#Syria

Most bewildering in #Lebanon commentary is how criticism of @BDL_Lebanon & Riad Salameh’s policies have been interpreted as political in nature For nearly a year now this pattern has been
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The Onion Remembers Steve Bannon, Trump’s Most Encrusted Advisor https://bit.ly/2Qb4HYh  Trump Spends 10 Minutes Mistakenly Addressing Steve Bannon’s Freshly Shed Exoskeleton Steve Bannon Slurps Still-Twitching Tail Into Mouth Befo
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I've been meaning to say this for a while now since I’ve been seeing all the praise that @govkristinoem has received within the liberty movement. While her efforts in South
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"Dehumanizing practices in times of war make it extremely difficult to achieve successful reconciliation and peace."Tutkal, S. (2020). Dehumanization on Twitter in the Turkish–Kurdish conflict. The involvement of Turkish state
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Just because powerful elements in the West misuse accounts of misdeeds in the non-West, doesn't mean terrible things don't happen. Denial of massacres or ethnic cleansing, whether in India, China
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The BBC podcast "Intrigue: Mayday" on White Helmets co-founder James Le Mesurier really is interesting. Especially if you have a niche interest in antisemitism, conspiracy theories and the Labour Party
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WHY THE US HAS AN OBLIGATION TO AID ARTSAKH AND ARMENIA: A THREAD, EXPLAINED IN LAYMAN’S TERMS. [please RT, especially if you have non-Armenian followers] During and in the aftermath
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1/THREADWith #Inauguration out of the way, let's focus on the new administration.News report suggest that Obama alum @Rob_Malley, head of @CrisisGroup, is being considered for special envoy to Iran.
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If the goal is to actually gain access to European financial markets to finance your weapons imports then it makes sense to constructively engage in the political process. Otherwise, the
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Spot the difference.Azerbaijani militant ISIS militantin Artsakh 2020 in Iraq 2015 Correct, there is no fundamental differences
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I walked outside for some fresh air. 4 hours of keyboard duty, needed a break. COVID has changed everything. Since March, instead of in-person team visits, assessment trips to the
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Trump's agenda with Turkey is not about Trump Tower Istanbul any more than his Russian agenda was about planning Trump Tower Moscow. Trump profits *far* more off a transnational crime
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1. As predicted, tho suspects @STLebanon are #Hezbollah operatives, & both Hezb & Syria had motive, STL says "No evidence that #Hezbollah leadership had an involvement in Mr Hariri's murder
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You can look at what gets reported about Xinjiang and the repression of Uighur Muslims through the lens of atrocity, but also through the lens of similarity. For example China
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DOJ hides Daniel Baker is Antifa Terrorist and fails to mention he was arrested for organizing a plot to massacre Trump supporters.[thread] Antifa terrorist Daniel Baker was arrested for plotting
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Re-upping my piece on #CaesarAct with @WashInstitute colleague @katecbauer and after today's announcements, a few reactions:The Caesar Act Comes Into Force (Part 1): Increasing the Assad Regime’s Isolation - @WashInstitute
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