Nicholas Lyall

Yenching Scholar/researcher/consultant/analyst in: 1) Middle East conflict systems+international relations; 2) China in the Middle East (development+security)

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

We're very happy to have published this, not only because of the amount of work that went into it, but more importantly because of the light it will hopefully shed on the potential #conflict and #humanitarian trajectories in #Syria as a result of the #dro…https://t.co/XIrf9l2FXY

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

Jordan almost never gets a mention in discussions about China's engagement in the Middle East, so I was more than glad to chip in my contribution for Debbie Mohnblatt 's great new piece on the topic. Definitely worth a read if you have a minute.

#china #…https://t.co/t4HrMlUhck

[Alistair Taylor @mideasteditor]

Three signs of impending famine in Syria absent immediate action | @OPC_Syria, @NicholasLyall, and @Karam__Shaar on the factors driving deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the need for action. @MiddleEastInst

https://t.co/pdRiURZtUX

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

Excellent new @MEI_Syria piece by @Karam__Shaar & @NicholasLyall:

- "Three signs of impending famine in #Syria, absent immediate action."

1. Crippling drought
2. Unprecedented food insecurity
3. Declining aid funding

https://t.co/VBqONH4kM4

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

Much attention has turned to #Afghanistan in recent weeks, with plenty being said about the #humanitarian catastrophe on the horizon there. However, this can't lead to attention being drawn away from #Syria. As Karam Shaar and I re…https://t.co/NKLBuxDRu0 https://t.co/B4OszVcB3H

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

At the @NSC_ANU we've been busy researching what threats #InformationWarfare & #SocialMedia poses to #Democracy. For a brief intro to our upcoming papers, check out https://t.co/7Wup6iXWXf @ConversationEDU #FilterBubble #EchoChamber #Enlightenment #RussiaGate #Brexit #Facebook

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

“Nowhere is #history more relevant to the future than in #China ". This is a great listen on the #CCP's 'interpretation' of China's recent history & the lessons it could learn from #Germany in reconciling its past https://t.co/Wxw2hC8O8J @SinicaPodcast @KaiserKuo @orvilleschell

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

This #TEDx talk on cross-cultural awareness is very relevant to #InternationalRelations / #ForeignAffairs / #ForeignPolicy practitioners. Don't predict/evaluate the policies and actions of other states solely by operating within your culture's perspective https://t.co/QX878PcbXa

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

My latest for @Diplomat_APAC : how #cyber #militias in #China are being given greater emphasis in #XiJinping & #PLA 's #InformationSecurity push - but are also being gripped by #Xi 's #centralized power model https://t.co/RbdgF1qtM6 #ZTE #Huawei #CCP #PatrioticHackers #SSF #CAC

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

#CEFC #China Energy Chairman #YeJianming has been arrested, with suspicion over the landmark #Rosneft deal being pointed to as a factor. For background on China's growing ties with the #Russian #energy giant, check out my @ForeignBrief November piece: https://t.co/3lDzNFdQCQ

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

For a quick read, check out my latest on civil-military cyber power developments in China for @east_asia_forum #China #CivilMilitary #PLA #SSF #cyberpower #cybersecurity #Huawei #ZTE https://t.co/9R7Of9hzH1

[East Asia Forum @east_asia_forum]

China is looking to civilians to complement its military cyber capabilities and take control of its online power projection, writes @NicholasLyall. #China #cybersecurity #PLA
https://t.co/SZ5TcJpZLg

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

Great read on how extreme #partisan media (both #rightwing & #leftwing) is taking over the US online news ecosystem in the #Trump era. Left unchecked, this can only lead to increasing and entrenched #polarisation in #USPolitics https://t.co/l7sav3nctj

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

Great insight from @voxdotcom on the psychological traits & #CognitiveBiases that are #polarizing modern #politics, especially what really drives the #FakeNews & #UsVersusThem phenomenons: '7 psychological concepts that explain the #Trump era of politics' https://t.co/Pb3rHM9zVc

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

If you're interested in what 2018 holds for #Russia on the #geopolitics front, check out my latest for @ForeignBrief https://t.co/au9nDVoEeB #Ukraine #Donbas #BeltandRoad #EEU #SyrianRegime #SaudiaArabia #RussiaToday #INF #Election2018 #RussiaGate #Sanctions #Rosneft #Gazprom

[Luke S. Hennessy @LSHennessy]

Almost from the first page to the last, Thucydides gives examples of (city-)state behavior being driven by internal characteristics (regime type, leadership style, etc).And yet modern IR realists like Gilpin & Keohane seem to have no qualms construing him as a structural realist.

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

This sort of rhetoric undermines rather than serves US interests. Establishes an unhelpful 'us & them' binary. Regardless, the internet was established to be a global commons - its value set shouldn't be the prerogative of one nation #NationalSecurityStrategy #infosec #Trump https://t.co/vvEnVFI8T1

[Elina Noor @elinanoor]

"The Internet is an American invention, and it should reflect our values as it continues to transform the future for all nations and all generations." One of a number of interesting lines in the #NationalSecurityStrategy. Will watch out for discussion of this @ #IGF2017.

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

@j_laurenceson Incredibly poorly played from Haley. This has unsettling parallels to the "you're either with us or against us" rhetoric pre-Iraq

[Nicholas Lyall @NicholasLyall]

@IFRSecurity @AustralianArmy @AusAmbCyber @TFeakin @macgibbon

[Tom McIlroy @TomMcIlroy]

PM&C boss Martin Parkinson last night: "Gotcha games, including at Senate estimates, make give everyone a thrill but they fail miserably at improving the quality of public service and instead what they end up doing is encouraging inertia and mass risk aversion." #auspol