Sanctions eased, Trump meets Sharaa

Scholar power: 53.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alan Sked	54%	11	53.7%

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60.0%

3.3 h

0

53.7%

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0.288

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Reposted by Ronald Beiner

21%

Scholar power: 21.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ronald Beiner	45%	22	21.1%

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Scholar power

47.0%

12.6 h

2495

21.1%

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0.227

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by Marc Lynch

76%

Scholar power: 76.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	52%	24	76.4%

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47.0%

9.7 h

6

76.4%

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0.152

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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

Sharaa shoots his shot - my new piece on Trump’s attempt to lock Syria into the US regional order as an autocratic partner against Iran, and how Syrian domestic challenges and Israel could blow it up.

abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/sharaa-shoot...

Sharaa shoots his shot

Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's...

abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io

November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM

by Randa Slim

38%

Scholar power: 38.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Randa Slim	52%	6	38.2%

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48.0%

3.3 h

1

38.2%

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0.105

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Reposted by Trita Parsi

15%

Scholar power: 15.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	58%	7	15.3%

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63.0%

9.0 h

12

15.3%

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0.098

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by Shibley Telhami

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	53%	13	57.3%

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Scholar power

46.0%

10.1 h

2

57.3%

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0.051

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Whether one thinks this remarkable shift is good or bad, it's hard to imagine it happening on the watch of any president other than the exceptionally mercurial one we have.

Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 10h

"Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's president – triumphantly visiting the White House."
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/sharaa-shoot...

Sharaa shoots his shot

Crazy things happen in world politics all the time, yes, but there really aren't many scenes as surreal as Ahmed Sharaa – not so long ago a leading jihadist insurgent in Iraq and Syria and now Syria's...

abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io

November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM

Reposted by Mohammad Marandi

5%

Scholar power: 5.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mohammad Marandi	24%	6	5.9%

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46.0%

12.6 h

1057

5.9%

Ranking score

0.044

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Reposted by Ronald Beiner

21%

Scholar power: 21.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ronald Beiner	45%	22	21.1%

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Scholar power

48.0%

12.5 h

5

21.1%

Ranking score

0.03

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by Shibley Telhami

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	53%	13	57.3%

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Scholar power

45.0%

10.3 h

1

57.3%

Ranking score

0.048

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Reposted by Randa Slim

12%

Scholar power: 12.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 67%, Law 22%, History 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Randa Slim	52%	6	12.7%

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Scholar power

46.0%

13.0 h

35

12.7%

Ranking score

0.029

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