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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

A thread with some key points from my new article in the @TWQgw on the US role in a post-American Middle East. 1/13

America's Role in a Post-American Middle East

Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 45, No. 1, 2022)

www.tandfonline.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

10 months

There are many specific claims in this piece that if confirmed would be alarming. Important to scrutinize carefully because the implications would likely be a direct Israel-Iran war if not region-wide war, possibly sweeping in US.

The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ

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Breaking: Iran helped plan Hamas’s attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting last Monday

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

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Biden’s decision to visit Riyadh later this month, if reports are correct, is a trip that should never have been planned. My new piece in @ForeignAffairs explains why. Key points in this 🧵 /1

Bowing to the Prince

Why it's a mistake for Biden to visit Saudi Arabia.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Transnational protest solidarity: Chinese protesters chanting 'we stand with the women of Iran'.

Frida Ghitis

@FridaGhitis

2 years

Protesters in China now calling for democracy. "We don't want a dictatorship. We want democracy. We don't want a leader. We want voting. We stand with the people of Xinjiang. We stand with the women of Iran.”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

As the years pass we should never forget this horrific crime.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Some personal news. After 8 years as director of RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy I'll be stepping down to focus on research and later this fall a fellowship at @TheWilsonCenter . CMEPP will be in great hands with the excellent @RobinsonL100 . 1/2

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@lrozen @Susan_Hennessey This is serious but if reports are accurate he won’t step down easily. He just met with Saudi crown prince this week on his ME ‘peace tour.’

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

We're moving to the worst of all worlds outcome: escalation that risks conflict, Iran scaling back on JCPOA commitments, and the US going at all this alone with no clear strategic objective. All predictable fallout from unilateral withdrawal decision.

Edward Wong

@ewong

5 years

Trump officials are having a hard time persuading allies there is a new threat with Iran. British general contradicted US on Iran today. And Iraqi officials are skeptical, though State Dept. is about to evacuate some diplomats from Iraq. w/ @helenecooper

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

UAE normalization with Assad was well underway since ABZ (Emirati FM) visit to Damascus in Nov. 2021. But for the UAE to host this close Putin ally in the midst of the Ukraine war where Russia is repeating its brutal Syria playbook is quite a message.

Dubai Media Office

@DXBMediaOffice

2 years

. @HHShkMohd receives Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in #Dubai . #UAE

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

One year after US left an int’l arms control agreement that Iran was complying with, we’re back to talking about possibility of war and Iran going back to worrying nuclear activities. By what metric can we call this success?

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Nearly a year ago the Trump administration authorized the killing of IRGC head Soleimani to ‘restore deterrence.’ And yet here we are again. We need smarter policies to get out of this dangerous escalatory cycle with Iran.

Jackson Diehl

@JacksonDiehl

4 years

Bracing for a possible Iranian-linked attack, U.S. officials warn ‘the threat streams are very real’

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

Why is the President’s daughter giving a readout of the G20 bilats and not the Sect of State? What message does this send the world?

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Covering Twitter under Musk is like covering an authoritarian regime—get too critical and you’re censored/kicked out.

Tim Onion

@oneunderscore__

2 years

Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell . Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

@KatyTurNBC @ilangoldenberg @sloan_kettering Similar scene in Oakland, CA yesterday. Inspiring.

Danielle Kaye

@danielledkaye

4 years

Outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland, medical workers are cheering on #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd protesters and vice versa

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Also on Saudi: "we're going to recalibrate our relationship"

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

This is significant. Publicly pointing finger at Israel increases pressure for retaliation. Next couple months could be very dangerous.

Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي

@NTarnopolsky

4 years

Iran's FM Zarif blames Israel for assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

7 months

Not exactly the 'day after' plans the US and Arab partners have in mind. Another reminder that in the midst of this horrific war we are dealing with the most extreme government in Israel's history.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

7 months

12 Israeli ministers (including from Netanyahu's Likud party) participated at a conference today about rebuilding Isrseli settlements in Gaza & encouraging displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Ministers Ben Gvir, Smotrich and several others from Likud gave supportive speeches

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@AaronMagid @StateDept Wow, this is not trivial. There does not appear to be anywhere on the site to find information about US relations with Palestinians. This type of denial is wrong and short-sighted.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

7 years

If you're trying to understand the rift in the #GCC with #Qatar , check out our report on intra-GCC dynamics:

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Most analysts did not think the US- Iran escalation was over. But can we risk renewed conflict in the midst of a pandemic? The dangers were already alarming before this health crisis. De-escalation needed more than ever.

