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Timothy E. Kaldas

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Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social Analyst, Student, Professor, and Professional Cynic Study and teach at @uab.cat in Barcelona #RefugeesWelcome He/Him 📍Barcelona

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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 2h
Arresting the entire newsroom of journalists at Matsadaash is an alarming escalation in the Egyptian goverment's attacks on press freedom. Egypt already had the distinction of being one of the world's worst jailers of journalists. TIMEP joins the call for the release of these brave reporters.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As the MENA region contends with the fallout from war, domestic tensions & contestation persist. Many grievances over injustice that sparked uprisings 15 years ago remain unaddressed if not worse. Join our virtual event, Thursday Sept 10 to learn about the state of these struggles & the path forward
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Eduard Cousin @eduardcousin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Israel is de voorbereidingen aan het treffen voor zijn eindoplossing voor Palestijnen: de massale verdrijving/deportatie van 2 miljoen Palestijnen uit #Gaza
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kakistocracy
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CNN @cnn.com · 01/09/2026
Hector "Alessandro" Negrete is one of more than 100,000 undocumented immigrants who have received fines from DHS from the beginning of the second Trump administration to mid-July – amounting to more than $84 billion, DHS told CNN. cnn.it/4yhgEPi
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
By admitting that fully applying the threat of secondary sanctions for trade with Iran would "blow up the global financial system," Bessent is confessing why we won't apply them. China buys 80-90% of Iran's sanctioned oil exports. Good luck forcing China to "leave the dollar system."
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This will pretty much end international students pursuing doctorates. A shocking decision and one which will do irreparable damage to the United States in the long term. www.highereddive.com/news/trump-a...
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Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule
Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.
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Kareem Chehayeb @chehayebk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law, the most sweeping since the end of its civil war in 1991. apnews.com/article/leba...
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Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law
Lebanon's parliament has passed a controversial general amnesty law, following the abolition of the death penalty.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Important piece by @halemhenish.bsky.social. He details challenges faced by Sudanese refugees in Egypt. Egypt has deported back to Sudan, a war zone, refugees registered with UNHCR while creating obstacles that make life in Egypt precarious for many more refugees pushing them consider risky options🧵
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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Four human rights groups including HRW filed a lawsuit today alleging that the Trump administration is illegally sanctioning individuals and organizations affiliated with or assisting the work of the ICC and is criminalizing those who associate with them www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 11/08/2026
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📢 Before the summer wraps up, join @timep.bsky.social for this quarter's MENA Social Night! We'll be gathering in Washington, DC for another evening of community and togetherness. Tickets are free and any donations made will support our mid-year giving campaign: givebutter.com/trainingfora....
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
SCOOP: The Trump administration in recent days deported a group of Mexican nationals who had been barred from removal to their home country after proving to an immigration court that they would likely face torture, according to two people with knowledge of the move.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BREAKING: An 82-year-old American has been left bleeding from his head after Israeli soldiers flashbanged him in the village of Turmusayya, in the West Bank. Soldiers then confiscated bystander phones and deleted footage of the incident. Trump just welcomed Netanyahu for the eighth time.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
While the IMF painted a rosy picture of Syria's economy and its prospects this week, Joseph Daher's thorough overview of Syria's economy as well as government policies and their impact on the public suggests the IMF is overlooking key challenges or lacks the capacity to fully understand the context.
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This week, the IMF concluded a staff visit to Damascus and shared its read of the economic situation on the ground in Syria. But how is the economy being experienced day-to-day by the Syrian people? Don't miss this new political economy analysis by Joseph Daher ⬇️
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
From @nancyayoussef.bsky.social Stores of interceptors are too depleted to defend against Iran’s missiles. Even when troops see Iran's missiles approaching they're forced to decide in seconds whether to expend a limited number of interceptors or hope for the best www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage
Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 04/08/2026
By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion, writes @Carla_Hobbs ecfr.eu/article/alone-at-the-border…
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Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe's solidarity failure – European Council on Foreign Relations
By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/08/2026
Publicly, Uber proclaims itself to handle sexual violence in a “survivor-centric” way, treating survivors with dignity. But court filings reveal the company's lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy. nyti.ms/455DoVS
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Maybe Secretary Hegseth should spend less time worrying about T levels of US troops & more time worrying about munition levels. More seriously, compromising US national security this badly for a war of choice that’s been a predictable strategic failure should mean impeachment, and not just for Pete…
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Today @timep.bsky.social published a paper on US-Syria Policy outlining concrete ways the US government can constructively engage Syrian officials to help Syrians make the most of the lifting of sanctions and build a stable, just, and inclusive Syria for all Syrians🧵 timep.org/2026/08/03/p...
