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Thomas Juneau

@thomasjuneau.bsky.social
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Professor, GSPIA, University of Ottawa. Middle East (Iran, Yemen), intelligence and national security. Former Defence analyst.

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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My interview with Al Jazeera today on recent developments in Yemen: how the Houthis were able to take the rest of the country's west coast, and what this means for their ability to disrupt Red Sea traffic and for the balance of power in the country. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/xXeR90...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New article, in open access with Middle East Policy: The Stability-Instability Paradox and the Evolving Balance of Terror in the Middle East (abstract in next post) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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The Stability‐Instability Paradox and the Evolving Balance of Terror in the Middle East
In launching its war on Iran, Washington has committed a grave mistake by allowing a weakened Islamic Republic to reconstitute a regional balance of terror. This article shows how the Cold War-era st...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We are hiring - *three* positions! The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa is inviting applications for 2 tenure-track positions in Security and Defence Studies: * One at the rank of Assistant Professor... uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...
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2 Tenured-track faculty positions - Security and Defence Studies
Posting Reason: New Position Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty Union affiliation: APUO Faculty/Department: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs_FT Campus: Social Sciences Buil...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My interview with AP on what explains Houthi successes: "Half of the story is Iranian support, and this is extremely important ... but there's another half of the story, which is the weakness of their adversaries," ... uk.news.yahoo.com/why-yemen-ho...
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Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war
At various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on Yemen's Houthi rebels — only to see them gr...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mon entrevue avec Anne Marie Dussault à 24 heures en 60 minutes à RDI. On parle des récents développements au Yémen: gains des Houthis sur la côte de la mer Rouge, rôle de l'Iran, pourquoi les États-Unis n'interviennent pas plus, dilemmes saoudiens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvn_...
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Reprise des hostilités au Yémen : entrevue avec Thomas Juneau | 24•60
YouTube video by Radio-Canada Info
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Very nice to see the cover of my forthcoming book, Grand Strategies of Middle East States, co-written with Steven Lobell, Norrin Ripsman and Lawrence Rubin, available with Columbia University Press in March 2027:
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My interview with Al Jazeera: “The Houthis are not a simple arm of Iranian foreign policy...” he told Al Jazeera. “But Houthi and Iranian interests are largely, if not always fully, aligned. They cooperate closely on the basis of those shared interests.” www.aljazeera.com/news-analysi...
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Temporary Hormuz solution deferred as Iran-Arab summit falls through
Saudi Arabia asked for the meeting to be postponed, but Tehran says it will continue to seek a regionally backed bill.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mon entrevue avec le site web de Radio-Canada: profil des Houthis. Leurs relations avec l'Iran, leurs objectifs, leurs capacités militaires, la situation interne au Yémen et les dynamiques en mer Rouge: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228...
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Les Houthis du Yémen, partenaires de Téhéran
Ce groupe pro-iranien menace de prendre le contrôle du détroit de Bab el-Mandeb, autre passage maritime vital pour l’économie mondiale.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My interview with France 24 today: how the Houthis took the southern part of Yemen's Red Sea coast this week, why the US has not intervened directly so far, how Iran perceives these events, why Saudi Arabia is severely constrained: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgNy...
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Sucker Punch: How the Houthis shocked the Gulf • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join us on 14 October, 17h, at the University of Ottawa's Centre for International Policy Studies for the launch of former Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Wayne Eyre's book Details here: www.cips-cepi.ca/event/into-t...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Iran perceives that it is winning the war and that the US is losing," Thomas Juneau, professor at the University of Ottawa, told AFP. "It perceives a window of opportunity to exploit US weakness and vulnerability to reshape the regional order to its benefit". www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Defiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms
Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less than two months ahead of the US midterm…
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nice to see the article @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social & I wrote with the journal Intelligence and National Security, Five years of Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Review Agency: early successes, growing pains and unforced errors, now out in Issue 41/3: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Five years of Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Review Agency: early successes, growing pains and unforced errors
Canada’s national security review system has been overhauled in recent years. In this article, we assess the evolution of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, a pillar of this refo...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“I mean, it’s absurd” summed what I had to say on this story: the son of a former senior regime official who has been in Canada for years, receiving government contracts, even as he was investigated for helping Iran evade sanctions on its missile program. globalnews.ca/news/1204073...
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Canada gave contracts to Iran VP’s son while investigating role in regime missile program | Globalnews.ca
The RCMP and Canadian military were among the agencies that hired companies run by Edmonton resident 'Sal Ghafouri,' a Global News investigation has found.
