Rosaleen Carroll
@roscarroll_
News reporter @AlMonitor; @ElliottSchoolGW alum; music & literature enthusiast
🗞️NEW: How #China benefits from Trump’s pullout of UNESCO • Expand footprint inside UN • Push agenda on BRI, AI,Heritage sites • Use org in Global South • Partner with Mideast, EU inside🇺🇳 • @RichardGowan1 : A blow to counter-China bipartisan wing al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…
I tell @Joyce_Karam that the U.S. decision to quit @UNESCO is a "blow to those who hoped that the threat of Chinese influence would be enough to keep Trump engaged with the UN."
🗞️NEW: How #China benefits from Trump’s pullout of UNESCO • Expand footprint inside UN • Push agenda on BRI, AI,Heritage sites • Use org in Global South • Partner with Mideast, EU inside🇺🇳 • @RichardGowan1 : A blow to counter-China bipartisan wing al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…
NEW: How US exit from UNESCO helps China @Joyce_Karam & @roscarroll_ explore this in the latest dispatch for Al-Monitor China. al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…
NEW: Major emitter UAE launches 25-year climate plan for Abu Dhabi al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: I spoke with Hosam Saraya's family, who called the US Embassy in Jordan when he & other Druze relatives were abducted from their Suwayda home. “The response was, ‘We can't do anything.. we've been telling you not to go [to Syria] since 2012.’” al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: In Turkey, Iran-E3 talks set to tackle IAEA access, snapback sanctions al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
Sudan is cutting off WhatsApp voice/video calls, the country's telecoms authority said yesterday, citing "security threats." WhatsApp is a key platform for displaced families, aid workers and Sudanese people abroad, among others. My latest @AlMonitor al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: Citing security threats, Sudan blocks WhatsApp calls: What to know The restriction comes as Sudan's civil war continues to devastate telecommunications infrastructure, @roscarroll_ reports: al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
The Emirati mediation efforts in South Caucasus reflect the UAE’s desire to reposition itself as a regional bridge-builder, aligning in certain areas with Turkey’s interests, @SinemCngz tells @AlMonitor. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @roscarroll_ & @ezgi_akin
Sudani inaugurated Mosul’s airport on Wednesday, more than 10 years after it taken over by the Islamic State My latest @AlMonitor al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: Over 10 years after ISIS takeover, Iraq's Mosul Airport reopens: What to know al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEWS: Senior Trump official voiced US displeasure to Israel over #Syria - Druze events: 'You can’t embark on a new war every few days', official said as Washington tries to protect its interests with Sharaa. Details: al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
At the center of the latest Syria clashes is a patchwork of Druze factions and leaders who dominate the political and security scenes in Suwayda. Read my piece with @Adam_Lucente for @AlMonitor on who's who in the Druze community in Suwayda. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
I spoke to @AlMonitor on #UAE President’s visit to #Turkey. I see both compartmentalisation & institutionalisation as main features of Turkish-Emirati relations to shift from a zero-sum to cooperative nature. My insight along @Abdulkhaleq_UAE & Robert Mogielnicki @GulfStatesInst
NEW by me & @roscarroll_: Erdogan and UAE’s Mohammed bin Zayed discussed ties in Ankara on Wednesday, as shifting regional dynamics open new doors for cooperation. al-monitor.com/originals/2025… With insights from @SinemCngz, @Abdulkhaleq_UAE & Robert Mogielnicki of @GulfStatesInst
UAE leader’s Turkey visit: The collapse of the Syrian regime marks a seismic shift which analysts say is pushing the two countries closer. It “showed it’s in their interest to work together,” @GulfStatesInst's Robert Mogielnicki told me & @roscarroll_ al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
My latest @AlMonitor with @ezgi_akin, where we examine what the latest MBZ-Erdogan meeting means for UAE-Turkey relations. "There is a deep, strategic conversation going between Ankara and Abu Dhabi these days on many issues," @Abdulkhaleq_UAE told us. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: UAE leader visits Turkey, emphasizing shift from rivalry to regional alignment The presidents of Turkey and the UAE discussed cooperation on trade, defense and regional diplomacy amid shifting balances in the region. Via @ezgi_akin + @roscarroll_ al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: UAE’s Mohammed bin Zayed heads to Turkey amid heightened regional diplomacy al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
A drone struck an oil field in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Tuesday, halting its operations -- the attack comes less than 24 hours after another oil field was struck by two drones. My latest for @AlMonitor al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
Europe is weighing triggering UN snapback sanctions on Iran ahead of an October deadline. With nuclear talks stalled, the JCPOA’s last viable enforcement tool could become a key bargaining chip. Read my latest for @AlMonitor al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEW: As Iran deadline looms, here’s what to know about UN snapback sanctions Via @roscarroll_ al-monitor.com/originals/2025…