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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 19h

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Return to Makdisi Street w/ Samir Makdisi

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 24d

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POMEPS Studies 56: Regional Order Making after October 7 - Project on Middle East Political Science

In December 2024, we convened a workshop at the Robert Schuman Center of the European University Institute in partnership with POMEPS and SEPAD to discuss regional changes and their meaning for our bo...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 24d

Draws on my chapters in edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-order-a...

Order and Region Making in the Middle East

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 25d

Giving a talk at Boston University this Thursday’s: American Illusions of Regional Order & the Emergence of Turbulence in MENA For details, see: www.eventbrite.com/e/american-i...

American Illusions of Regional Order & the Emergence of Turbulence in MENA

Join us for a talk with Waleed Hazbun (University of Alabama).

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 28d

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Call for papers: The end of the liberal international order? Kiato, Greece, April 24-25, 2026.

Extended deadline for submitting proposals – Τακτικό Συνέδριο ΠΕΔιΣ – PSIR Conference

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rethinking IR Conference, June 13-14, 2026 at University of the Peloponnese, Greece. The deadline for abstract submission is 5 October 2025.

Rethinking International Relations in Times of Global Transformation | H-Net

Rethinking International Relations in Times of Global TransformationInternational ConferenceDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, Greece

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

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The Spiral of Militarization in US Policy Towards the Middle East – PRISME

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

La spirale de militarisation de la politique des États-Unis vis-à-vis du Moyen-Orient. A French translation of a memo for the @prismeorg.bsky.social project directed by @esoubrier.bsky.social shs.cairn.info/revue-conflu...

La spirale de militarisation de la politique des États-Unis vis-à-vis du Moyen-Orient

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · May 10

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 27

The ghost of James Baldwin?

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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Aug 25

What it’s like to be a Middle East Studies Professor in fall 2025 - my new post surveys the field, and my colleagues.

Basically it sucks and it’s getting worse. But we haven’t given up.

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What it's like to be a Middle East Studies professor in 2025

Basically, it sucks. Last week, Tuft's Dan Drezner and my GW colleague Dave Karpf published really good pieces on what it's like to be, respectively, a dean of international affairs and a professor o...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 4

Outside my basement office window. There is another with an amazing web pattern in front of living room.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 4

Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

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Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

Lebanon has lost one of its most beloved artists, the playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Regional Order Making After October 7

A fascinating new collection of essays building on our recent book has never been more timely Note: I've been sick the last few days and have fallen behind on posting. I'll be making up for that, I'm...

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POMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 56: Regional Order Making after October 7. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 56: Regional Order Making after October 7 - Project on Middle East Political Science

In December 2024, we convened a workshop at the Robert Schuman Center of the European University Institute in partnership with POMEPS and SEPAD to discuss these regional changes and their meaning for ...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 26

As we enter another peak season, re-posting this essay.. “Tourism Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Overtourism, Geopolitical Conflicts and Sustainability”https://www.iemed.org/publication/tourism-challenges-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-overtourism-geopolitical-conflicts-and-sustainability/

Tourism Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Overtourism, Geopolitical Conflicts and Sustainability

The “overtourism” is leading to changes in the tourism experience, while making domestic access to tourism more difficult. It also highlights the drawbacks for all states, even when successful, of pro...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Aeromobilities

Tourism and aeromobility are such bedfellows for international travel - as well as in dominant representations which naturalises their very uneven relationship - it might seem strange to separate...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 17

See also: The end of the liberal international order?
Sikyon Municipality, Greece. April 24-25, 2026 econtent.pedis.uop.gr/conference/?...

Extended deadline for submitting proposals – Τακτικό Συνέδριο ΠΕΔιΣ – PSIR Conference

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετά τα ΜcDonald’s και άλλη αλυσίδα εστίασης «κοιτά» την Αριστοτέλους - Γιατί ανοίγει η όρεξη αμερικανικών κολοσσών για την πόλη

Ούριος Βαρδάρης τραβά brands παγκόσμιας κλάσης – Η εξωστρέφεια της Θεσσαλονίκης, ο τουρισμός και οι ελπιδοφόρες προοπτικές ανάπτυξης «γοητεύουν» επενδυτικά κεφάλαια

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Annia Zombiezadlo 🧟‍♀️ @anniaciezadlo.com · Jul 8

I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's campaign used the oldest & most powerful form of political propaganda. And no, it's not vertical videos

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The Secret Ingredient to Zohran Mamdani’s Success

The way to New York voters’ hearts is through their stomachs.

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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks @hurstpublishers.bsky.social for letting me add an afterword for my book to take into account the 12 days of open Israel-Iran war and the underwhelming US bombing of Fordo, and the ongoing moral atrocity inflicted on Gaza, but god it’s all so grim.

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America's Middle East | Hurst Publishers

From the Gulf War to Gaza, a compelling critique of how and why Washington ensnared itself so destructively in the Middle East.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 1

Ahh, thank you.

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