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Attacks on Spain by many EU leaders isn't over a nonexistent threat to the EU from Ceuta, but an apparent hatred of Sanchez. They're humiliated by his ethical stance on Gaza & Iran. He has shown the recipe for more growth & more sustainable growth is migration & stimulus, not xenophobia & austerity🧵
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Spanish government suspects the sudden arrival of thousands of migrants to Ceuta was an intended effect by Morocco, given that Moroccan law enforcement at the border "disappeared" for hours, even after the situation became critical, @elpais.com reports.
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La crisis migratoria de Ceuta pone en jaque las relaciones de España con Marruecos
Los servicios de inteligencia no se creen que la falta de control marroquí en la frontera se debiera a la Fiesta del Trono
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Haizam Amirah Fernández @haizamamirah.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
He hablado con el Financial Times @financialtimes.com sobre la llegada masiva y descontrolada de personas a Ceuta a través de la frontera marroquí. Artículo: www.ft.com/content/5546...
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The EU and member states would be far more effective at defending Europe's interests, values, and priorities if they learned from the UEFA in their engagements with the US, Israel, and others. This is what true realism looks like, not letting other powers destroy the global order.
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's believed Assad left £40 million of his money in an HSBC London branch before he left to become President in 1994 and that millions accrued in interest in the years since. Can it be recovered and used to compensate his victims? From @ruthmichaelson.com: observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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‘The money must be there’: The hunt for Bashar-al Assad’s...
The Syrian dictator is said to have left £40m in a London bank when he went home in 1994. Campaigners want to see it returned to victims of the regime, but face a battle with HSBC
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Bretton Woods Project @brettonwoodsproject.org · 27/07/2026
New Independent Evaulation Office review finds #IMF climate work remains unevenly integrated across surveillance and lending, echoing CSO concerns about contradictions between austerity and #ClimateAction #ObserverSummer26 tinyurl.com/IEOEvaluation
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IEO report calls for stronger integration of climate into IMF surveillance and lending
IEO findings echo civil society concerns about IMF’s climate work, with its focus on austerity in surveillance and lending not assessed for its impact on countries’ climate action.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I shared with @jihanabdalla.bsky.social ahead of President Aoun's meeting with President Trump, that “successful disarmament across the globe has consistently been a political process.” A real ceasefire & Israeli withdrawal are vital. @thenationalnews.com www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026...
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Trump says US-Lebanon direct flights can resume, overturning decades-long ban | The National
President Joseph Aoun wants America to help fund rebuilding and relief package for southern Lebanon
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I spoke with Stephanie Ramos on ABC News about the risk that Israel refuses to withdraw from Lebanon & derails US deescalation efforts in Lebanon & Iran. President Trump must apply real pressure to ensure Israel complies & protect the credibility of US-mediated ceasefires abcnews.com/video/134995...
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Video Why some Lebanese doubt Israel's commitments to withdrawal
Deputy director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle east policy, Timothy Kaldas, talks what the United states will do to ensure Israeli compliance with the ceasefire and withdrawal plans.
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🇹🇳 What does Tunisia look like five years since Saied's 2021 power grab? Tomorrow, I'm pleased to be moderating a discussion of brilliant advocates on this topic: @tmegrisi.bsky.social, Sahar Mechmech, Mondher Tounsi, and Aymen Zaghdoudi. Join us at 10:00 am EST. It's not too late to register ⬇️
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
While Presidents Aoun & Trump met, I joined @aljazeera.com to discuss how the US can support the Lebanese government's disarmament efforts by ensuring Israel ceases fire & withdraws from Lebanon, allowing Aoun to show that the state can deliver security & sovereignty without armed nonstate actors.
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ahead of the Trump-Aoun meeting today, TIMEP's @tekaldas.bsky.social explains that Trump will be "looking to see who Joseph Aoun is as a person, whether or not he’s confident in him, whether or not he can trust him," particularly on sensitive files like disarmament thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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The Memo: Lebanon crisis takes center stage with White House meeting
The crisis in Lebanon will move center stage Tuesday as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House. The confab will be a vital one for Aoun as he seeks t…
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
تشهد دارفور أعنف فصول القتال في الحرب السودانية، في امتدادٍ لسلسلة من العنف عاشها الإقليم لعقود، ليبقى السؤال: لماذا تظل دارفور مسرحًا لصراعات متكررة، كثيرًا ما بلغت حد الإبادة الجماعية؟ يحاول الباحث حسان الناصر فهم الأسباب الاجتماعية والسياسية وراء ذلك. timep.org/post-arabic/...
