‘A new abyss’ a thoughtful piece by Rashid Khalidi on the Gaza war theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

NEW -- #ISIS has conducted 23+ attacks in #SDF /US-held northeast #Syria in 11 days -- as part of the terror group's ongoing & dramatic surge in #Syria in 2024.

The data is alarming, as I recently wrote for Al Majalla, here:

'rebellion' in NYT newsroom over how it covers the news!! wsj.com/business/media…

👉How the War in Gaza mobilized progressives nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/…

🧵Latest on Iran-Israel tensions:

-CBS News: Iran could target Israel’s military sites as soon as today with more than 100 drones, dozens of cruise missiles and perhaps ballistic missiles.

cbsnews.com/news/israel-ir…

NEW: High-level sources tell Ben Caspit בן כספית that Israel will respond to any #Iran attack launched from Iranian territory, BUT if it comes from proxies “the event could be contained.”
al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

This is by far one of the most profound and important questions facing the West in the next few decades.

Speaking is Hubert Védrine, France's former Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the French presidency under president Mitterrand.

He says the West, 'descendants of…

#Iran retaliation against Israel could aim to warn Israel with its capabilities rather than scale. The real goal for Iran at this point is to deter further Israeli attacks, not a bigger conflict that helps Bibi shift focus from Gaza or mend fences with Biden.

#Iran retaliation against Israel could aim to warn Israel with its capabilities rather than scale. The real goal for Iran at this point is to deter further Israeli attacks, not a bigger conflict that helps Bibi shift focus from Gaza or mend fences with Biden.

#Iran abolished slavery in 1929 but forgot its #Blackhistory ?

Join us TOMORROW 4/12 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center to uncover a hidden chapter of Iranian history on Black Iranians in a book forum with author Beeta Baghoolizadeh! Register ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/book-forum-4…

I highly recommend Amitav Ghosh brilliant new book on how opium and opiods have shaped our world, Some and Ashes. Among its eye-opening arguments: 1) East India Co was in reality the world's first a drug cartel, and British Raj the world's first narco-state; 2) opium brought…

The Middle East is on the cusp of spiraling into a methamphetamine crisis, writes Vanda Felbab-Brown. It is time for Arab states to partner with Washington to share more intelligence on drug networks—and to start treating drug users instead of punishing them.
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#Iraq PM: Iraq Needs a New Kind of Partnership With the United States foreignaffairs.com/iraq/iraq-need… via Foreign Affairs

The constant Israeli fear of retaliation is what Tehran aims for in the short term.

The basic military logic implies that actual retaliation will follow the principle of 'surprise.' Tehran mentioned this fact several times. Timing likely to be different than what US assumes.

#Iraq PM: Iraq Needs a New Kind of Partnership With the United States foreignaffairs.com/iraq/iraq-need… via Foreign Affairs

Everyone is at an impasse in Gaza. Ceasefire talks are stuck on the same issues that have bedeviled them for months. The fighting is neither ending nor advancing. And Biden is angry with Israel but unwilling to change course. economist.com/middle-east-an…

'Modi's India' is listed as one of the six books The Economist is recommending to those who want to understand Hindu nationalism: thank you!
Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s Karthika V.K. CERI Sciences Po Recherche SciencesPo King's India Institute Carnegie Endowment BASAS
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🧵 After night of innuendo, lines drawn in #Iran - #Israel confrontation are becoming clearer:

Rumors in Tehran that Golan Heights, Syrian territory occupied by Israel in 1967, is possible target for Iranian retaliation. Israel warns of direct response.
amwaj.media/article/inside…

US allies urge #Iran not to retaliate against Israel ft.com/content/015cee… via @ft

I highly recommend Amitav Ghosh brilliant new book on how opium and opiods have shaped our world, Some and Ashes. Among its eye-opening arguments: 1) East India Co was in reality the world's first a drug cartel, and British Raj the world's first narco-state; 2) opium brought…