MENA Programme Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations @ECFR. Europe-based, once upon a time in Syria and Egypt
Joined November 2011
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Watch our @ecfr interview with Saudi FM @FaisalbinFarhan yesterday: Riyadh’s reaction to the Iran-US MOU, prospects for a wider deal & new regional security architecture, thoughts on the $300bn investment fund, passage through Hormuz, Gaza & more
youtu.be/ov0jVc-Z6cc?si=LOaX…
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سعدنا بزيارة الممثلة العليا للاتحاد الأوروبي @kajakallas إلى دمشق، وبأن نكون جزءاً من اجتماعاتها مع فخامة الرئيس أحمد الشرع ومعالي وزير الخارجية أسعد الشيباني.
زيارة أتاحت مساحة مهمة للحوار، وللبناء على ما تحقق، وفتح آفاق جديدة للعلاقة بين الاتحاد الأوروبي وسوريا. 🇸🇾🇪🇺
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Very excited to be publishing this new @ecfr project by my colleague Beth Oppenheim tackling the ideological struggles shaping Israel’s future.
“Irrespective of the outcome of the October election, Israel will continue to push policies that clash with European interests”
Israel's illiberal and ethno-nationalist forces are reshaping the country in their image. This is a structural transformation that runs deeper than October's election and will outlast Netanyahu. ECFR's web special maps the battle of ideas for the country's future and what a new Israel could mean for Europe. @ECFRMena
🧵 👇 ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of…
Launching our new project: The Ideas of Israel. My colleague @BethOppenheim maps the battle of ideas reshaping the country as hardline nationalist & religious ideas go mainstream - with important implications for European policy @ecfr ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of…
Set alongside Mapping Palestinian Politics project by @h_lovatt, @ecfr has developed go to resources for much-needed deep dives unpacking the internal political dynamics driving Israeli-Palestinian positioning ecfr.eu/special/mapping_pale…
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Launching our new project: The Ideas of Israel. My colleague @BethOppenheim maps the battle of ideas reshaping the country as hardline nationalist & religious ideas go mainstream - with important implications for European policy @ecfr ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of…
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Whoever wins Israel's election, this is a new Israel - and its illiberal turn will outlast Netanyahu. Our new web special maps the battle of ideas reshaping the country, and what it means for Europe: ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of… @ecfr
@ECFRMena
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🗞️"The Red Sea is one of the key areas where Emirati ambitions collide with regional rivals, including increasingly Saudi Arabia", writes @Cinzia_Bianco in her @ecfr policy brief on UAE's strategic shift after the Iran war. Read the policy brief here 👉️ buff.ly/GDCU22X
“The war is pushing Abu Dhabi towards “fortified connectivity”: keeping its role as a global hub while building spare capacity, alternative routes & sovereign defence production” - worth reading new @Cinzia_Bianco paper @ecfr on UAE after the Iran war ecfr.eu/publication/little-v…
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The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a rethink in Abu Dhabi, writes @Cinzia_Bianco. @ECFRMena
ecfr.eu/publication/little-v…
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Saudi Arabia is facing a real dilemma vis-a-vis the latest escalation, what we feared this summer is coming true: ecfr.eu/article/the-saudi-di… @ECFRMena
Amid deep ongoing challenges in Syria, marked now by new fuel protests, we make case for real importance of European role and support
"Continued progress in Syria will depend on direct external support, of which Europe’s contributions remain undervalued, but also key structural reform-an area where Europeans are uniquely placed to contribute"-@jbdacey chapter on EU-Syrian ties @euromesco buff.ly/4O6tgV7
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New polling published by ECFR shows that Britons across the political divide favour banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, writes @h_lovatt. @ECFRMena
ecfr.eu/article/britons-back…
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Happy to contribute chapter to @euromesco Policy Study: The Return of Syria to the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Arena. Make case for strategic but clear-eyed partnership that supports inclusive stability, arguing that Europe can play key enabling role euromesco.net/publication/th…
Hamas’s new willingness to decommission heavy weapons & stand down from its security/governance role is real & Israel must be pressured to comply with the agreement before a fragile opportunity is lost writes @ecfr’s @muhammadshehad2 for the @nytimes nytimes.com/2026/08/13/opini…
“Having secured Hamas’s unprecedented agreement to decommission weapons, the BoP needs to show political will to implement its own deal…to insist that Israel implements rather than rewrites the agreement” - @h_lovatt for @ecfr ecfr.eu/article/hamas-has-ag…
Happy to contribute chapter to @euromesco Policy Study: The Return of Syria to the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Arena. Make case for strategic but clear-eyed partnership that supports inclusive stability, arguing that Europe can play key enabling role euromesco.net/publication/th…
Grateful to @IEMed_ and to write alongside @Rim_Turkmani, who coordinated the project, @ammarkahf @BenjaminFeve & Rabha Allam, whose pieces offer great insight on the possibilities of renewed Syrian-European ties
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None of this is correct. It may be what the Israeli government wants. But it is not what the Roadmap says. Israel needs to first "fully complete, without delay" all remaining Phase 1 commitments, including cessation of hostilities (Point 2). No mention of destroying weapons.
“By failing to show solidarity with Spain, a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using migration as a tool of coercion” warns @Carla_Hobbs ecfr.eu/article/alone-at-the…