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Srdjan Vucetic @srdj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Grateful to all of the participants - incl. academics, govt, industry & think tank folks - in today's @cepi-cips.bsky.social workshop for Vol 3 of Canadian Defence Policy in Theory & Practice, which I have the privilege of co-editing with @thomasjuneau.bsky.social & @plagasse.bsky.social 😊
CIPS workshop, September 2, 2026
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lunar eclipse, from Ottawa, 11h45PM:
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I told @ishaantharoor.bsky.social for @newyorker.com that no, Canada will not join the EU. But yes, Trump is pushing Canada closer to Europe. www.newyorker.com/news/global-...
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What If Canada Joined the E.U.?
The idea that Canada could join the E.U. used to be a fringe topic of conversation. Donald Trump’s trade war with the country has pushed it into the mainstream.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Book of the week - Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan, by @joannalillis.bsky.social. In 2002, I travelled across Central Asia, including Uzbekistan (& it was the focus of my MA thesis), so it was great to dive back into an absolutely fascinating country with this great book.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
«L’Arabie saoudite se retrouve dans une situation très difficile, explique Thomas Juneau, spécialiste du Yémen et professeur à l’Ecole supérieure d’affaires publiques et internationales de l’université d’Ottawa (Canada). Elle est sous pression dans le golfe Persique... www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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L’Arabie saoudite est passée de la retenue à la riposte face à l’Iran et ses alliés
Longtemps soucieux d’éviter un affrontement direct, Riyad assume désormais ses opérations militaires contre les réseaux soutenus par Téhéran. La multiplication des attaques contre ses infrastructures ...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
There is much attention this week on Iran-Houthi ties: the support Iran provides them, the dynamics between the two. Short thread on some of the articles I've written on this: -For Middle East Journal, on how post-October 2023 wars have reshaped their relations: mej.mei.edu/content/79/2...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
« L’objectif, pour l’Iran, est de consolider sa capacité à superviser le détroit d’Ormuz, tandis que les houthistes veulent consolider leur droit de veto sur le passage dans le détroit de Bab Al-Mandab », abonde Thomas Juneau. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Au Yémen, dans le détroit de Bab Al-Mandab, la menace d’un nouveau front entre Iran et Etats-Unis
​Les houthistes, qui avaient annoncé un blocus des ports saoudiens, ont revendiqué, mercredi soir, une attaque en mer Rouge contre deux pétroliers d’Arabie saoudite. L’Iran, comme les houthistes, fait...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Tehran’s objective now is to consolidate and institutionalize the new reality that is emerging from the war: that it indefinitely has the ability to block maritime shipping in the Strait of Hormuz... The Houthis appear to have a similar objective (in the southern Red Sea)."
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My interview with CBC radio's The Current: very nice to follow one of the best Middle East analysts, @glcarlstrom.bsky.social; Gregg analyzes recent developments in the Gulf & Yemen, & I focus on Houthi attacks in the Red Sea (why? why now? with what consequences?). www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"Iran and the Houthis now have the ability to block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab, and their current actions as well as their intransigence in on-and-off negotiations... show that this is a tremendous source of leverage that neither will abandon."
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Mon entrevue avec @bfmtv.com: ..."je crois que c'est une erreur de dire que les Houthis font ça sous les ordres de l'Iran", avance le spécialiste du Yémen Thomas Juneau, pour qui les rebelles houthis sont "plus autonomes" que les autres proxys de Téhéran. www.bfmtv.com/internationa...
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TOUT COMPRENDRE. Les Houthis menacent l'Arabie saoudite d'un blocus maritime, vers une extension de la crise au Moyen-Orient?
Les rebelles Houthis du Yémen ont annoncé cette semaine un blocus maritime contre l'Arabie saoudite, une menace aussitôt suivie de l'attaque de deux pétroliers en mer Rouge. Alors que le détroit d'Orm...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Mon entrevue au Téléjournal à Radio-Canada hier. On fait un survol des développements au Moyen-Orient: escalade de violence États-Unis/Iran, début du blocus des Houthis en mer Rouge contre l'Arabie saoudite, entente nucléaire États-Unis/Arabie saoudite: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvIZ...
