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Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر

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Emeritus Professor @ SOAS, University of London. Multilingual account solely dedicated to informing about my publications and activities. More postings on X @gilbertachcar Website: https://gilbert-achcar.net/

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Iran : poursuite des frappes israélo-américaines, quelle est la stratégie de Trump ?
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 Iran : poursuite des frappes israélo-américaines, quelle est la stratégie de Trump ?

Iran : quelle est la stratégie de Trump ?
@FRANCE24
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3g0...

05.03.2026 13:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Can the People Overthrow the Regime While the State Remains in Place? On the Central Dilemma of the Arab Uprisings - Historical Materialism The future of the long-term revolutionary process that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and swept across the Arab region hinges on the ability of progressive forces to achieve a counter-hegemony with...

Can the People Overthrow the Regime While the State Remains in Place?
On the Central Dilemma of the Arab Uprisings
@histmat.bsky.social
www.historicalmaterialism.org/article/can-...

05.03.2026 11:34 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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¿Cuál es el objetivo de Trump en Irán? - Viento Sur El enfoque de Donald Trump hacia Irán se inscribe en el marco de la estrategia que aplicó con éxito en Venezuela, cuyo objetivo es «cambiar el comportamiento del régimen» en lugar de «cambiar el régim...

¿Cuál es el objetivo de Trump en Irán?
vientosur.info/cual-es-el-o...

05.03.2026 09:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Qual é o objetivo de Trump no Irão? Trump teme o colapso do regime e a instabilidade regional que isso criaria. Pelo contrário, Israel favorece esse colapso, que se alinha com a sua estratégia de longa data para o Médio Oriente.

Qual é o objetivo de Trump no Irão?
www.esquerda.net/artigo/qual-...

05.03.2026 09:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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QUAL E’ L’OBIETTIVO DI TRUMP IN IRAN | | Rproject - anticapitalista! di Gilbert Achcar Come avevamo previsto una settimana fa, alla luce della continua intransigenza del regime iraniano – il suo rifiuto di impegnarsi a porre fine all'arricchimento dell'uranio e a negoz...

QUAL E’ L’OBIETTIVO DI TRUMP IN IRAN
rproject.it/2026/03/qual...

05.03.2026 09:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our March issue is here!

With articles on companies sending cremated remains to the moon, death doulas, Iranian wine, Catholic priest influencers, Black churches in decline, Gaza, & more from @mjrubenstein.bsky.social, @eocieslik.bsky.social , @gilbert-achcar.bsky.social & others! therevealer.org

04.03.2026 14:11 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump and the Middle East: What Lies Ahead? | Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر Trump’s victory in the US presidency race is a major catastrophe for the peoples of the region, on top of the huge Nakba that has been raging since 7 October 2023. Benjamin Netanyahu had been eagerly ...

"The likelihood of a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran has become very high indeed with Trump’s return to the White House." 12 November 2024 (when the BS about Trump as a peace-loving man was all over the place).
gilbert-achcar.net/trump-and-th...

04.03.2026 11:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Big time BS!
"Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran – but doesn’t rule out sending troops."
The Trump administration is so desperate to get Tehran to cry uncle that it multiplies contradictory statements and threats.

04.03.2026 10:46 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Quel est l’objectif de Trump en Iran ?
Quel rapport a cet objectif avec ce qui a eu lieu au Venezuela, et en quoi il diffère du "changement de régime" et des desseins d'Israël pour l'Iran.
blogs.mediapart.fr/gilbert-achc...

04.03.2026 08:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What is Trump’s objective in Iran? | Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر How it relates to what took place in Venezuela, and differs from

What is Trump’s objective in Iran?
How it relates to what took place in Venezuela, and differs from "regime change" and from Israel's wishes for Iran.
gilbert-achcar.net/trumps-objec...

03.03.2026 21:34 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 4    📌 1
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Understanding Gaza Podcast Episode · The Revealer · February 27 · 49m

NEW podcast episode! "Understanding Gaza"

What is life like in Gaza today? @gilbert-achcar.bsky.social, author of Gaza Catastrophe, discusses the situation in Gaza, Gazans' views of Hamas, & what needs to happen to improve the situation for Palestinians. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

27.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Gaza Genocide in World-Historical Perspective - New Politics Gilbert Achcar argues that the Gaza genocide is a watershed in world history, representing the demise of the liberal illusion of a rules-based international order.

THE GAZA GENOCIDE IN WORLD-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Book Launch at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), edited transcript @newpolitics.bsky.social , @ucpress.bsky.social
newpol.org/issue_post/t...

24.02.2026 09:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sorry, just noticed that the date is indicated under the link. It is 20 January 2010.

19.02.2026 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In 2014 probably, but I can check my records if you need the precise date.

