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Sean Yom @seanyom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I write in @foreignpolicy.com: Jordan's true external threat isn't Iranian missiles. It's Israeli formal annexation of the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing / population transfer that follows. To help Jordan, the US must *restrain* Israel. Stop annexation. foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/31/j...

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Jordan Sees Bigger Threat From Israel Than Iran

For Amman, Israeli annexation of the West Bank looms as an existential risk.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Austria game is now over, but there are still games against Algeria and Argentina for Jordan's Nashama, and this podcast:

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hello London. It’s good to be back.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Austria game is now over, but there are still games against Algeria and Argentina for Jordan's Nashama, and this podcast:

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I really enjoyed being a guest on this podcast with Guy Burton and Francesco Bel Castro -- The latest FootPol Podcast featuring Jordan's first World Cup and more:

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The FootPol Podcast @footpolpodcast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New episode in our 2026 World Cup Debutants series now out! Jordan’s historic first qualification. With @curtisryan.bsky.social, we explore football, identity, rivalries and politics shaping the game in that country. Do listen and like, share and subscribe! www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Jordan is in an increasingly vulnerable position in the Iran war, but Jordan is also really between two conflicts. I wrote about this here, and on how the allies are a major part of the problem arabcenterdc.org/resource/jor...

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Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran

Eid al-Fitr should be a time of joy, but for Jordanians, and for so many others across the region, this year it was accompanied by air raid sirens, missiles, and drone strikes. For the Hashemite Kingd...

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

He has a green card, but ICE is continuing a pattern of criminalizing criticism of US foreign policy and eviscerating the First Amendment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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President of Wisconsin’s largest mosque detained by US immigration agents

Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born US green card holder, say he was targeted for criticizing Israel

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Colin Powell told George Bush in the run-up to the Iraq war: "You break it, you own it". Trump's Iran message to allies in Asia and beyond is: "I break it, you own it". Good Evan Feigenbaum on how Trump's war could prove a disaster for US Indo-Pacific ambitions carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

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In Its Iran War Debate, Washington Has Lost the Plot in Asia

The United States ignores the region’s lived experience—and the tough political and social trade-offs the war has produced—at its peril.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I wrote here on Jordan’s concerning situation as the US and Israeli war with Iran continues to expand - ‘Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran’ arabcenterdc.org/resource/jor...

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Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran

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NPR @npr.org · 29/03/2026

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war, after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen's Houthi rebels. n.pr/4bGtmic

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Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war

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Andy Carr @andycarr.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"I think responses [that ask only for the Administration to 'explain itself'] are pathetic. This isn’t a mystery that needs to be solved. This is not the case of the missing casus belli."

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

“Much more likely is a short to medium-length campaign to degrade the capabilities of the IRGC and the paramilitary Basij force in order to reduce the repressive capacity of the Iranian state... That wouldn’t be as easy in reality as it is on social media.” abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/eternal-suns...

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Eternal Sunshine of the Bomb Iran Mind

All signs point to an imminent American bombing attack on Iran, ostensibly in support of protestors challenging the regime. Such a military intervention in search of regime change has long been a fant...

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Andrew Simon @simongandrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

A great opportunity for Middle East scholars looking to workshop their first book.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Today is the last day to vote in Apsa Mena officer elections. Please vote if you haven’t already. And if you have, thanks for voting!

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APSA MENA Politics Section @apsamena.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Section members - Reminder about our elections! Only a few days left to get your vote in. You should have received an email (hint: search for 'Survey Research' in your inbox), or you can find the ballot on @apsa.bsky.social Connect. Get your votes in for your new elected representatives! #menasky

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Dear colleagues in the APSA MENA section: We have one more week of online voting for 3 executive committee positions: chair, treasurer, and at-large member. Pls see the link in your email from APSA and please vote!

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WHO @who.int · 22/08/2025

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The destruction of #Gaza by Israel continues, with nearly 200.000 structures damaged or destroyed, according to the latest @UNOSAT / @UNHABITAT analysis. With over 60 million tons of rubble, and most of the agricultural land gone, Gaza is made unhabitable unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Everyone now agrees that Gaza is at least close to genocide, but instead of acting to stop it the US and too many others are normalizing it. My new piece asks what that means for Gaza, Israel, regional order… and IR theory. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/normalizing-...

