For @thenation.com I look at why the Saudis are telling Trump to escalate from the sidelines, and what it says about the US-led security architecture in the Persian Gulf. With gratitude for insights from @andrewleber.bsky.social and @philbrickyadav.bsky.social.
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Manipulé, intrigant ou pragmatique, Reza Pahlavi, fils du chah déchu, assume une proximité avec Israël pour se poser en homme providentiel de l'Iran. Avec @ghazalgolshiri.bsky.social
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🚨 “The glory days are over”: consultants in Saudi Arabia curb expansion plans as the kingdom reviews its priorities.
🚨 My latest: Western cultural institutions are re-embracing Saudi Arabia as their quest for fresh funding and expansion aligns with the kingdom’s ambitions to grow its art and culture sectors as part of wider economic diversification plans.
Super interesting article by Andrew here. Highly recommended read 👇
(Chronique romaine) Papabili, le jeu incertain des pronostics a commencé www.la-croix.com/religion/pap...
Hegsethgate is bad. But the administration-wide national security crisis spinning out of control around it is much much worse. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/hegseths-pen...
"Ironically, it is now the UAE, under MBZ’s leadership, that seeks to assert regional hegemony over its much larger neighbor."
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“He’s just the most irritating person I’ve ever had to deal with, and that is saying something.”
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"Bridges in the Gulf: wealthy states mediate crisis after crisis" with Anna Jacobs, @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social and James Dorsey by the @afpnews.bsky.social
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A group of Khaleejis is launching a Substack and podcast under the name 'Afrabia', focusing on the GCC & the Horn of Africa. I know one of them, if they are all like him, I am confident the content will be of high quality. The link to subscribe 👇
substack.com/@afrabia
#MENAsky
"Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, state-run media reported, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links."
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Résumé de cet article:
"son avocat « conteste » encore et relève « le caractère diffamatoire » de ce témoignage."
Beaucoup de témoignages, son avocat "conteste".
- Bonjour, vous...
- Je conteste !
- Mais, j'ai rien...
- Je conteste, c'est diffamatoire!
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
En bombardant massivement la bande de Gaza, Nétanyahou rompt la trêve avec le Hamas
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Par @samuelforey.bsky.social
Return the #StatueofLiberty? Here's my interview with the French politician who made this demand of the US today. He's a rising star on the French Democratic Left #RaphaelGlucksmann newrepublic.com/article/1847...
"On Sunday, Raphaël Glucksmann suggested that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the statue, a sculpture that was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago that stands on Liberty Island, located in New York Harbor."
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Who ?
"It is now Yemen & Iraq that are at the forefront of this pro-Iran alliance and the weakening of Tehran's strongest proxy forces offers the Houthi leader A.M Al-Houthi an opportunity to ascend to a position of regional gravitas following the death of Hassan Nasrallah"
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"Backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, Jared Kushner's firm is now biggest shareholder in Israeli company with stakes in businesses operating in occupied territories" @simonbhooper.bsky.social
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Canadian friends, let's make a deal in face of adversity : drink more French wine and champagne and we will eat more pancakes with maple syrup.
Deal ?
Bien avant les pyramides et Stonehenge, des hommes ont érigé ces mystérieux piliers de pierre. À quoi servait Göbekli Tepe ? Un temple ? Un lieu de rassemblement ? Une révolution dans notre vision du Néolithique.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/Fa4
So both my article and my video interview have disappeared from @aljazeera.com
An International Women’s Day piece on feminist hypocrisy and Gaza—gone. A video on the silence around Palestinian women—gone.
No explanation. Just erased.
I’d love to know why.
When Musk said he loved Trump “as much as a straight man can love another”, the emetic effect was widespread. Trump is one of the few left who likes having Musk around. Yet having given him such unprecedented power, Trump is watching his benefactor turn into an albatross. www.ft.com/content/ea5b...
Cette assurance depuis le terrain parisien, face à celle du terrain ukrainien, est probablement tellement plus fiable et experte... 🤡
Sur France Info, Jérôme Chapuis fait remarquer à Manuel Bompard qui explique que les pop locales doivent être consultées sur les territoires occupés par la Russie, qu'hier l'amb FR en Ukraine Veyssière disait que c'était techniquement impossible. Bompard répond :"bah moi je crois que c'est possible"
"les agents russes n’ont, par ailleurs, pas hésité à envisager, en juillet 2024, une tentative – avortée – d’assassinat contre Armin Papperger, le patron de la société allemande d’armement Rheinmetall, qui fournit l’Ukraine."
"M. Iordandi a été un cadre de la mission de l’OSCE en Bosnie et est actuellement candidat pour diriger une mission en Serbie, au Kazakhstan ou au Kirghizistan. « Nous suivons une politique de recrutement rigoureuse, pour toutes nos fonctions », indique-t-on à l’OSCE"
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