Jennifer Griffin

@JenGriffinFNC

4 years

2 Americans and 1 Brit were killed when 15 Katyusha rockets landed at Taji Base in Iraq at about 7:52 pm local time today. "ISIS doesn't have this capability," I am told by a US military source. The US military is still treating the wounded right now, which number more than 11.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Wow. This is leadership.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

@SecDef

4 years

Today, I met with senior leaders to discuss extremism in the military. As a first step, I'm ordering a stand down to occur over the next 60 days so each service, each command and each unit can have a deeper conversation about this issue. It comes down to leadership. Everyone’s.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

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4 years

A thread here with some thoughts on the explosions in #Iran in the past week or so, keeping in mind that reporting from within Iran is not terribly reliable. I elaborate in this podcast. 1/15

Israel-Iran: Escalation and Confrontation

RAND Corporation Center for Middle East Policy Director Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss recent incidents in Iran and their potential implications in the broader context of...

israelpolicyforum.org

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

We so need this. It costs $25 for just 2 rapid tests at your local CVS, assuming you can find them. Anything in the works to provide free home testing in US? @DrLeanaWen

LuckyCat

@CristinaLete

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@mehdirhasan In the UK, there's free at home rapid testing. You can order one pack per day. A pack contains 7 tests. All free. US should have this.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

1 year

My latest in @ForeignAffairs 👇

Foreign Affairs

@ForeignAffairs

1 year

“The notion that an Israeli-Saudi deal could substantially change the Middle East reveals that the Biden administration is working off an outdated playbook in which grand, splashy accords and televised handshakes shift the region for good.”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Grave mistake to go to Riyadh for this meeting. Not likely to get lasting gains while incurring risks and undermining values.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@Mikeknightsiraq @ilangoldenberg It's possible to be outraged that a US president would tweet a threat that constitutes a war crime and still recognize the threat is not likely real.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

@jsrailton Unfortunately a good amount of the disinformation is coming from within the US itself.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

The issue isn't that the US is leaving the Middle East, but that it's staying in all the wrong ways. My latest for @ForeignAffairs

America Is Not Withdrawing From the Middle East

Washington needs a new strategy but not an exit strategy.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Happy to join ⁦⁦⁦ @BurkleCenter ⁩ as a senior fellow on this gorgeous LA day.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Let’s hear from them all. Now. This is a serious moment for America.

Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸

@MaxBoot

4 years

Rick Santorum: “No Republican elected official will stand behind that statement.”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Reports of another incident at Natanz targeting Iran's nuclear program has inevitably led to speculation of Israeli involvement. A few thoughts.

Gili Cohen

@gilicohen10

3 years

Intelligence sources tell me: Israel is behind the activity in Natanz. This is an Israeli cyber operation in which the Mossad was involved. The damage to the Natanz facility is greater than reported in Iran

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Hopefully this visit can help save lives. But what could Bennett give that would turn Putin around? And what is he asking for? Timing with JCPOA endgame is interesting.

Haaretz.com

@haaretzcom

2 years

UPDATE: Putin and Bennett's meeting is still ongoing, more than two and a half hours in. The Israeli PM violated Shabbat to fly to Moscow, accompanied by Ukrainian-born minister, PM's Office says

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Another stark example of why the Ukraine war has become a global crisis not just a European crisis.

Cindy McCain

@WFPChief

2 years

CRITICAL: Food needs to move in and out of #Ukraine . Ports MUST reopen. Millions if not billions of lives are at stake and we are running out of time — the world demands it.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Does the #IsraelUAE deal, even if it leads to robust bilateral ties, change any fundamental regional alignment, global power engagement or political dynamics not already in place? My answer is no, this is not a strategic game changer:

Why Israel-UAE deal doesn't merit the hype

While many in the United States and Israel have celebrated the deal as a geopolitical "earthquake," it's unlikely to lead to transformational change.

www.al-monitor.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

1 year

💯. @BarakRavid clearly explains why what's happening in Israel directly impacts the region and US interests. The dramatic events in Israel are not just a domestic issue.

