
Robin Wright
@wrightr
New Yorker Writer, Author of Rock the Casbah & 7 others on Mideast; joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson Center; ex-Washington Post
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http://robinwrightblog.blogspot.com/ 23-07-2008 00:50:55
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Join me to talk about #Iran after death of President #Raisi. What happens next? The stakes are more than just who will be the new president. The country is at a tipping point politically, economically and militarily. Join me on Foreign Policy Tuesday at 11 here:

[READ] Wilson Center experts and fellows, including James F. Jeffrey, Haleh Esfandiari, Robin Wright, David Hale, Joe Macaron, PhD, and Dr. Jamal Nusseibeh react to the assassination of Hamas Leader Ismael Haniyeh. Full article⤵️ buff.ly/3LLj2HI




As you watch Ukraine compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics remember nearly 500 Ukrainian athletes and trainers have been killed in Russia’s ongoing invasion. I spoke with Ukraine’s sports minister about how that weighs on the athletes and how they keep fighting.




I spent several hours interviewing #Nasrallah for one of my books. I've been in the buildings struck in the Israeli attack during years living in #Beirut. My piece for The The New Yorker on what the #Hezbollah leader's death means for #Mideast, #Israel, #Iran, & the US.



My piece in The New Yorker on the scramble in the #MiddleEast -- after #Assad -- from recent reporting in the region. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…


My @newyorker piece on Trump's combative pursuits at The Panama Canal. Odd obsession since Panama has been a democracy & strategic ally since 1989. I crossed the canal last month to see for myself. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

"Torture and Tres Leches in Iran's most notorious prison." My piece in thenewyorker about a haunting new book by a female dissident snuck out in scraps from inside Evin Prison in #Iran. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

"What is Israel's Endgame in Iran?" My The New Yorker piece on the challenges for all parties to achieve conclusive & enduring results in the escalating war--or subsequent diplomacy. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…