Stephen R Grand

Executive Director, Network for Dialogue; Author, Understanding Tahrir Square

[Stephen R Grand @StephenRGrand]

Recently, there have been a spate of books on how democracies end. In this @atlanticcouncil report, I flip the script and consider how monarchies end. @ACMideast
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@MitchellSa81961 Schmuel?

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My latest piece, which details the Cold War-era diplomatic exploits of Ambassador William Luers in the former Czechoslovakia. He showed through his actions how we can reconcile human rights concerns with pursuit of the U.S. national interest. #FSJ

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For those who find the Chinese model attractive, this article on its Orwellian efforts at social control should give pause.

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[Stephen R Grand @StephenRGrand]

A brilliant and inspiring message regarding what we each can do in these challenging times, from my dear friend Jim Eaton. https://t.co/3iZZ9Wrf73

[National Democratic Institute @NDI]

NEWS: The National Democratic Institute (@NDI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes as its new President.
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The Middle East is more complicated than the slogans currently being slung around on social media . . . My latest:

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[Middle East Democracy Center @MideastDC]

🚨 NEWS: We're thrilled to announce that POMED and @thefreedomi will merge, forming the Middle East Democracy Center (MEDC), a new organization dedicated to the pursuit of democracy, justice, & human rights in the Middle East & North Africa.

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Sad news out of Cairo. . .

[Ahram Online @ahramonline]

#BREAKING: Prominent #Egyptian Activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim Passes Away at 82 https://t.co/MfybDzRnMV

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A beautiful piece about China’s underground historians. Even amidst the darkness, there are some who still create light. . .

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[Atlantic Council Middle East Programs @ACMideast]

📢 Join us in partnership with @ispionline for an insightful conference on the impact of the #Ukraine crisis on the Middle East and North Africa.

Explore the evolving alliances and strategic decisions on September 18 at 9:00 am ET.

Register below ⬇️
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[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Douglas Brent was an American Navy petty officer who was taken captive during the Vietnam War, he was considered dumb by his captors and they gave him the nickname "The Stupid". He acted like an imbecile, refusing to speak, instead he continuously hummed a song.

Throughout his imprisonment, he remained in a similar state, to the extent that the Vietnamese captors believed he had some form of cognitive impairment.

Upon his return to the United States after his release, Bent recited the names of about 256 fellow POWs who were being searched for by the US military.

Remarkably, Bent had memorized the names by associating them with the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," which he had used previously to hum during his captivity.

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Gestures https://t.co/g4O9gYn5Ux

[Foreign Policy for America @FP4America]

In today's #MustRead, @StephenRGrand investigates what has often caused monarchies to collapse, using these historical takeaways to explain the endurance of eight Arab monarchies.

Read more at @AtlanticCouncil.
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And an Arabic version on the way, thanks to @ZaidBenjamin5 . . .

[Atlantic Council Middle East Programs @ACMideast]

Read our latest report on “How Monarchies End” by @StephenRGrand in Arabic below 👇🏽

[Atlantic Council Middle East Programs @ACMideast]

Although monarchies have eroded as the dominant system of government, many Arab monarchies are prosperous.

In a new issue brief, @StephenRGrand aims to close the gap of understanding in how monarchies eventually end.

Read his analysis below ⬇️
https://t.co/WNyIfxjilh

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Ten years after the military coup, Egypt's revolutionary #youth are unmoved. Despite perplexed and saddened by the turbulent trajectory their revolution has taken, they continue to dream of a better #Egypt.

Read this new #IAICommentary by @StephenRGrand➡️ https://t.co/qh73gizLaF

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As we near the 10th anniversary of the coup in Egypt, my own reflections: https://t.co/Q27Fl2P5v9

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@bobrobertsjr @imammagid @hurunnessa @rabbisaperstein If we’re singing about the ineffable here, Leonard Cohen had a thing or two to say about that:

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This book finds "democracies emerging from peaceful protest last longer, achieve higher levels of democratic quality, and are more likely to see at least two peaceful handovers of power."
https://t.co/KGOmfVmxf6