Katy Tur Reports

@KatyOnMSNBC

1 year

"This is part of the grand scheme of things, it's not just about Israel" @BarakRavid talks to @yasminv about the geopolitical implications of the Knesset passing controversial new judicial laws in Israel.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

We urgently need a 3rd party (France, Japan, others?) to mediate cease-fire b/t US and Iran before this escalates further.

Richard N. Haass

@RichardHaass

5 years

Iranian missile launches, reports of planes taking off, presidential address to the nation-in literally hours we have moved from what was a crisis to what seems like war. The clear inability of either the US or Iran to read the other accurately augers badly for crisis management.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

10 months

Some good news in the midst of so much devastation. Hopefully this will provide momentum for deals to free the others

Nick Schifrin

@nickschifrin

10 months

Israeli officials now confirming Americans Judith and Natalie Raanan have been released by Hamas

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@thomasjuneau The fact we’re even talking about war now is crazy given we had Iran contained in a nuclear agreement the world supported, and with better leverage to work on other issues of concern through diplomacy.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Russia may invade Ukraine. China may invade Taiwan. The Iran nuclear deal is collapsing. The trend lines for global stability are not looking good. We need some new ideas to turn things around.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

The Biden administration is signaling that the #MiddleEast won't be a high priority. This is a good time to adjust how we do business in this region. Our new @RANDCorporation study on reimagining US strategy takes this on. Thread. @RobinsonL100 1/9

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

This was extremely awkward.

Ayman

@AymanM

5 years

JUST TO BE CLEAR: this is the Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump @IvankaTrump being interviewed at @dohaforum by US @statedeptspox Morgan Ortagus. No other government official attending this forum is being interviewed by a spokesman for that government.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

The #OPEC decision is unsurprising. My analysis of the summer #Saudi trip in @ForeignAffairs included this point, which unfortunately is playing out as expected.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

It’s not just the obvious compromise on principles and the message that autocrats can get away with murder. It’s that it’s unlikely Biden will get anything meaningful and lasting in return, making this a particularly bad deal. /2

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

Erratic decisionmaking, alienation of allies and unnecessary costs seem to be the trend in current US Mideast policy.

Dion Nissenbaum

@DionNissenbaum

5 years

Three weeks after Trump again ordered a withdrawal of all US forces from NE Syria, the US now plans to have basically the same number of troops it had in that area before the chaotic US withdrawal unfolded: via @EricSchmittNYT @helenecooper

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

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4 years

The idea that the UAE-Israel normalization deal would take annexation off the table for more than this election cycle was not terribly realistic.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Biden is bringing Jordan back to prominent position in US ME diplomacy after being sidelined by Trump.

Jacob Magid

@JacobMagid

3 years

Biden extends official invitation for Jordan's King Abdullah to visit White House on July 19. Abdullah will be 1st Mideast leader to visit Biden White House "It will be an opp to discuss many challenges facing Mideast & showcase Jordan leadership in promoting peace & stability"

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

PSA on a recent hacking attempt using a fake gmail account. Those working on Middle East issues may want to take note. Short 🧵

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Bahrain is likely up next for normalizing with Israel--being willing to host a 'peace' summit without Palestinians over a year ago is a pretty good clue.

وزارة الخارجية 🇧🇭

@bahdiplomatic

4 years

#Bahrain congratulates #UAE , commends suspension of Palestinian territories annexation as a step towards peace in the Middle East

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

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1 year

Sullivan is right that an Israel-Saudi deal would be a big deal if it really did all the big things it promises (including breakthroughs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict). But that's not what's in the cards @ForeignAffairs

The Case Against an Israeli-Saudi Deal

America shouldn’t push for a hollow accord.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@lrozen @NPRKelly Putting Ukraine aside, this is an alarming exchange between a US Secretary of State and a member of the press.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

"If the US fails to respond to attacks by Iranian-sponsored groups, Iranian terrorism will continue and very likely grow." --Willam J. Casey (1985 declassified CIA memo). We've been at this a long time...

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

10 months

Key point from @Cinzia_Bianco --Israel-Saudi deal was already facing challenges before this crisis. Yes, direct MBS-Raisi phone call is big deal but follows months of Saudi-Iran thawing, including FM visits.

Dr. Cinzia Bianco

@Cinzia_Bianco

10 months

#SaudiArabia ’s CP #MbS & #Iran President #Raisi have their first-ever phone call agreeing to stand by #Palestine and stop the attack on #Gaza . Fully as expected: the Saudi deal to normalize with #Israel , already difficult to happen in 2024, is delayed until further notice.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

President Biden has demonstrated an admirable gift for empathy. Why not show such empathy for the Abu Akleh family?

