</span></a> as independent from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a>? Somaliland govt says yes, but Ethiopia govt is giving mixed signals.<br><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/4/ambiguous-ethiopia-port-deal-fuels-uncertainty-over-somaliland-statehood" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/</span><span class="invisible">4/ambiguous-ethiopia-port-deal-fuels-uncertainty-over-somaliland-statehood</span></a> </p><p>One Ethiopian statement says it's only promised to seriously consider recognizing Somaliland: <a href="https://addisstandard.com/news-in-depth-assessment-of-somalilands-recognition-bid-by-ethiopia-part-of-mou/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">addisstandard.com/news-in-dept</span><span class="invisible">h-assessment-of-somalilands-recognition-bid-by-ethiopia-part-of-mou/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HornOfAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HornOfAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AfricaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricaNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GulfOfAden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfAden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-proclaimed, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Armenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Armenia</span></a>-backed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Artsakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artsakh</span></a> Republic in disputed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NagornoKarabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NagornoKarabakh</span></a> region appears to have surrendered to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>, likely signaling the end of its 30-year run as a "de facto state" (unrecognized country). <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-calls-azerbaijan-halt-karabakh-attack-russia-urges-return-ceasefire-2023-09-20/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us-calls-aze</span><span class="invisible">rbaijan-halt-karabakh-attack-russia-urges-return-ceasefire-2023-09-20/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politicalgeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalgeography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statehood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nagorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nagorno</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Karabakh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Karabakh</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Caucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caucasus</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> this week said it considers <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternSahara</span></a> part of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morocco</span></a>, fully taking Morocco's side against <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Polisario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polisario</span></a>/#SADR <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> movement. This is an unusual move, but follows same move from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> in 2020. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/morocco-says-israel-recognises-its-sovereignty-over-western-sahara-2023-07-17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/morocco-says</span><span class="invisible">-israel-recognises-its-sovereignty-over-western-sahara-2023-07-17/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Wonder what's been going in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WesternSahara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternSahara</span></a> the past few years? The International Crisis Group recently published a good detailed summary (PolGeoNow takes no position on their policy recommendations): <a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/north-africa/western-sahara/paving-way-talks-western-sahara" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no</span><span class="invisible">rth-africa/north-africa/western-sahara/paving-way-talks-western-sahara</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morocco</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Polisario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polisario</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SADR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SADR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p>Self-proclaimed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lugansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lugansk</span></a> People's Republics said they were independent for eight years, until October 2022. Retrospective article explaining beginning, peak, and end of their <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> claims in plain English: <a href="https://polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-donetsk-give-up-independence.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">polgeonow.com/2023/03/lugansk-</span><span class="invisible">donetsk-give-up-independence.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defacto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defactostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defactostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geographyteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geographyteacher</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/separatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>separatism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Luhansk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luhansk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Donbas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donbas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parastates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parastates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/protostates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protostates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/statehood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statehood</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/@PIL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PIL</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span> cience@a.gup.pe</p>