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abuaardvark

  1. Nobody could have guessed that Mubarak trial verdict would be unsatisfying, politicized, and cause more problems than it solved. #Egypt 34 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  2. RT @meriponline: Nicolas Pelham on "Libya's Restive Revolutionaries": bit.ly/M7FKWn about 17 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. US opinion on Syria: 14% support ground troops, 19% air strikes, 25% arming opposition, 82% humanitarian aid bit.ly/JXY6GK about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. This is a GREAT opportunity for advanced grad students/recent PhDs. Apply. RT @POMEPS: Junior Scholars Conference bit.ly/Lej5Wj about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. They rated selves 2.4/10 on predicting RT @SciencePyramid: @abuaardvark the same ME experts who didn't see the Arab Spring at all coming? about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. If Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama or George Clooney ever really do email me (not asking for $$) it's gonna be awfully embarrassing about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. @MoynihanPatrick of course, thought that was pretty transparent tho about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to MoynihanPatrick
  8. Is Libya Cracking Up? By Nicolas Pelham bit.ly/KxtRZN about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. Depends - do we have a Hulk? RT @FP_Magazine: Would the U.S. army be ready for an alien invasion? bit.ly/LNg4dT about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. RT @Max_Fisher: Whoever Wins Egypt's Presidency, the Party is Over for Washington bit.ly/KlV82M Steven Cook hits nail on the head about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. Grim view of the Egyptian election and transition from Marina Ottoway bit.ly/Kxs9rt about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. Guess which Arab country ME experts see as most likely to experience major popular mobilization this year bit.ly/KxqHp2 about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Little support in expert survey for military intervention in Syria, and most think Assad will survive a year bit.ly/KxqHp2 about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. Academic experts split 50-50 on whether Morsi or Shafik will win Egypt election -- a real coin toss! bit.ly/KxqHp2 about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
  15. FP: What academic Middle East experts think - results of a survey I conducted this week. bit.ly/KxqHp2 about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. Better to move ahead with Libya's election, argues Isobel Coleman on.cfr.org/KDCOBg about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. Time for those Syrian No-Kill Zones, argues @SlaughterAM is.gd/aKv7g4 3:17 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  18. Badly. Doesn't mean intervention wouldn't be worse. RT @MaxBoot: How's non-intervention in Syria working out? 2:47 PM May 31st via TweetDeck
  19. RT @stcolumbia: I don't expect interventionists to have provably workable plan. I expect one that's at least not obviously unfeasible. 2:42 PM May 31st via TweetDeck
  20. RT @DavidKenner: this is nonsensical. How could one prove it would work/fail in the first place? 2:40 PM May 31st via TweetDeck