Becky Anderson

@BeckyCNN

2 years

"It's important for us to be able to sit with the president and to hear our demands, our concerns, and also for him to understand what Shireen meant not just for our family, but for millions of people who were watching her and were inspired by her." @LinaAbuAkleh on @POTUS visit

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

With all the focus on vote counting it just hit me that we may soon have the first female VP in US history!

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

This sober @TheEconomist piece is among the better overviews of the #IsraelUAEDeal and good corrective to the 'regional earthquake' take:

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

I'm seeing photos from Warsaw summit excited about Israelis sitting with Arabs. Take a look at photos from Madrid nearly 30 years ago and you'll see the same (with more heads of state). This is not progress:

The Warsaw Summit Is No Madrid

The peace process begun in Madrid nearly 30 years ago showed promise, but ultimately stalled, and will need rethinking to adapt to today's Middle East. The world could use a worthy successor. The...

www.rand.org

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Look forward to speaking with @FareedZakaria on GPS this morning on explosions in Iran.

Fareed Zakaria

@FareedZakaria

4 years

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET on @CNN : I’ll talk US–China tensions w/ Chinese Amb to the US @AmbCuiTiankai in an exclusive interview, the view on them from this side of the Pacific w/ @ABlinken , Iran’s mysterious explosions w/ @dassakaye & the social scars Covid-19 will leave w/ @BHL

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

@farnazfassihi @EricSchmittNYT Who briefed the senior US official? Or was this a point the US official made? In other words is the USG confirming Israeli training facilities in Erbil or is someone else asserting this?

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Good reminder that not all Israelis opposed the JCPOA. Even some who opposed did not think withdrawing was a good idea. Those voices were muted during Trump era but transition in Washington could change that.

Holly Dagres

@hdagres

4 years

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said he hopes that President-elect Joe Biden will have the “courage” to return to the nuclear deal with Iran and renegotiate “an even better agreement.”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Here we go again. And like before when Netanyahu lobbied against JCPOA, he offered no viable alternative. Leaving the deal, sabotage and max pressure has only accelerated Iran's program.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

4 years

BREAKING: Netanyahu in a message to the Biden administration: "We must not go back to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran"

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Unfortunately holding the JCPOA hostage to these regional issues is unrealistic and will likely lead to the worst of all worlds--an advancing Iranian nuclear program and more destabilizing regional actions as @JBWolfsthal and I argue

With Iran, First Prevent the Nukes

If Tehran gets the Bomb, every other regional problem immediately gets a lot harder.

www.defenseone.com

Joyce Karam

@Joyce_Karam

3 years

BIG: 140 US Congress Members Letter on #Iran to Blinken to include Ballistic Missile + Terror funding in any talks. Largest bipartisan consensus on Iran (70 D-70 R) since Biden took office:

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 months

"Among the mistakes the Biden administration has made with regard to this conflict, if anything they have been too supportive of the Netanyahu administration..." @djrothkopf latest worth a read.

David Rothkopf

@djrothkopf

3 months

Biden Has Not Turned His Back on Israel. But Netanyahu Has - Israel News -

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@dassakaye

4 years

The Iraq war, the Arab spring and maybe the JCPOA rise to the level of 'geopolitical earthquake'-- but #IsraelUAE ? What regional strategic trends does it fundamentally change?

Rob Eshman

@Foodaism

4 years

via @NYTOpinion

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6 years

This is pretty major. Being reported in multiple news outlets, not just WP. Boxes in administration options even more, esp when you add in bipartisan congressional concern over Saudi.

The Associated Press

@AP

6 years

BREAKING: Official says US intelligence has concluded Saudi crown prince ordered killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.

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4 years

No American can accept this answer as normal in a functioning democracy.

Manu Raju

@mkraju

4 years

Trump won’t say if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power. “We are going to have to see what happens.”

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4 years

And saying Netanyahu believes Iran is currently pursuing a covert program without noting this contradicts US and IAEA assessments fails to provide critical context.

Ann Curry

@AnnCurry

4 years

Appreciate you @SangerNYT , but WHOA. It’s not a verifiable fact that Iran has been pursuing “a nuclear weapon for the past two decades.” It is both DEBATED and DISPUTED. Therefore, you must ATTRIBUTE here. Otherwise, you are misleading the public, w/all due respect @nytimes

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@adamnagourney @awhawth Maybe CA would rather be a Korea than an Italy?

