Waleed Hazbun

@whazbun.bsky.social

IR and Middle East Studies Prof. at the University of Alabama. Mid East & East Med geopolitics, US foreign policy, Tourism & ✈️ Visiting Scholar, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2024-25).

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 2d

I miss our walks along the Thessaloniki waterfront.. this statue complex is such a prominent feature.

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Death of sculptor Evangelos Moustakas | eKathimerini.com

Sculptor Evangelos Moustakas, best known for his statue of Alexander the Great and the monument to the National Resistance on the waterfront in Thessaloniki, has died at the age of 95.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 3d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times

Yo La Tengo
X
Sixteen Horsepower
The Cure
Fugazi

Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times

Kendrick Lamar
Bob Dylan
Jay-Z
Aimee Mann
Elvis Costello

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times

R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times

Kendrick Lamar
Bob Dylan
Jay-Z
Aimee Mann
Elvis Costello

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times

R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —

NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 7d

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OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · 11d

REMINDER: We have a LIVE event in Washington DC on Saturday! Come join MERIP contributors Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Lisa Hajjar, Zachary Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson, Mouin Rabbani, Joan Mandell and Rick Reinhard, MC'd by Joost Hiltermann and w/ music from the Fast Flying Vestibule!

Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC

November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 11d

Is that Omar El Akkad in a tux! I am so happy for him and more critically what this recognition means.. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...

Books That Examine the Past and Present of the Middle East Take National Book Awards

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Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: US canceled visit of head of #Lebanon army, @al-monitor.bsky.social confirmed. Haykal was due to arrive today but tension with Congress, differences over Hezbollah botched the trip... www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

US cancels Lebanon army chief visit amid frustration over Hezbollah: What to know

Washington canceled a planned visit by Lebanon’s army commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, signaling growing US frustration over Lebanon’s delay in disarming Hezbollah.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 16d

Spoiling a fall morning with some spring class prep.

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 20d

Half price ebook right now!

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 21d

It’s like US officials expect to get another Jordan but will likely end up with a mirror of Iraq.

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · 25d

Some analysis on Qatar’s relationship with the Trump administration and the Gaza ceasefire plan arabcenterdc.org/resource/qat...

Qatar Copes with Trump’s Middle East Vision

Among Arab states, perhaps none faces a more complex challenge in managing relations with President Donald Trump than Qatar. Ironically, Doha’s deepening partnership with the Trump administration has ...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Oct 8

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Return to Makdisi Street w/ Samir Makdisi

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 15

And pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...

POMEPS Studies 56: Regional Order Making after October 7 - Project on Middle East Political Science

In December 2024, we convened a workshop at the Robert Schuman Center of the European University Institute in partnership with POMEPS and SEPAD to discuss regional changes and their meaning for our bo...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 15

Draws on my chapters in edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-order-a...

Order and Region Making in the Middle East

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 13

Giving a talk at Boston University this Thursday’s: American Illusions of Regional Order & the Emergence of Turbulence in MENA For details, see: www.eventbrite.com/e/american-i...

American Illusions of Regional Order & the Emergence of Turbulence in MENA

Join us for a talk with Waleed Hazbun (University of Alabama).

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Call for papers: The end of the liberal international order? Kiato, Greece, April 24-25, 2026.

Extended deadline for submitting proposals – Τακτικό Συνέδριο ΠΕΔιΣ – PSIR Conference

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rethinking IR Conference, June 13-14, 2026 at University of the Peloponnese, Greece. The deadline for abstract submission is 5 October 2025.

Rethinking International Relations in Times of Global Transformation | H-Net

Rethinking International Relations in Times of Global TransformationInternational ConferenceDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, Greece

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

The English version can be found at prismeinitiative.org/publications...

The Spiral of Militarization in US Policy Towards the Middle East – PRISME

Waleed Hazbun

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

La spirale de militarisation de la politique des États-Unis vis-à-vis du Moyen-Orient. A French translation of a memo for the @prismeorg.bsky.social project directed by @esoubrier.bsky.social shs.cairn.info/revue-conflu...

La spirale de militarisation de la politique des États-Unis vis-à-vis du Moyen-Orient

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 27

The ghost of James Baldwin?

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 27

Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott.

US envoy prompts outrage in Lebanon after telling media to ‘act civilised’

Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · Aug 27

Calling all part-time and full-time faculty in the South: Speak out on academic freedom, shared governance, and your working conditions! Survey closes 8/29 at 5pm ET. States: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey

The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Aug 25

What it’s like to be a Middle East Studies Professor in fall 2025 - my new post surveys the field, and my colleagues.

Basically it sucks and it’s getting worse. But we haven’t given up.

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