Thomas Juneau

@thomasjuneau

Associate prof, . Tweets on Middle East (Iran, Saudi, Yemen) and security&intelligence. Started Tweeting June '18. Former dept of defence analyst.

Joined January 2010

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 7

    My new op-ed: the end of the luxury of a cost-free foreign policy for Canada "Canada has benefitted from an incredible luxury for the past three decades: we have been able to make mistakes in major foreign and national security policy decisions...

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  2. 15 hours ago

    Flooded with hostility and hyper Israeli nationalism - and truck loads of misogyny, anti-Arab racism, and Islamophobia.

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  3. 17 hours ago

    The Supreme Court has just denied Texas's attempt to overturn the election. What are you going to do?

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  4. 19 hours ago

    HEY NORWAY BEAT THIS (Yes I know this pic was apparently taken in Alaska, but with Trump gone, the US is back on our side in the Moose Security Dilemma. Personalities matter for alliance choices.)

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  5. 19 hours ago

    Important first annual report by Canada's new National Security and Intelligence Review Agency: "NSIRA will continue to encourage departments and agencies to promote transparency of their activities, including in fulfilment of the National Security Transparency Commitment" (p56)

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  6. 19 hours ago
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  7. Retweeted
    24 hours ago

    I read a ton of terrific work by historians on political violence this year (thanks, COVID19). Here's a thread of 13 of the best 2020 books, in no particular order, that I read. All have links to to help support local bookstores. And let me know what I missed!

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  8. Retweeted
    Dec 11

    "One of the main reasons why U.S. policy in Yemen has been so senseless and destructive is that our government insists on seeing Yemen through the distorting lens of the Iran obsession."

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  9. Dec 11

    I miss travelling, part 20: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 9

    Personal news: When international travel was shut down, I turned to exploring my DC neighborhood, writing FB posts about interesting sites. It became a book, now available on Amazon Kindle. If anybody wants a signed hard copy contact me.

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  11. Retweeted
    Dec 11

    My new article just published in Terrorism and Political Violence. Pretty timely! "Ayman al-Zawahiri and the Challenges of Succession in Terrorist Organizations"

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  13. Dec 10

    This is absolutely brilliant, and now I'm hungry and I want to go back to France. Billie Jean in French using only kitchen words (you read that right).

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    This is a double propaganda coup for Netanyahu because it adds an Arab country to the normalization club but it also normalizes idea of permanent occupation, denial of self-determination and the acquisition of non-sovereign territory by force which Israel seeks in the West Bank

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  15. Dec 10

    So I was giving a virtual talk this morning from my kitchen, and this was going on a few feet away from me (cat update, day 5):

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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    ANALYSIS: President-elect has made clear that his administration will cut off support for the Saudi-led war in . , , , & provide their insights on what Biden's options are.

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  17. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    Due to the article on secondment in the policy world, I looked back and wondered how my career and life would have gone without my year in the Pentagon for one thing, I probably would not be Canadian today.

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  18. Retweeted
    Dec 9

    My parliamentary internship way back in 1990-91 was a transformative experience, as it has been for many interns. If you're a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and you hold at least one university or college degree, consider applying!

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  19. Retweeted
    Dec 9

    Today marks 2 years since our colleague Michael Kovrig was arrested by China.

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  20. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    Notre premier panel « L'ordre international fracturé » débutera à 9:45, modéré par , ainsi que , Ting-Sheng Lin et comme conférenciers !

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  21. Dec 10

    Biden Takes Over: Advice and Expectations for a New US Administration Collection of short pieces by , , and me on Biden's options in dealing with Yemen, for the :

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