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@dassakaye

4 years

This is a very serious warning from Jordan's king. Hopefully Netanyahu and the Trump administration are listening.

Haaretz.com

@haaretzcom

4 years

Jordan's Abdullah warns of 'major clash' with Israel if annexation goes ahead

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1 year

Five years ago this week I wrote this—it wasn’t hard to predict the disastrous strategic consequences of Trump’s withdrawal from the #jcpoa

The Strategic Fallout of U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Deal

President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement. What will happen next? Friction between the United States and its European allies will likely increase, while Iran moves closer to China and...

www.rand.org

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@dassakaye

1 year

My latest on why a perfect storm is brewing on the Iran front @ForeignAffairs

Foreign Affairs

@ForeignAffairs

1 year

“The ground is shifting in Israel, Iran, and the United States, causing the risks of escalation to grow once again.”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Good questions for a congressional hearing asap.

Clint Watts

@selectedwisdom

4 years

Do we even know if they are law enforcement? This is a no-go in America. Who are these guys? report to? their authority to enforce anything is? what happens if they injure or kill someone? If I'm a citizen, am I required to do anything these people say?

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@dassakaye

4 years

A Lebanese-Israeli peace accord would constitute a genuine and dramatic regional strategic shift. But a maritime borders agreement, long discussed and certainly positive news if finalized, is not a peace agreement.

Haaretz.com

@haaretzcom

4 years

Economic despair, the Beirut blast and a general ambiance of normalization could push Lebanon to the unthinkable: peace with Israel | Miran Khwais | Opinion

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@dassakaye

4 years

Dank u wel Netherlands.

ian bremmer

@ianbremmer

4 years

Turnout for George Floyd protests in Amsterdam. Extraordinary.

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Strong message to US media on how to handle PM Netanyahu. How about a real @GMA interview with @StavShaffir ?

סתיו שפיר Stav Shaffir 🇮🇱

@StavShaffir

1 year

Dear American friends. Our Prime Minister has a tendency to lie in his interviews for International media, so I came to help with some facts. Please pass on to your friends - and come help us, Israelis who are fighting for democracy, save our country.

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@dassakaye

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I haven't read the op-ed that's being discussed all over this platform but all of the sudden my daughter says I deserve to be called a Dr., so that's something. #DrJillBiden

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Tomorrow is the last day of the Trump presidency. 🎉

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

Accountability is critical for functioning democracy. That's what we tell others around the world and it's what we must practice at home.

NPR

@NPR

2 years

JUST IN: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for testimony under oath and records. The subpoena requires Trump to appear for testimony on or about Nov. 14.

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@dassakaye

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This is worth watching. Jordan is among the closest US partners in the Middle East.

RHC

@RHCJO

10 months

كلمة جلالة الملك عبدالله الثاني في #قمة_القاهرة_للسلام التي تستضيفها جمهورية مصر العربية في إطار الجهود المبذولة لوقف الحرب على غزة #الأردن His Majesty King Abdullah II’s Speech at the #CairoSummitForPeace , held within the framework of efforts to stop the war on Gaza #Jordan

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

I argued this back in November but just as true today. Lifting the travel ban is one of the most obvious ways to help the Iranian people.

RAND

@RANDCorporation

5 years

"Beyond rhetorical support, there are a number of concrete steps the United States could take if concern for the Iranian people is a genuine priority, as it should be."

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Ditto on trying to contain Iran.

Michael McFaul

@McFaul

3 years

During the Cold War, US leaders believed that we needed all kinds of autocrats -- Mobutu, Pinochet, apartheid South Africa, generals, monarchies in the Middle East, Suharto etc -- to contain the USSR. We did not. In trying to containing China, let's not repeat this mistake again.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

The Middle East has experienced geopolitical 'earthquakes.' The #IsraelUAEDeal is not one of them. My take in @AlMonitor :

Why Israel-UAE deal doesn't merit the hype

While many in the United States and Israel have celebrated the deal as a geopolitical "earthquake," it's unlikely to lead to transformational change.

www.al-monitor.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

It’s one thing to object to a text, but refusing to engage with it, esp when introduced by a close US ally?

