Sajjad Safaei, Dr.

How Abu Dhabi built an axis of secessionists across the region From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab Spring

Iran has the 'Axis of Resistance' - the UAE has the 'Axis of Secessionists' from #Libya, over #Yemen, to #Sudan and #Somalia

My long read on how Abu Dhabi curated a regional network of networks of militias, financiers, commodity traders, and logisticians
www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/ab...

Israel wants peace.

I’m amazed (actually not) at how many white peoples are still being employed so effortlessly in the #globaldevelopment and #humanitarian sectors, as employees, consultants, advisors, board members, academics etc while the rest of us sit by the sidelines and watch as opportunities just pass us by.

Samir Geagea says he's ready to run for president. Amazing how an Israeli land grab in Syria can suddenly shift political calculations and ambitions.

Israeli forces "cross into" Syria, not invade or occupy, "cross into".

Israel is now de facto neighbours with Turkey. Will trade now boom?

That's the spirit.

I'm not sure you want to be doing this academia thing correctly. Most of the ones who do it correctly don't seem to be very good at the very things that make up academic work: writing, research, teaching, etc.

ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Warrant also issued for former defence minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity

Netanyahu is running out of jurisdictions where he isn't wanted behind bars. He now needs a world map just to keep track of where he's facing arrest, imprisonment, or both.

www.ft.com/content/0b62...

My feed is primarily Hadas Weiss