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Wes Streeting has been made Defence Secretary. In his released correspondence with Peter Mandelson, he said: “Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes.” Journalists should ask him: 1) Does he stand by that? 2) What legal obligations does the UK therefore have?
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Last night, much of the world cheered for Spain for largely the same reason most Brits voted Labour in the last election, disgust with their opponents. The difference is the Spanish team plays football well. Starmer's competence & credibility as a leader was quite another story.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 17/07/2026
We are hiring! Programme & Events Intern in our office in Paris. Support events, communications, and research on climate, decarbonization, and competitiveness in France ahead of the 2027 presidential election. You will gain hands-on policy experience. More info: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A brave and insightful piece by Nasser Amin in on Egypt's Octagon and the New Administrative Capital. 150 years after Egypt's rulers stopped ruling from citadels far from the people, President Sisi decided to run against history with his New Administrative Capital. manassa.news/en/stories/3...
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El-Sisi’s Octagon: The republic goes back up the mountain
Moving the seat of power into a walled desert enclave turns modern citizens back into mere subjects, reviving an absolute sovereign model driven by the haunting anxiety of 2011.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Don’t miss this remarkable and important look at how Sisi is entrenching his power in Egypt through the Octagon project, explaining, expertly, by @tekaldas.bsky.social
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"The objective is to insulate the Egyptian government from the threat of public unrest and a potential uprising," says @tekaldas.bsky.social, who joins DW to discuss the Octagon, the new administrative capital, and what their creation tells us of today's Egypt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSn4...
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Egypt's massive 'Octagon' complex: Architecture of a totalitarian state | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We explain how the US can help Lebanon's govt achieve our shared goal of a strong, sovereign, and secure Lebanese state. We can do so by securing a full ceasefire & Israeli withdrawal while investing in the state's abilty to rebuild homes & institutions, showing the people their state can deliver.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/07/2026
Over 100 House Democrats voted to cut off military aid to Israel for the next fiscal year, in a sign of the growing disconnect between the Democratic leadership and the party’s left wing. The vote was on a largely symbolic amendment.
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House vote exposes Democrats’ widening divide over Israel
The symbolic vote showed how far Democratic politics on Israel have shifted, as progressive candidates turn anger over Gaza and U.S. military aid into a campaign issue.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BREAKING: A majority of Democrats in the House have just voted to cut the $3.3 billion/year in U.S. military aid to Israel. Rep. Thomas Massie – the leader of the amendment – was the only Republican in support.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Between the global rejection of genocide and the global rejection of Argentina, Spain just became the most popular team in World Cup history.
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The EU calls US threats against the #ICC 'unacceptable'. Canada has yet to say... anything. Will Canada find the basic moral integrity to denounce the Trump regime's latest bout of anti-justice hysteria, @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, and @mark-carney.bsky.social? www.euronews.com/2026/07/14/m...
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EU says threats against ICC 'unacceptable' as US targets court
The Trump administration said it would pressure other countries to withdraw from the court, marking a sharp escalation in the US effort to isolate the Hague-based institution.
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
DW asked me about the Octagon, Egypt's new defense HQ, & the New Aministrative Capital. We discussed what they say about Egypt & President Sisi's approach to governing. They symbolize his power but also his fear of a people that sunk deeper into poverty under his rule www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSn4...
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Egypt's massive 'Octagon' complex: Architecture of a totalitarian state | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 13/07/2026
BREAKING A federal judge NULLIFIES the purported “settlement” behind Trump’s $1.776B slush fund, finding there was never a “case or controversy” — and referring his attorney for possible professional discipline. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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ECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🔴 It is high time the EU ban trade of all goods & services from Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank. An @ecfr.eu joint call ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council by Sigmar Gabriel @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social Pascal Lamy Enrico Letta @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social ecfr.eu/article/the-...
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The EU should ban all trade with Israeli settlements – European Council on Foreign Relations
It is high time the EU follow its own trade policy and ban trade of all goods and services from Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank
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Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
They blame qualified majority when it’s enough to block real measures in response to Israeli violations of treaties with the EU & international law. When the threshold of qualified majority is met, they invent new reasons for inaction. It’s simple. The @ec.europa.eu doesn’t want to enforce the law.
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samuel @quilombo.eurosky.social · 13/07/2026
“A genuine popular welcome in Cairo would have meant people moving, chanting, improvising, and occupying public space, even if only to celebrate football. For a regime built on emptying the streets of politics, that is already too much.” #Egypt
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I cannot over emphasize how much banking sanctions would be a #1 game changer
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