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Professor Johns Hopkins-SAIS, Fr Sr Advisor, State Dept, books: Dispensable Nation, Shia Revival. RT not endorsement

Joined June 2009

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  1. Retweeted
    Dec 11

    Important to watch this play out. Tehran and Ankara have clear regional divergences but have managed to continue trade while maintaining dialogue

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  2. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    "While the world was distracted by the drama of the U.S. election, Xi quietly unveiled an economic strategy fit for a new Cold War." My first essay on "dual circulation" — China's deeply pessimistic vision of future decoupling [1]

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  3. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    What all Republicans need to be saying.

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  4. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    This is both necessary but is also an opportunity : there is only one way for US to get out of and that is by engaging the region

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  5. Dec 10

    As a newspaper reporter decades ago, Boris Johnson made plenty of enemies in Brussels with his inflammatory articles mocking Eurocrats. Now, they may determine his political fate

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    Dec 10

    "Any attempt by the U.S. or Iran to tinker with – let alone fundamentally alter – the terms of the deal would be a dangerous gambit. At best, it would amount to loss of precious time. At worst, it would amount to squandering a precious opportunity."

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  7. Retweeted
    Dec 9

    excellent take on Macron's "Islam is in crisis" thesis by "By championing freedom from religion while trampling freedom of religion, Macron is discrediting the Enlightenment in the eyes of Muslims—and strengthening the Islamists"

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  8. Dec 10

    This is both necessary but is also an opportunity : there is only one way for US to get out of and that is by engaging the region

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  9. Retweeted
    Dec 10

    Of all the COVID-19 struggles I’ve seen around the world, this is by far the hardest and bravest, with Iran’s valiant doctors.

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  10. Dec 9

    excellent take on Macron's "Islam is in crisis" thesis by "By championing freedom from religion while trampling freedom of religion, Macron is discrediting the Enlightenment in the eyes of Muslims—and strengthening the Islamists"

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  11. Retweeted
    Dec 9

    He did his best to keep up morale and boost spirit of his colleagues in hospital. He died of like hundreds of medics losing their lives in the unfair battle against the pandemic.

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    Dec 9

    جواد ظریف: مذاکرات مسقط علی رغم مخالفت رئیس جمهور و دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی وقت با دستور رهبری آغاز شد

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  13. Retweeted
    Dec 8

    In the many hours we've spent together in the Situation Room and with our troops—I've witnessed General Austin's character. He shares my belief that we are strongest when we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.

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  15. Dec 8

    The two times when Congress waived law barring recently retired generals serving as Sec Def were for George C Marshall and Jim Mattis. Both had consequential tenures and the country and world's experience with them doesn't support the case for opposing a waiver for Lloyd Austin

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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    In this article, & I highlight the devastating human costs of US sanctions on . We write about tragic stories Iranians have shared of medicine shortages & losing their loved ones. The US must end this policy of collective punishment:

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  17. Retweeted
    Dec 7

    an excellent report by on 's expanding footprint across the Middle East and what it means for the region and U.S.-China relations

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  18. Dec 7

    an excellent report by on 's expanding footprint across the Middle East and what it means for the region and U.S.-China relations

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    Dec 7

    As usual, asks right question: Will Pence preside over the Congressional certification of the vote in less than a month? If he does, he will completely undercut Trump’s false claims that he won the election. If he doesn’t, he will be walking away from his duty.

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    Dec 6

    Brennan: “If China were to assassinate Taiwanese nuclear scientist or if Russia were to assassinate Ukrainian nuclear scientist it would be roundly condemned and rightly so. Just because it may have been Israel behind assassination does not make it right.”

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