زَيْنَبُ Zeineb
@zeineb1.bsky.social
An academic focusing on: Ps & IR, security & strategic studies, international conflicts.
It always go through many « no » before one « yes »
It always go through many « no » before one « yes »
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My nominee for understatement of the year:
It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My nominee for understatement of the year:
It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
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The NYT won’t acknowledge what the Trump regime is doing and describe it in plain English until government thugs arrive at their front door to shut them down. By then it will be too late.
Pour one out for the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social. Satire is dead in a world where the real "reporting" looks like this
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The NYT won’t acknowledge what the Trump regime is doing and describe it in plain English until government thugs arrive at their front door to shut them down. By then it will be too late.
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"When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy." A thought from months ago seems even more relevant today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy." A thought from months ago seems even more relevant today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Gee, turns out shamelessly flattering and appeasing our would-be dictator doesn't get you any sort of lasting cooperation from him. Who would have thought? (Answer: anyone who ever did business with him, married him, etc.). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech
Levies and restrictions could hit UK’s digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Gee, turns out shamelessly flattering and appeasing our would-be dictator doesn't get you any sort of lasting cooperation from him. Who would have thought? (Answer: anyone who ever did business with him, married him, etc.). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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new post: open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
The Two Mearsheimers
the best argument against his Russia theory is in his own work
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
new post: open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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US threats over EU digital policy clarifies. This isn’t about a deal or negotiations but a broadside against European national security/democracy. Peace through regulation is not enough. Europe must diversify/innovate.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
August 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
US threats over EU digital policy clarifies. This isn’t about a deal or negotiations but a broadside against European national security/democracy. Peace through regulation is not enough. Europe must diversify/innovate.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
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Read this great new piece on China in International Security! direct.mit.edu/isec/article... @daveckang.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social
What Does China Want?
Abstract. The conventional wisdom is that China is a rising hegemon eager to replace the United States, dominate international institutions, and re-create the liberal international order in its own im...
direct.mit.edu
August 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Read this great new piece on China in International Security! direct.mit.edu/isec/article... @daveckang.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social
@ruth_deyermond:
"If the Alaska summit achieves nothing else, it should make the end of US global dominance and the end of the post-1945 Western alliance harder to ignore. Europe needs to take action to secure itself, including Ukraine.
ukandeu.ac.uk/what-the-tru...
"If the Alaska summit achieves nothing else, it should make the end of US global dominance and the end of the post-1945 Western alliance harder to ignore. Europe needs to take action to secure itself, including Ukraine.
ukandeu.ac.uk/what-the-tru...
What the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska reveals about US foreign policy - UK in a changing Europe
Ruth Deyermond reflects on the recent summit held in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin about the Russo-Ukraine war and the subsequent diplomatic efforts from European leaders. She argues ...
ukandeu.ac.uk
August 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@ruth_deyermond:
"If the Alaska summit achieves nothing else, it should make the end of US global dominance and the end of the post-1945 Western alliance harder to ignore. Europe needs to take action to secure itself, including Ukraine.
ukandeu.ac.uk/what-the-tru...
"If the Alaska summit achieves nothing else, it should make the end of US global dominance and the end of the post-1945 Western alliance harder to ignore. Europe needs to take action to secure itself, including Ukraine.
ukandeu.ac.uk/what-the-tru...
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Did someone say balance of threat theory? “What we have in common right now is a nefarious neighbor.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
Facing Trump’s Threats, Mexico and Canada Draw Closer. Will It Last?
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Did someone say balance of threat theory? “What we have in common right now is a nefarious neighbor.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...