How much influence do clans and their leadership still have in Gaza and the West Bank? ow.ly/PGS330sCH9k

'Ellen, a longstanding lecturer in Middle East politics at a prestigious university in southern England, was among university professors who reported that attendance in their classes had nosedived this academic year'.🙄 theguardian.com/education/arti…

Excellent report by GOUJA AHMED on the situation in El Fasher thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-…

Two murderous dictators: the master and his vassal Such a fascinating and important picture. Unremarked by world media, the summit this week of the Iranian tyrant, in power since 1989, and his Syrian client, whose family have been in power since 1969 and who inherited his

Washington should recognize that its African counterparts would rather be dealt with on terms of equality and respect, rather than as pawns in a geopolitical contest. ow.ly/Ms0o50S6IHg

Horrendous images from Gezira. At this point, it seems that the RSF doesn't even seek to secure any political position, just to massacre communities across the country: tinyurl.com/2c4cehuc

Michael P. Brill (Michael Brill) discusses Steve Coll’s “The Achilles Trap,” and how the digitization and publication of Saddam-era Iraqi records provide an opportunity to bolster U.S. national security. ow.ly/2UPq30sE9mX

It's wonderful to see our edited book in print. Pleasure to work with you, Ethnopolitics! IMEIS-DU SGIA Durham Élise Féron

Oh my, since Kissinger's departure, there haven't been so many people counting the minutes for an old Jew to pass away. Too many spoilers for Chomsky obituaries.

The new issue of the Kurdish Studies Journal is out! Kurdish_Studies_Journal 📖📔 Coming to you with articles by Sabri Ateş, S. Mofidi, Juan Carlos Castillo Quiñones, and an interview with Omar Sheikhmous by Farangis Ghaderi brill.com/view/journals/…

I don’t want to explain anymore, for instance, the symbolism of this photo that was taken today, or explain what happened in Kurdish villages last night. The Kurdish issue is international, ecological, political and still treated with large indifference.

A beautiful exhibition at Durham University of Jewish Kurdish life in Israel. It's amazing to learn how Kurdish Jews have preserved traditions from their old homeland in the new one. Hopefully, this will indeed serve as a bridge between the two.

Delighted to announce my new role in PAIS Warwick working with the research powerhouse Neophytos Loizides & other fab colleagues including Allison McCulloch on ORA7 funded project INCLUSIVEPEACE We’ve just got our X account going so pretty please give us a follow at InclusivePeace_ORA

Crime is rife in Gaza: tinyurl.com/y6by7m9j. Some of it is associated with Hamas, but clans also play a part in this rise. This goes back to my earlier analysis about the inevitability of clan presence in post-war Gaza: tinyurl.com/ja97b8tk

This sharp contextual analysis from Amwaj.media explains the build-up to the currently fragile state of the 'truce' (hiatus in attacks) between Iraqi 'resistance' factions and the #US-led coalition. A recommended read. #Iraq #Lebanon #Gaza amwaj.media/media-monitor/…

Our special issue in the Middle East Journal on Iraq since the US invasion is out: muse.jhu.edu/issue/52758 .

Dear colleagues, I'm on the hunt for [full-time] #research opportunities (NGOs/political risk/think-tanks). Looking for a dedicated researcher? DM me, please 💁🏻‍♂️ Also: bit.ly/3LiFMi0

I am pleased to share my latest article, titled 'Client agency in a multiple patron setting: the case of Iraqi Kurdistan,' which has been published in Territory, Politics, Governance. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…