Outstanding piece by @neguinkhanom in TLS on state failure and the suppression of women. Also a corrective primer for reading internal politics through 'frothy' diaspora accounting.

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1/ With Iran in the news, I'm going to do a brief educational thread on their history since the 1979 'Revolution”

Here's a picture of life in Iran before the revolution, a woman showing leg

I'm so sick of this crap. The history of Iran is far more complex than a photo of a woman 'showing her legs'. (I'm Iranian, I lived there until late '78, I went back often after the war, once staying for almost a yr, I wrote MSc dissertation on causes of the revolution & outcome)

Crisis Group's report on how Israel's war-fighting strategy has put Gaza on the edge of famine @crisisgroup crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no… (1/7)

Two years on from Bucha, but just encountering this very impressive work of journalism now, a reconstruction of how residents in one building survived Russian occupation, based on their group chat. RIP to the resident Babak who ran, against all advice, and was the first to die.

The story of the past few years of my scholarly work on gender, conflict and counter-terrorism with thanks to the ⁦GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub⁩ for telling the story so beautifully ⁦QUB School of Law⁩ ⁦QUBHumanRightsCentre⁩ ⁦University of Minnesota Law School⁩ thegenderhub.com/stories/gender…

Tabiat Bridge is my absolute favorite 'New Landmark' in Tehran.

Such a pleasure to walk through. Every should go at least once.

Here are fireworks over the bridge for Nowruz

I wrote for @TLS about the failed project that is feminist foreign policy, how it has elevated women without feminist agendas into power alongside men, without protecting women in whose name it claims an agenda.
#InternationalWomensDay

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In Italy the most progressive establishment figure is the Pope. In the UK Prince William making a strong claim. At least we have monarchy and the clergy to defend democracy in the 21st century.

Much looking forward to discussing Adam Shatz's Fanon biography on Friday @ 12:30pm!
Register via Remarque Institute at NYU

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Amazing Arab commentator.

Bye Bye Samurai ☠️☠️☠️

New Episode | U.S. Foreign Policy in the Shadow of the 2024 Elections with Colin Kahl

On Ripple Effect, Stephen Pomper and @mwhanna1are joined by Colin Kahl to assess whether the recent thaw between the U.S. and China could last 🇺🇸🇨🇳.
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This is a good thread summarising today's events. As I understand it, the loophole Stan mentions essentially rests on this: the body PiS created and empowered to appoint and dismiss the boards of public media (RMN) was found to be unconstitutional, usurping as it did the

Loving The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak. A spy who wears Talbots. Nice touch.

“If our ships see something is coming near them or toward them, they are going to assess it as a threat and shoot it down,” said one DOD official.

Good time to refresh everyone's memories on the USS Vincennes and Iran Air Flight 655.