Assistant Prof. in Political Science @Yale. Formerly @MITPoliSci @HarvardWCFIA. Contentious politics in Jordan & Syria. peripatetic product of the garden state.
I wrote a piece for @JoDemocracy on a little-noticed court decision last week to effectively permanently outlaw Jordan’s teacher’s union https://t.co/3tAeBAVwyI
This month we're highlighting EGAP work in the #MiddleEast. First up, @FotiniChristia & @Hlarreguy w/ Norhan Muhab & Elizabeth Parker-Magyar test if an intervention boosts respondents’ likelihood to report gender-based violence to supportive organizations. https://t.co/aUKlk4EyDL
The Jordan men’s national team will make its World Cup debut at Levi’s Stadium next month, but you may notice a few empty seats where their fans should be.
The U.S. war against Iran has made it difficult for fans from some countries to get visas despite State Department efforts to prioritize their applications. Story with the Pulitzer Prize-winning @sara_dinatale:
https://t.co/PxqDVoi57t
hope Motasem can spend more time admiring the beauty in this world, as in this meditation on a tree that was his last post before arrest - https://t.co/gD0Gvr7c5T
I met Motasem Alaiwi a decade ago on a beautiful spring hike in Jordan
He became a prominent influencer: maybe the first Palestinian to attempt Everest
It's joyful and sad to see him released after 9 mo. in administrative detention, never facing a charge
https://t.co/s8tXs9dB1Y
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@LiselHintz@hannahluci I have often felt that English is impoverished without Arabic’s yaatik al afiyeh, which seems to be the same with slightlyyyy more religious connotation
@kctww Hannah’s take on this is that, unlike most events, visitors are much more international or non-local, and so won’t be driving to the stadiums… unlike when Pats fans fill foxborough for every other event
My friend and colleague Naghmeh Sohrabi has assembled a team of translators (I'm one of them) bringing Iranian perspectives on the war to English speaking audiences. Do check out these powerful essays.
https://t.co/fYdJE4z4K9
DC think tanks are not actually pro-war, and have been especially critical of this one.
The more pointed critique is that often they peddle a peace-through-strength fantasy that helps weapons companies and frames the debate in ways that can make war more likely.
In 2016, heard John Bolton give a speech arguing the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a good idea, just poorly executed.
…In 2026, we’ve reached that in two weeks
https://t.co/Tiq4BX6H7W
I favor regime change in Iran, but I'm deeply worried that inadequate preparation will prevent that goal from being achieved. There seem to be holes in the strategy, from the lack of coordination with the opposition, to the lapse in preparing the American people ahead of the attack.
https://t.co/10xBD8MmQm
The Washington Post laying off their Middle East team weeks ago is of course a feature, not a bug, of this moment: Broad devaluation of even the pretense of scrutiny of U.S. policies beyond the superficial press releases of our ossified alliances
If reports of Khamenei's death are accurate, there are now three dynamics playing out: A vacuum at the top of the Iranian system, the divide between the regime and Iranian society, and between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. (and nearly everyone else in the region).