Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر)

A Wayward NorCalifornian | MENA & SA FP + IntlDev | @FulbrightPrgrm @ India | @MarshallScholar at @UniofOxford & @IDS_UK | @UCBerkeley & Community College proud

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

@darshanabaruah @yalepress Congratulations can’t wait to read it!

[Anna Jacobs Khalaf @AnnaLeaJacobs]

Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately https://t.co/sxW3QEC2Wp

[F. Nicholas Nassar @dr_nickfn]

Lebanon is on the verge of complete collapse, and if Washington is serious about preventing not just another failed state but a growing normalization of unchecked authoritarianism in the Middle East, it must stop outsourcing leadership on Lebanon to France.https://t.co/Y99vlxOLrS

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

About one month left in grad school and so bittersweet, but Oxford is just giving the beautiful aesthetic views this evening.

[Jesse Marks جيسي ماركس 马辙新 @JesCMarks]

The earthquake left conditions in NW #Syria untenable, and has enabled #Assad to weaponize the disaster to improve his int'l standing.

@JeremyKonyndyk and I argue via @ForeignAffairs that the donors can still help NW #Syria without benefiting Assad.

https://t.co/NgCB0p5W7D

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

@threadreaderapp @threadreaderapp unroll

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

There are over a billion websites on the internet, yet most people never use more than a dozen.

Here are 10 little-known websites that give you superpowers.

Thread:

[Tom Fletcher @TFletcher]

We can never again lecture other countries about competence and good government.

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

Pleasure to write this piece for @CarnegieEndow and look forward to highlighting research in the area of #cryptocurrencies and #crisisresponse in the future across #MENA and beyond!

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

While the impacts of the Ukraine crisis will be felt around the world, wheat shortages and rising prices will hit developing and nutrition-fragile countries the hardest, writes @Nikopoly (@IDS_UK) for @TheWorldToday.
https://t.co/5dWrwVnWkL

[Randa Slim @rmslim]

What a sad picture: Every single #GCC country abstained from voting for suspension of #Russia from #UN HR Council. #Egypt, #Jordan, #Iraq,& #Tunisia joined them. #Syria & #Algeria voted against. #Lebanon & #Morocco did not show up for vote. #Libya voted for resolution.

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

Ramadan Kareem to all my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances that celebrate!!

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

Avoiding the trap of "Vaccine Diplomacy" and politicizing humanitarian aid and hunger costs lives. "Wheat Diplomacy" should be avoided at all costs, particularly as protracted crises in places like #Yemen and #Ethiopia continue to face historic funding gaps
@WFP @USAIDFFP @USDA

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

Super delighted to share thoughts on #wheat, #geopolitics, #UkraineRussiaWar, and the #MiddleEast in @TheWorldToday w/ @ChathamHouse. First time writing for them and honor to be featured alongside other authors @PatriciaMary, @Yu_JieC, @kriscsortea + more
https://t.co/7kyV2Lf1nE

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

Just like oil, there is a strategic and moral imperative on those with wheat reserves (#USA, #China, etc.) and productive capacity to urgently release reserves to stabilize prices for the most vulnerable. Otherwise, the world (and especially the #Africa / #MiddleEast will suffer

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

9/9 Also urge all people in the #foreignaffairs/#highereducation twitterspheres to unite forces more often. As a frequent Twitter lurker, my feed is some Frankenstein of niche North African analysis, Ukraine commentary and education conferences/resources. I’m a fan of the combo.

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

1/9 Barely write on Twitter but want to build the habit, so sharing some recent writing with @GUDiplomacy on #DiversityandInclusion in the @StateDept and why #communitycollege are an incredible talent pool + mentoring opportunity for 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 (skip: 8/9)

https://t.co/NIrnk5wS9j

[Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر) @Nikopoly]

8/9 Follow our work advancing educational inclusion in #foreignaffairs and keep track of our upcoming summer #mentoringprogram for current #undergrads with partners @MeridianIntl & CCID~ learn more and apply by April 12 👉https://t.co/3U3O6165fq
#globaleducation #foreignpolicy