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

3 years

France circulated to UN security council members the draft resolution on Gaza ceasefire. The U.S. is still blocking it and refuses to engage on the text. Read it all here👇👇👇

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

@Joyce_Karam @lrozen This is a good way to handle false and polarizing tweets. Summarize the lies but avoid retweeting them to give them more legitimacy than they deserve.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

11 months

This smear piece against serious policy analysts who have over the years supported diplomacy is irresponsible.

Ishaan Tharoor

@ishaantharoor

11 months

Read this thread.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Happy new year in the Covid era to all who celebrate!

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

The best way to counter the cowardice of the big media companies is to watch this film.

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@dassakaye

2 years

My neighbor just brought me this. That’s what happens when you write a piece for your local paper ⁦ @latimes ⁩

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@dassakaye

3 years

My latest @monkeycageblog @washingtonpost on the recent #Natanz incident and why Israeli-Iranian escalation is likely to continue and put a JCPOA revival at risk:

Analysis | Will the attack on Iran’s nuclear research facility derail U.S. nuclear talks?

The Biden administration will find it difficult to contain Israel and Iran’s escalating tensions.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

We've got a new report coming out on Reimagining US Strategy in the Middle East on Feb. 23. Please join our @RANDCorporation panel discussion with commentary from Gen. Votel and @wrightr moderating.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

Looking at Biden's record in the Middle East (spoiler: human rights is not at the center) and current US-Iran/Israel-Iran dynamics, I argue that the US isn't leaving the region and is missing an opportunity to do things differently.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

6 years

My @RANDCorporation colleagues and I published a study on the regional consequences of the #IraqWar over 8 years ago and sadly our findings are still relevant:

The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War

The 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing conflict in that country fostered the rise of Iranian power in the region, but with more limitations than is commonly acknowledged. It also diminished local...

www.rand.org

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

The JCPOA did what covert action couldn’t—bought 10 years of restrictions on Iran’s centrifuge development and 15 years on its enrichment levels/stockpiles. With US withdrawal from JCPOA in May 2018, we’ve now lost that time and are going backwards. 11/15

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Critical point. Removing Trump isn't just about principle. It's also about security.

The Atlantic

@TheAtlantic

4 years

Removing Trump from office a week early would emphasize to his supporters that he is losing, @juliettekayyem writes: "Recruitment is easier for a winning team."

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

In my latest for @WPReview I argue that the US-Saudi spat is more than about oil--there's a deeper divide between the US and its Middle East partners about how they see the Ukraine war and its global stakes:

The U.S.-Saudi Spat Is Over More Than Just Oil Prices

The latest row between Washington and Riyadh over the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production is a dispute over way more than oil prices.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

2 years

A few people I follow with technical nuclear expertise if you're looking for informed info on Ukraine nuclear power plant situation @CherylRofer @james_acton32 @JBWolfsthal

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

4 years

Yes let's be realistic. This is about self-interest and currying favor in Washington. Certainly normal ties b/t Arab world and Israel are good but these deals are not about to usher in an era of peace or increase "tolerance" and "moderation" in the region.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

7 years

Fissures in the "Sunni alliance" emerge as expected

Alex Vatanka

@AlexVatanka

7 years

Emir of Qatar is after Trump: “There is no wisdom in harboring hostility towards Iran”

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

The notion that President Trump doesn’t want war with Iran rings hollow if this was a deliberate attack. Killing this target will likely be viewed as an act of war regardless.

Farnaz Fassihi

@farnazfassihi

5 years

BREAKING: Iran confirms Gen.Qasem Sulaimani was killed in Iraq tonight. Source: IRGC, Tasnim. "Gen. Sulamini joined his martyred friends," wrote IRGC military expert Hossein Dalirian. #Iraq

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

3 years

The assault on Saudi dissidents, online and physically, is ongoing. Recommend @TheDissidentMov to understand what’s happening now beyond the tragic Khashoggi killing.

Liz Sly

@LizSly

3 years

The disappearance in Canada of a Saudi dissident and his re-appearance in Saudi Arabia several weeks later have raised fears among his friends that he was lured back by the government. By @SarahDadouch

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Dalia Dassa Kaye

@dassakaye

5 years

@lrozen Iran is different than Venezuela. It’s a core issue for this adm and don’t forget Trump pulled out from deal against the advice of his advisors at the time, and pre-Bolton. The president owns its Iran policy.

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