19.02.2026 14:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Dr Susan George: For a Green and Just Way out of the Global Crisis, SOAS, University of London
YouTube video by SOAS University of London Dr Susan George: For a Green and Just Way out of the Global Crisis, SOAS, University of London

In Memoriam: Susan George (1934-2026)
For a Green and Just Way out of the Global Crisis
@soasuni.bsky.social, @soasdevelopment.bsky.social, @tninstitute.bsky.social, @attac.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2eI...

19.02.2026 09:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Donald Trump’s Imperialism Follows a Grim American Tradition There’s something disingenuous about liberal Western media rediscovering that the term “imperialism” also applies to the US. Donald Trump is no radical departure from his predecessors; he simply aband...

US: AN OLD-NEW IMPERIAL DOCTRINE
Now @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/02/trum...
originally published @mondediplo.com
mondediplo.com/2026/02/05us

16.02.2026 18:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Gaza: genocidio annunciato” è disponibile in libreria e sul sito di Ombre Corte.
Capire è il primo passo per non restare indifferenti.
instagram.com/p/DUsRo0DjL6J/

14.02.2026 08:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 18.30

09.02.2026 10:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Book launch – The Gaza Catastrophe | King's College London The Centre for the Study of Divided Societies (CSDS) invites you to the book launch of The Gaza Catastrophe, a powerful and timely book by Gilbert Achcar.

Book launch – The Gaza Catastrophe
KCL, 10 February 2026 18:30
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

07.02.2026 12:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Gilbert Achcar : Nous sommes dans la même impasse historique que lors des printemps arabes C’était il y a quinze ans. Une onde de choc révolutionnaire prenait de court le monde arabe, propulsant sur le devant de la scène une jeunesse aspirant à davantage de justice sociale et de liberté....

"Nous sommes dans la même impasse historique que lors des printemps arabes"
Entretien dans L'Orient Le Jour
www.lorientlejour.com/article/1494...

07.02.2026 09:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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¿Cómo debemos interpretar el reciente acuerdo entre el movimiento kurdo sirio y el nuevo Gobierno sirio? - Viento Sur Se trata de una apuesta muy incierta. Es más probable que la fragilidad del acuerdo del viernes pasado pronto se haga evidente y que el lenguaje —y tal vez incluso la práctica— de la guerra vuelva a p...

¿Cómo debemos interpretar el reciente acuerdo entre el movimiento kurdo sirio y el nuevo Gobierno sirio?
vientosur.info/como-debemos...

06.02.2026 21:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Gaza Genocide in World-Historical Perspective
The edited transcript of my book launch talk at SOAS, has been published by @newpolitics.bsky.social
newpol.org/issue_post/t...

06.02.2026 14:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sobre o recente acordo entre Damasco e a administração curda Não há dúvida de que o atual compromisso não resolveu o conflito, mas transferiu-o de uma fase militar para uma fase política. Esta nova fase envolverá uma luta política que dá continuidade à guerra p...

Sobre o recente acordo entre Damasco e a administração curda
www.esquerda.net/artigo/sobre...

06.02.2026 14:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On the same RU website, there is also an annotated transcript of the lecture I gave on the same day at the U of Manchester:
Fettered Development and Political Turmoil: 15 Years Since the Arab Spring
raggeduniversity.co.uk/2025/12/09/f...

04.02.2026 11:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fantastic work done by Ragged University: a richly annotated transcript of my conversation with Ian Parker and the audience when launching The Gaza Catastrophe in Manchester last November.
raggeduniversity.co.uk/2026/01/27/t...

04.02.2026 11:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Sur le récent accord entre Damas et l’administration kurde
Comment interpréter le récent accord entre le mouvement kurde de Syrie et le nouveau gouvernement syrien ?
blogs.mediapart.fr/gilbert-achc...

04.02.2026 08:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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On the Recent Agreement Between Damascus and the Kurdish Administration | Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر How should we interpret the recent agreement between the Syrian Kurdish movement and the new Syrian government?

On the Recent Agreement Between Damascus and the Kurdish Administration
How should we interpret the recent agreement between the Syrian Kurdish movement and the new Syrian government?
gilbert-achcar.net/agreement-da...

03.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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GAZA Catastrophe... - Magical Book - About the Genocide GAZA Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective is a magical book about a most difficult subject.    Gilbert Achcar, its a...

Marx's review of my book on Gaza :)
@ucpress.bsky.social
www.georgemarx.org/2026/02/gaza...
medium.com/@marxgeo/gaz...

03.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gaza, genocidio annunciato. La catastrofe palestinese in una prospettiva storica e mondiale.
Sono lieto di annunciare la pubblicazione dell'edizione italiana del mio libro su Gaza. Arriverà nelle librerie il 13 febbraio.
www.ombrecorte.it/prodotto/gaz...

31.01.2026 11:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Imperialismo sin buenos modales
¿Qué hay de nuevo, entonces, en la intervención en Venezuela? Tras el fracaso de las pretensiones democráticas en Irak desde 2003, Trump entendió que lo mejor no es “un cambio de régimen sino un cambio de comportamiento de un régimen”.
www.eldiplo.org/320-imperial...

29.01.2026 21:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0