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The Middle East - Told Slant
Iconoclastic, informed context on Middle Eastern conflicts and cultures, with a touch of dog.
Sep 22, 2023
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The Iranian Burden
Caught In A Multi-Layered Catch-22
Jan 12
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The Ayatollah's Plan B
Time To Stay, Or Time to Go?
Jan 7
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A Tale of Two Secessions
Conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, and Yemen are forcing a kinetic realignment across the Red Sea
Dec 30, 2025
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Gezira's Killing Fields: A Colonial Scheme at the Heart of Sudan's War
As the Sudan war enters its third year, independent investigations (including the Sudan War Monitor on Substack), have been documenting atrocities…
Dec 26, 2025
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The Dog Who Catches, The Dog Who Throws
Jun 16, 2024
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On Friedman On Israel-Hamas
Jan 22, 2024
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When Violence Becomes Heritage: The Case of Libya
Dec 2, 2024
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On The Third Try, Asmara
Aug 24, 2025
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A Sister Substack
Dynamics Of Trade, Politics, And Culture Across The Red Sea
Dec 19, 2025
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Many Interests, No Hegemons
Can Anyone Stop Another Ethiopian-Eritrean War?
Dec 12, 2025
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Muammar Gaddafi’s Sulfurous Sudan Legacy
The Corinthia Hotel, Khartoum—known locally as “Gaddafi’s Egg”—financed by Libya at a cost of $80 million
Nov 29, 2025
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The 'Unending War' That Drained America's Superpower
Review of Samuel Helfont's The Iraq Wars: A Very Short History
Nov 10, 2025
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Eli Sharabi's "Hostage"
Thoughts on a recently-translated memoir of captivity (HarperCollins, 2025)
Oct 19, 2025
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Cliffhanger
If the current Trump Peace Deal leads to a lasting cessation of fighting, the release of all hostages, and a serious effort to develop Gaza as a…
Oct 12, 2025
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Justice As Self-Sabotage: Will the Sarkozy-Libya Verdict Feed A Turn To The Right?
A 5-year sentence for the ex-President has implications that go far beyond French politics
Sep 26, 2025
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How Israel Broke Its Cardinal Rule of War - And What It Means For The Conflict
On September 9, Israel fighter jets fired ballistic missiles from above the Red Sea, bypassinig Saudi Arabian airspace to strike Hamas residences in the…
Sep 22, 2025
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Flashback to 1994: A Year of Hope
The Middle East Would Not Be The Same After Rabin
Sep 1, 2025
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The Middle East-Told Slant
Working through the complexities of Middle East politics. Former US diplomat, author of "Benghazi: A New History" ('22) and past contributor to Foreign Affairs, NYT, Salon, and the FT.
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