Great resource for people on the market this year!

Check out the latest in-depth expertise from @sara_harmouch about #AlQaeda media and resolve

*Exciting job news*: I am heading to Lexington to be the next Director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. pattersonschool.uky.edu

In Financial Times today: "Current and former security officials say there are signs of growing confidence among Isis and al-Qaeda because the perceived focus of western security services may have shifted." ft.com/content/c11223…

Incredibly brave - we all need to normalize mental health like this👇

Exclusive: Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system. Sources expect the imminent delivery of hundreds of the weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine reut.rs/3WEcqjl

'A clear-eyed assessment of what the IRGC’s leaders genuinely fear and what they are willing to live with can illuminate pathways to a reduction in tensions,' write Jon B. Alterman (CSIS Middle East) & Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل via Foreign Affairs. foreignaffairs.com/iran/indomitab…

Excellent piece by @nakissapjahan on what will be an increasing issue from Iran (and a lot of other bad actors).

💥 #ICYMI: Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah, Hamas & Houthis cripple Iran's proxy network, hitting key leaders & operations. Tehran faces a tough choice: risk war or lose influence. Can Iran recover, or is its regional grip slipping? 🤔 #Israel #Iran #IWI irregularwarfare.org/articles/decap…

For those looking for some great analysis/background of Hayat Tahrir al Sham #HTS in #Syria ⁦Dareen Khalifa⁩ wrote an excellent chapter “Idlib and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Conundrum in Syria” in our recent book “The Rule is for None but Allah”. hurstpublishers.com/book/the-rule-…

For the background of #Iran-#Russia cooperation/competition in #Syria, I have a chapter in this recently published edited volume by Abdolrasool Divsallar that discusses the evolution of their ties since the outbreak of the Syrian uprising in 2011 👇

Dagger with Sheath, Iranian, 18th–19th century | Met Museum

🧵One of the most frequent questions non-Iranians ask me is: "Do Iranians actually hate the Islamic Regime and want to overthrow them? How do we know Iranians reject the Islamic Regime?" Buckle up... You're about to get a rare glimpse into Iranian X that will make you go 🤯🤯

Sign up for Dr. Amira Jadoon ***امیرہ جدون’s new newsletter The Durand Dispatch about all things #AfPak security.