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Normalizing Gaza's genocide

And other big questions about the direction of Middle Eastern politics. Thank you so much for subscribing to Abu Aardvark's Ghost and the MENA Academy (sounds like a killer indy band, right?). Moving...

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The start of a new semester is the perfect time to become a core supporter of Abu Aardvark’s Ghost and the MENA Academy. For the next three weeks I’m offering 25% off annual subscriptions - please consider joining up and helping me to keep the blog going! abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/new-semester...

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The Ghost of Abu Aardvark

Middle East Politics and the Academy

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Yezid Sayigh @yezidsayigh.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Better read this by @byjordangreen.bsky.social about "a strain of white power violence known as “militant accelerationism.” Its adherents promote a militant vanguard committed to terrorism and insurrection as a means of bringing about a white ethno-state."

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The newest issue of Middle East Report is now out: New Gender Frontlines. Open access and available here:

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Coming up soon: Today's launch event for the Gender Frontlines issue of Middle East Report. Details:

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

“Both Israel and the US will almost certainly come to rue their embrace of might makes right as they reach the limits of their military capabilities and find themselves alone in a world without allies or sympathy.” New piece just dropped. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/yep-trump-go...

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Yep, Trump got rolled

An incompetent administration leaps without looking into a new phase of regional war There was a brief moment last week when it looked like Donald Trump had come to his senses. After signaling that h...

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The Iranian parliament has voted to close the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz in the wake of US attacks, presaging major spikes in oil prices and disruptions to global energy security.

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Iranian parliament moves to close Strait of Hormuz after US aggression: Lawmaker

In a decisive response to the US aggression against Iran

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Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Erdogan announced plans this week to step up Turkey’s missile production. Some see it as a sign that the Israel-Iran war could trigger an arms race in the region, with countries aiming to build deterrence and preempt future conflicts Via @suzanfraser.bsky.social apnews.com/article/turk...

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Erdogan vows to boost Turkey's missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will strengthen its deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare attack it.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @handle.invalid · 17/06/2025

"The incident was the latest in nearly daily mass deaths of Palestinians who were seeking aid in past weeks, including near sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation."

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

"As Israel strikes targets across the Iranian capital...it hits civil-society figures associated with the country’s protest movement alongside officials...Parnia Abbasi, 23, a poet and an English teacher, was killed together with her parents and brother on the first day of the air campaign..."

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Sarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

With even less news coming out of Gaza due to an internet blackout & crowding out effects due to Israel's attack on Iran, it's essential to keep asking where things are, especially amid claims that aid is getting in via the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Reporting confirms analysts' worst fears.

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EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’

I thought I was signing up for an aid mission. But what I've witnessed in Gaza is horrific.

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Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

UPDATE: Over 200 Israeli strikes in Iran kill 9 IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists. Details on who they are/replacements www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

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Over 200 Israeli strikes in Iran kill 9 IRGC commanders and scientists

The head of Iran’s armed forces and IRGC were both killed as Israel said they hit more than 100 sites across the country.

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Israel’s targeting thus far — and it is very early — looks like it is not just about degrading the nuclear program. It seems to be trying to provoke regime collapse in Iran and put an end to the nuclear talks with the US. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/why-did-isra...

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Why did Israel attack Iran now?

What is it really trying to achieve... and can it succeed? Last night, Israel launched a major military strike against Iran, killing a number of its senior military commanders and taking shots at key...

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Were Aime Césaire alive to conduct a structural analysis of the advancing militarization of American law enforcement since 9/11, I suspect he would have understood DHS as a template for how Imperial Boomerangs operate in the 21st century. Me for @zeteo.com on LA, and what led to it.

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The Imperial Boomerang Lands in Los Angeles

As police and the National Guard escalate against anti-ICE protesters, the Department of Homeland Security bridges US violence abroad and US violence at home.

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