Suzanne Maloney
@MaloneySuzanne
Vice President & Director of @BrookingsFP. Iran junkie at Brookings' Center for Middle East Policy. Fmr State & XOM. Opinions are my own.
Sound intervention from @michaelsobolik: "Selling Nvidia chips to China won’t, as Mr. Huang argues, keep the country reliant on the U.S. It will supercharge the Chinese AI capabilities commercially and militarily." wsj.com/opinion/giving…
Important reporting on the nihilistic evisceration of a Department. No one who ever served at State would disagree with the idea of reform or even reapportionment of staffing. But, as with other DOGE cuts, this was incompetently done.
Interviews with more than 60 people detail a frenetic, arbitrary process underpinning the Trump administration’s overhaul of the State Department “Unfortunately, mistakes happen when you’re doing anything in large numbers,” Jeremy Lewin tells The Post
Check out my latest piece:how Aleppo fell to the Syrian rebels, focusing on the defection of the Iranian-backed Baqir Brigade that was seen as crown jewel of Iran’s Syrian networks. The defection shows Iran’s networks & alliances were widely misunderstood syriaintransition.com/howaleppofell
The most forceful comment yet from Democratic leadership on the hunger crisis in Gaza (Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer largely sitting this out)
RM @RepGregoryMeeks: Reports from Gaza remain deeply concerning and highlight the need to urgently surge humanitarian assistance to civilians through an effective mechanism. A ceasefire is long overdue. We must bring all the hostages home, reverse this humanitarian disaster, and…
More evidence that US efforts to coerce China in a Taiwan conflict by closing Straits of Malacca unlikely to be successful wsj.com/world/china/ch…
Overcrowded cells, lack of beds and air conditioning, limited toilets and showers, and insect infestations. A month after Israeli strikes on an Iranian prison, transferred inmates say conditions remain unbearable and inhumane. bbc.com/news/articles/…
“Weighing the pros and cons, Amodei acknowledged in his note that accepting money from Middle East leaders would likely enrich “dictators.” “This is a real downside and I'm not thrilled about it,” he wrote” wired.com/story/anthropi…
Ranking HFAC D Meeks: “I am absolutely devastated about the firings …in the State Department, particularly around nuclear weapons. We are losing pattiots who love the country…I asked Sec. Rubio the one time that he came before our committee, , lwhat happened to Senator Rubio?
China’s thirst for oil drove global demand for decades. Now a government campaign to curb that addiction is nearing a milestone, with big geopolitical implications. wsj.com/world/china/ch…
Ahmad Tavakkoli, a member of #Iran's regime's Expediency Council and a former MP, labor minister, and head of Parliament's Research Center, has died after a heart attack. Tavakkoli was a cousin of the Larijani brothers.
25 countries including most of Europe demanding an end to the "war in Gaza", with a big Germany shaped hole in the middle
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK: "the war in Gaza must end now."
Tehran in the Anthropocene: UV index of 13, when at 11 and above, "even a few minutes outside without protection can be dangerous. We’re talking about radiation levels that can cause skin cancer from just 10 minutes of exposure.” iranwire.com/en/features/14…
“Vladimir Putin wants to make Ukraine, Europe, and indeed the whole world conform to his own version of history. Understanding his objectives is central to crafting the right response.” foreignaffairs.com/russian-federa…
Gulf construction contract awards slumped to their lowest level in more than three years, the latest sign that low oil prices and a spending review in Saudi Arabia are affecting the sector. by @MattMartin128 semafor.com/article/07/21/…
🚨 BREAKING: ICE secretly deported Luis Leon, an 82-year-old torture survivor and U.S. legal resident of nearly 40 years, after he walked into an immigration office to replace a lost green card. Instead of processing the request, ICE handcuffed him, detained his wife for 10…
This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation.
None of this should surprise anyone, but minus context, it looks much worse. Important to note that this group is a front established by Iran and "staffed" by a few pro- Leb. Hizballah types still lingering in Syria. Their PR is (for the most part) being sent from Iraq.
Interesting- Islamic Resistance in Syria has just posted: > Full readiness of forces and general mobilisation of forces > strong criticism of Syrian Government under Jolani for not confronting Israel „The arena no longer tolerates hesitation. Whoever does not join today…
Nord Stream was legally buried today with the new EU sanctions on #Russia. In many ways, it was born here at the Berlin Wall. The construction of the wall and Washington’s indifference to it (relief to some extent) demonstrated that Peace was more important to US in Cold War’s-1-
If every week somewhere between dozens to hundreds of Jewish people who were starving and lining up for food were being shelled or shot while doing so, what would we compare it to? I have an idea of what we would compare it to.
BREAKING: 32 people have been killed and 100 injured while waiting for aid near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. trib.al/1KjH0dp 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
US Ambassador to Israel suggests Irish government are drunkards while objecting to their Israel policy.
Did the Irish fall into a vat of Guinness & propose something so stupid that it would be attributed to act of diplomatic intoxication? It will harm Arabs as much as Israelis. Sober up Ireland! Call @IsraelMFA & say you’re sorry!