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Accord entre les États-Unis et l'Arabie saoudite sur le nucléaire : entrevue avec Thomas Juneau
YouTube video by Radio-Canada Info
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My op-ed in The Globe and Mail: why do the Houthis threaten to blockade Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea? With the US losing the war in the Gulf, the Houthis & Iran perceive a window of opportunity to reshape the rules of the game in Hormuz & the Bab al-Mandab. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: Yet another shipping route gets blocked. Welcome to the new reality
Iran-backed Houthis have threatened to impose a maritime blockade by blocking Bab al-Mandab, through which about 10% of global trade transits daily
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ma 3e (et dernière) chronique à la radio de Radio-Canada cet été: je parle de l'inévitabilité de l'escalade entre l'Iran et les États-Unis, des objectifs de l'Iran, du rôle des Houthis, et de mon pessimisme face aux perspectives d'une résolution durable. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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L’escalade dans le conflit entre les États-Unis et l’Iran s’intensifie | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : L’escalade dans le conflit entre les États-Unis et l’Iran s’intensifie
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
3 points about Trump's new 50% tariffs on Canada: -it could be a pressure tactic (leverage to extract more concessions from Canada in CUSMA renegotiations) or a tactic to destroy Canadian manufacturing (and attract some of it to the US), or both;
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ma 2e chronique cet été à Radio-Canada: je parle de la guerre au Yémen, de ses causes, des raisons de l'escalade de violence des derniers jours, de la possibilité que les Houthis reprennent leurs attaques contre le trafic maritime en mer Rouge. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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La situation au Yémen : Chronique internationale avec Thomas Juneau | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : La situation au Yémen : Chronique internationale avec Thomas Juneau
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Interested in reading more about Canadian defence policy? The second volume of the book series I am co-editing with @plagasse.bsky.social and @srdj.bsky.social (third one in progress, should be out next year) is on sale for US$23.99 (hardcover version): link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice, Volume 2
This book comprehensively provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary debates and issues in Canadian defence policy studies
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ma première de 3 chroniques à Radio-Canada cet été: Qu’est-ce que la répression transnationale? quelles tactiques utilisent la Chine, l'Inde et l'Iran pour cibler leurs critiques ici? Je parle du livre que j'écris avec @amaramarasingam.bsky.social sur le sujet. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Qu’est-ce que la répression transnationale? | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : Qu’est-ce que la répression transnationale?
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Mon entrevue avec Le Monde: L'Arabie saoudite s'oppose fermement à toute tentative par l'Iran et les Houthis d'établir un pont aérien Sana'a-Téhéran, puisqu'un tel pont faciliterait grandement la capacité iranienne de soutenir les Houthis. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Attaques dans le détroit d’Ormuz : la tension s’étend au Yémen
Ces derniers jours, des échanges de tirs entre les houthistes, soutenus par l’Iran, et l’Arabie saoudite, alliée du gouvernement yéménite reconnu internationalement, font craindre une reprise de ce co...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My interview with Negar Mojtahedi for Iran International: -Iran & the Houthis exploit the current context to try to open the Tehran-Sana'a air bridge -For Iran, the threat of closing *both* Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab provides it with significant leverage www.iranintl.com/en/202607156...
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One flight, two chokepoints: why Iran wants an air bridge to Yemen
An Iranian plane landing in Houthi-controlled Yemen looked like an oddly minor victory for Tehran. But it may have been the opening move in an effort to rebuild the allied force capable of threatening...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My video interview with Reuters: why the vagueness of the June agreement made this week's US-Iran violence inevitable; how the ceasefire only kicked down the road their many, deep disagreements; and how the two are keeping the door open to more talks: www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
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As strikes resume, is the Iran-US ceasefire over?
Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, highlighting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz, among other issues. The memorandum's wording was vague on key po...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My interview with DW yesterday: why the vague terms of the June ceasefire made the resumption of violence inevitable, and why the US will not succeed now where it failed before: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHY4...
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Iran war explained: Can the US control the Strait of Hormuz? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Mon entrevue avec Philippe Cantin au 98.5FM ce matin: j'explique pourquoi le Canada a intérêt à chercher à approfondir ses relations avec l'Arabie saoudite. (et dans l'entrevue suivante, Gilles Duceppe explique pourquoi il n'est pas d'accord avec moi) www.985fm.ca/audio/788626...
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Mark Carney à Riyad | «On a un intérêt vital à diversifier nos relations commerciales et sécuritaires»
Écoutez le professeur Thomas Juneau détailler son point de vue en faveur des action du premier ministre, vendredi, au micro de Philippe Cantin.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My interview on CBC Power and Politics tonight: -why spikes in violence in the Persian Gulf are inevitable given the ceasefire's vague terms -we are stuck in a new normal of no war/no peace -the pragmatism in PM Carney's efforts to deepen ties in the Gulf www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykgX...
