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Former fellow. Words in . Middle East editor once upon a time. Moving words around in . Abu Jude.

Beirut, Lebanon
Joined October 2008
Born May 23
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  1. 23 hours ago

    As a wise man once said: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.

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  2. 23 hours ago

    Interesting how and reach diametrically opposite conclusions on how Lebanon's crisis is affecting Hezbollah.

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  3. Sep 12

    Iran nuclear disagreements now being resolved through games of rock-paper-scissors

    📸 تصویری از دیدار گروسی (مدیر کل آژانس) و اسلامی در سازمان انرژی اتمی
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  4. Sep 10

    And for its first task, it gets to oversee the lifting of fuel subsidies. Congrats, guys.

    Lebanon forms a new government at last
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  5. Sep 6

    Very NEOM-ish idea here.

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  6. Sep 3

    This is such a weird conversation. Can’t the US have its own political debates without roping in medieval Islamic jurists?

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  7. Aug 27

    He also described the massive salary I could be making as a journalist in the United States so I'm not saying his powers of prognostication are perfect.

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  8. Aug 27

    You know things aren't going great when a security guard stops you as you pass by and says: "You? What are you still doing here? The country is finished."

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  9. Aug 23

    I’m used to stories about Lebanon that describe specific shortages, but now we’ve moved on to the stage where everything is gone.

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  10. Aug 22

    Interesting event here: Prince Turki al-Faisal, head of Saudi intelligence in the 1980s and point man for US-Saudi support for the mujahideen, talks Afghanistan.

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  11. Aug 22

    I just have a difficult time believing that the lesson from a 20-year war in Afghanistan is that the United States lacked strategic patience.

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  12. Aug 20

    Riyadh police arrest Saudi citizen for insulting the Prophet Muhammad's wife, Aisha, on social media.

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    Aug 19

    New essay with ⁦⁩ on Yemen’s increasingly complex multiparty conflict and the pressing need for a patient and more inclusive diplomatic approach. Why Ending the War Is More Difficult Than Ever

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  14. Aug 17

    Some well-off people in Beirut are moving into hotels for the 24/7 electricity. Meanwhile, over one-third of the country doesn't have enough to eat. This divide between the haves and have-nots is unsustainable.

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  15. Aug 17

    "Pakistan got what it wished for—but will come to regret it. A Taliban takeover will leave Pakistan more vulnerable to extremism at home and potentially more isolated on the world stage." -

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  16. Aug 16

    Honestly, good for Clarissa here. It’s her job to explain what she’s seeing, contradictions and all. It’s not her job to make events fit into a neat, consistent narrative.

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    CNN: “They’re chanting Death to America but they seem friendly at the same time”
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    Aug 13

    Nelly Lahoud spent three years researching Bin Laden’s captured correspondence, and it shows. This is a must-read article for anyone interested in jihadism, full of previously unknown information about al-Qaeda in the decade after 9/11. via

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  18. Aug 13

    Is there a more fitting coda to Hariri’s efforts to rebuild downtown?

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  19. Aug 13

    I don’t know, seems bad.

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  20. Aug 13

    An Epic Poem Celebrating the Rechargeable Fan That I Lugged Back from the United States (1/15):

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