This comes one day after a Tunisian court sentenced Abir Moussi to another two years in prison for criticizing the electoral commission. Not a great look for the US... reuters.com/world/africa/t…

"..keep the military out of politics.. Nothing would be more harmful to.. our military and to the relationship we enjoy with American people than the implication that we are merely one more politicized actor in the partisan struggle." Gen (R) Dempsey warontherocks.com/2025/06/a-sold…

What are the implications of Israel's strike on Iran for the region and beyond? Several Brookings Foreign Policy experts weigh in. brookings.edu/articles/israe…

Israel strikes Iran. What happens next? Brookings Foreign Policy experts weigh in here: brookings.edu/articles/israe… asli aydintasbas Vanda Felbab-Brown Samantha Gross Steven Heydemann Sharan Grewal Mara Karlin Itamar Rabinovich @yunsun

“Is the nation that God was referring to in Genesis the same as the country run by Benjamin Netanyahu right now?” Hearing Republicans’ unblinking support for Israel interrogated from within the right itself is incredible. Israel should get used to this, given US opinion trends.

#Tunisie : 22 ans de prison contre Moncef Marzouki Imed Daïmi et Abderrazak Kilani webdo.tn/fr/actualite/n…

Schedules talks for Sunday: jk, bombs Iran Gives Iran two weeks: jk, bombs Iran Why would Iran trust any offer to negotiate now?

Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17

📢 New Book! I’m so happy to share that “Crowded Out” – my new book coauthored with Jennifer Hadden (@WatsonInstitute Brown University) – is now out with Cambridge University Press. Here’s why we hope you’ll want to read it. 🧵 1/

The end of DRL. "All but two of the [391] programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would be cut, affecting nearly $1.3bn in grants." theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

POMEPS Call for Papers: Syria after Assad Workshop. We seek papers on topics related to understanding Syria today that will be discussed at a virtual workshop on Sept. 19th. The deadline to apply is July 21st. For more info on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-paper…

We are witnessing with despair the iniquitous use of hunger as a weapon of war. Burning crops, stealing livestock, and blocking aid are tactics increasingly used by armed militias. As civilians languish in misery, political elites grow fat with impunity. It is time to sanction

What are the global implications of the US strikes on Iran? Brookings experts break down what the operation means for the region and the world: brook.gs/45RdzKK

I told Brookings Foreign Policy that the US strikes on Iran have made a nuclear deal less likely, by 1) undermining Iran's trust in the US to negotiate in good faith and 2) reinforcing their perception that a nuclear weapon is the only way to recreate deterrence. brookings.edu/articles/the-g…

Trump threatens Tunisia with 25% tariff to start August 1 Source: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…

"U.S. strikes on Iran have made a deal less likely", says SPA's Sharan Grewal. Read his analysis here: brookings.edu/articles/the-g… #SPAintheNews

Once a beacon of hope, Tunisia's civil society struggles to survive reuters.com/world/africa/o… #Tunisia #Tunisie #تونس

Fidèle à son engagement historique pour une paix juste et durable au Proche-Orient, j’ai décidé que la France reconnaîtra l’État de Palestine. J’en ferai l’annonce solennelle à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, au mois de septembre prochain.

For the first time ever, the majority of Democrats in the Senate voted to block an arms sale to Israel.

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