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What happens next in the Iran war? | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Mon entrevue (après le bref topo du journaliste) au Téléjournal hier soir à Radio-Canada: escalade de violence inévitable entre les États-Unis et l'Iran dans le golfe Persique. Pas la première, et certainement pas la dernière. C'est le nouveau normal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTC...
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Plusieurs explosions sur les côtes iraniennes après des frappes américaines
YouTube video by Radio-Canada Info
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Canada has zero influence on human rights in Saudi Arabia & any moralizing/lecturing will only make Riyadh push Canada away. If Canada wants to diversify its partnerships, that means sometimes putting human rights aside. If not, it means restricting diversification efforts to a handful of countries.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mon entrevue à Midi-Info à la radio de Radio-Canada ce midi: frappes iraniennes et représailles américaines dans le golfe Persique. Une mini-escalade inévitable étant donné les conditions vagues du cessez-le-feu. C'est le "nouveau normal" dans le golfe. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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Fin du cessez-le-feu : Les frappes en Iran reprennent : Entrevue avec Thomas Juneau | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Midi info : Fin du cessez-le-feu : Les frappes en Iran reprennent : Entrevue avec Thomas Juneau
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mon entrevue au 98.5FM ce midi: on est dans un scénario de ni guerre, ni paix entre Iran et États-Unis: -Pas de paix: désaccords profonds; ÉU/Iran intransigeants -Pas de guerre: les deux préfèrent éviter un retour à la guerre, malgré l'escalade actuelle www.985fm.ca/audio/788230...
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Conflit irano-américain | Moyen-Orient: «On voit un scénario où l'on n'est ni en guerre, ni en paix»
Écoutez l'analyse de Thomas Juneau, professeur titulaire à l'École supérieure d'affaires publiques et internationales de l'Université d'Ottawa.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Both have are reliant on close ties with "Washington; both realize how vulnerable the transformation of American foreign policy has made them; and as a result, both are seeking to diversify their partnerships. Both are also dealing with the fact that “diversifying” is much easier said than done."
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mon entrevue à RDI ce matin: escalade États-Unis/Iran. C'était inévitable, avec un cessez-le-feu qui est si vague. Je m'attends à une désescalade bientôt (jusqu'à la prochaine escalade): les 2 côtés préfèrent encore éviter un retour à la guerre. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1W...
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Les États-Unis frappent l'Iran : résumé et entrevue avec l'expert Thomas Juneau
YouTube video by Radio-Canada Info
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
My new op-ed for The Globe and Mail : PM Carney is going to Saudi Arabia this week - and Canada has an interest in deepening ties with Gulf countries in general, and Saudi Arabia in particular. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Canada should deepen its ties with Saudi Arabia
The world has changed since the 2018 diplomatic falling-out, and the relationship between Ottawa and Riyadh should evolve, too
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
-The terms of the ceasefire are excessively vague, it is clear that the US and Iran interpret them differently, it is clear that neither the US or Iran is in the mood for compromise, and their many differences are fully unresolved -Breaches in the ceasefire are therefore entirely unavoidable (1/3)
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Un plaisir de parler avec Eric Sauvé, un ancien collègue, pour le 2e épisode de son nouveau podcast, Le Nord Stratégique. On a jasé Iran, guerre, conséquences pour le Moyen-Orient, conséquences pour le Canada: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zm7...
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Book of the week - For Blood and Soil: Far-Right Extremism in Canada by my friends and frequent co-authors @amaramarasingam.bsky.social & @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social. Great and unique analysis of the historical and current landscape of far-right extremism in Canada and of efforts to counter it.
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Great to see the New York Times writing on Bukhara in Uzbekistan. A beautiful, fascinating, absolutely unique city. I spent a week there in 2002 and, with Sana'a in Yemen, it is probably my favorite city in the world: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/t...
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The Ancient Uzbeki City That’s New Again
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Mon entrevue au 15-18 à la radio de Radio-Canada mercredi: bilan pour l'Iran de la guerre des derniers mois. Plus de gains que de pertes pour l'Iran - mais il ne faut pas faire l'erreur de surestimer ses gains et sous-estimer ses pertes. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
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L’Iran est-il plus puissant à l’issue des hostilités? Thomas Juneau | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Le 15-18 : L’Iran est-il plus puissant à l’issue des hostilités? Thomas Juneau
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