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Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow in Middle East Programs and Director, Future of DHS Project. Former State Department Senior Advisor, former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy. Reposts do not imply endorsement.
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President Trump's lifting of sanctions on Syria was the logical next step after some important moves by both Syria and regional powers. Read why in this piece in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune. jstribune.com/warrick-sayi...

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On the Al-Araby News Channel tonight talking about the Trump-Putin phone call. Despite upbeat public statements by both sides, there was no breakthrough. Trump is going to have get tougher with Putin before Trump will get the ceasefire-in-place that he wants.

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On Al-Jazeera May 19 on Axios’s report that US VP JD Vance decided not to go to Israel because the increased Israeli offensive was not what Pres. Trump wanted, as Steve Witkoff had said: further releases of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and more humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.

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1/8 This is a bigger deal than it might seem. It’s good news for both Syria and the West. Let me explain why. Most large, developed countries print their own currency. Smaller countries like Syria have to rely on larger countries for help. www.reuters.com/markets/curr...

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Florida and Texas may be good at immediate post-disaster response, but they rely heavily on FEMA money to recover. What happens to the people there if much of this money goes away, as FEMA's new leaders are saying?

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This requires a moment of your attention: Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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This is concerning. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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This is also a very bad idea. alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/07/t...

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This is not a good thing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...

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Have they thought this through? www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/m... Movies are one of the United States' leading exports. The retaliatory tariffs this will likely produce will hurt Hollywood more than help it.

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Have they thought this through? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... How many $5 million "gold card" visas will Trump admin sell to wealthy foreigners if someone could get thrown out of the United States for jaywalking? Will they get their $5 million back??

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On April 28, the White House and DHS announced the FEMA Review Council “charged with streamlining operations and ensuring FEMA delivers rapid, efficient, and mission-focused relief to Americans in need.” www.fox13news.com/news/mayor-c...

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Eliminating USSC, the position that coordinates security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, would be bad for Israel, bad for the Palestinians and bad for the United States. www.axios.com/2025/04/29/s...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

The Daily Show just went out for about 12 minutes. @thedailyshow.com So many conspiracy theories, so little time!

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On Al-Ghad al-Arabi (Cairo) this morning on US-Iran nuclear talks. President Trump is serious about wanting a negotiated deal, but he is also serious that if the talks are not successful, he reserves the right to use military force. The talks will be both technical and difficult.

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It appears that Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara'a is ready to start discussions to join the Abraham Accords: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

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On Al-Jazeera today discussing the upcoming Iran nuclear talks and President Trump’s statement today expressing his determination that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

On Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya, and BBC Arabic talking about various aspects of the Iran nuclear negotiations. President Trump is serious, both that he is open to a deal and that the United States will prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons, by force if necessary.

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On Al-Hurra TV today explaining to Arabic-speaking viewers that the United States has long been concerned about China’s “gray-zone warfare” against the United States, Taiwan, and other countries.

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This is one of the most cringe-worthy moments in government: the Secretary of Education talking about "A1" in schools when she's clearly referring to artificial intelligence (AI). I had to fact-check this to make sure it wasn't generated by A1. www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...

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This is absolutely the best tariffs meme so far. Kudos to DemonFlyingFox for producing it. This deserves to go viral on bluesky. @maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @jenpsaki.msnbc.com -- This is worth showing!

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The meme warriors are having a field day with this one over on X (née Twitter): ICE does go after people, money and products that try to enter illegally. But—"ideas”?? ICE does protect American intellectual property, but they could have found a less Orwellian word than “ideas.”

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On Al-Arabiya discussing yesterday's visit of Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to Washington, in advance of Pres. Trump’s upcoming visit. To achieve a lasting settlement of the Israel-Hamas war, the US and Saudi Arabia will have to agree to get more involved in building what will replace Hamas.

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On Ash-Sharq/Bloomberg today, explaining the Trump administration's skepticism that the new Syrian government will move away from its HTS roots. The recent decision to downgrade Syria’s UN mission was a signal that Damascus needs to engage more closely with the Trump administration.

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On the Al-Araby News Channel on Monday talking about Lebanon. If Hezbollah can launch attacks when it wants on Israel, the Lebanese state is not sovereign in its own territory. Lebanon could be free from Israeli attacks, as Jordan and Egypt are, but Lebanon must have control over weapons in Lebanon.

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On Al-Jazeera Sunday talking about today’s meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. While Iran and tariffs are on the agenda, so too is getting more progress on the question of who will govern Gaza when the shooting stops.

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On Al-Jazeera tonight talking about the Iran nuclear talks with Dr. Fouad Izadi of the University of Tehran. (He studied at Louisiana State University, my mother's alma mater, and at USC.)

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On Al-Ghad al-Arabi (Cairo) with Dr. Abbas Khameh Yar from Tehran talking about the Iranian nuclear negotiations. I made the point that if Iran would stop threatening Israel, the need for Israel to consider strikes against Iran would recede.

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