Soliman is an Asianist who evaluates every theater, coalition, and hard power commitment through a single organizing question: Does this serve or dilute America’s position in the Indo-Pacific? @politybooks.bsky.social
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Really enjoyed this conversation with The Geopolitical Desk. Grateful for their time and a genuinely thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion.
A long, substantive interview that gets into the core arguments of the book. @politybooks.bsky.social
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VIDEO – Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East with Mohammed Soliman and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. agsi.org/events/book-...
“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social
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“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social
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Looking forward to this conversation about my book, West Asia, later today.
TOMORROW at 3pm ET: “Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East” with @soliman.bsky.social and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. Join us: agsi.org/events/book-...
Join AGSI on Tuesday 3/31 at 3pm for “Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East” with @soliman.bsky.social and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. Register: agsi.org/events/book-...
Tomorrow at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social, I'll be discussing my book, West Asia (@politybooks.bsky.social) with two thinkers I deeply respect: @emmamashford.bsky.social & Daniel Markey. Book signing too. Come say hello.
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My book, West Asia, is for policymakers and investors trying to understand where the region, and the world, are heading.
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How will the Iran war reshape American power, especially in Asia? What does it mean for the future of the Gulf, for India–Pakistan, and for Turkey? And where does Europe fit into all of this? How about in infrastructure, connectivity, and logistics?
How the Escalation Trap Works
The Ukrainian FPV attack-drone revolution has arrived in the Middle East. For the first time, an Iranian-backed militia has carried out an FPV drone attack in Iraq. The FPV munition flies around Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport before slamming into a building.
Top Oil Supply Chokepoints
I’m tired of living through historic events.....
Grateful to see West Asia climbing the Amazon charts 📚
#2 in Political Science • Top 20 in Asian Politics • Top 40 in Middle Eastern Politics
Thank you to everyone reading, sharing, and debating these ideas.
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"The world is changing very fast right in front of us. The old world is gone ... We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be."
In my new book, West Asia, I trace the rise of the Gulf as a nerve center for this expansive system, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Order West Asia today: a.co/d/07MPms0V
Trump’s Board of Peace
Taiwan’s technology industry would also commit to making at least $250 billion in direct investments to expand advanced semiconductor, energy and artificial intelligence operations in the US.
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Meta is signaling a deeper push into the Gulf’s AI race through a high-profile hire with close ties to the region.
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Gulf capital is structurally intertwined with the success of leading AI frontier labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and many others.
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Kissingerian consolidation
They had "Venezuela" in the search bar with the latest tab selected so they could see real time updates as posts were coming through
Trump: "The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. And we've superseded it by a lot. They now call it the Donro Doctrine."
Happy New Year. We are closer to 2050 than to 2000!
“While this reflects strong international demand for Israeli AI talent, it also underscores a retreat from AI21’s original ambition to compete directly with leading AI model developers such as OpenAI or Anthropic.”
