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Curtis Ryan
@curtisryan.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science, Appalachian State University. IR. Middle East politics. Music fanatic. A bit too obsessed with Jordan and with Arab and Middle East alliances and politics. Section Chair, APSA Middle East and North African Politics section. .. more

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Andrew Simon @simongandrew.bsky.social · Sep 8
A great opportunity for Middle East scholars looking to workshop their first book.
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POMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · Sep 4
Apply now for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
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Call for Applications: Spring 2026 Virtual Research Workshops - Project on Middle East Political Science
The POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop convenes online discussions of groups of three thematically linked journal article-length papers focusing on topics/cases in the MENA region. To provide fee...
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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · Aug 28
Today is the last day to vote in Apsa Mena officer elections. Please vote if you haven’t already. And if you have, thanks for voting!
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APSA MENA Politics Section @apsamena.bsky.social · Aug 25
Section members - Reminder about our elections! Only a few days left to get your vote in. You should have received an email (hint: search for 'Survey Research' in your inbox), or you can find the ballot on @apsa.bsky.social Connect. Get your votes in for your new elected representatives!

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APSA MENA Politics Section @apsamena.bsky.social · Aug 25
Section members - Reminder about our elections! Only a few days left to get your vote in. You should have received an email (hint: search for 'Survey Research' in your inbox), or you can find the ballot on @apsa.bsky.social Connect. Get your votes in for your new elected representatives!

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · Aug 22
Dear colleagues in the APSA MENA section: We have one more week of online voting for 3 executive committee positions: chair, treasurer, and at-large member. Pls see the link in your email from APSA and please vote!
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WHO @who.int · Aug 22
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza.
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Helen Davidson @heldavidson.bsky.social · Aug 21
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · Aug 19
The destruction of #Gaza by Israel continues, with nearly 200.000 structures damaged or destroyed, according to the latest @UNOSAT / @UNHABITAT analysis. With over 60 million tons of rubble, and most of the agricultural land gone, Gaza is made unhabitable

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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Aug 14
Everyone now agrees that Gaza is at least close to genocide, but instead of acting to stop it the US and too many others are normalizing it. My new piece asks what that means for Gaza, Israel, regional order… and IR theory.

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Normalizing Gaza's genocide
And other big questions about the direction of Middle Eastern politics. Thank you so much for subscribing to Abu Aardvark's Ghost and the MENA Academy (sounds like a killer indy band, right?). Moving...
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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Aug 14
TODAY 1PM EST: Syria at the Crossroads: Unpacking Sectarianism and the Crisis in Suweida

w/ Sara Ajlyakin, Sana Mustafa and Yasser Munif

Co-sponsored by MERIP and @journalspectre.bsky.social
Syria at the Crossroads: Unpacking Sectarianism and the Crisis in Suweida - MERIP
Join MERIP and Spectre Journal in the third installment of our Syria at the Crossroads conversation series. This conversation will center on the recent sectarian clashes in Suweida and further […]
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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Aug 13
NEW PODCAST: The MERIP Roundtable "On Recognition"

@jdryan08.bsky.social is joined by EdCommers @lisahajjar.bsky.social, @seanyom.bsky.social, and Jacob Mundy to discuss genocide recognition by Israeli figures and institutions, and UK/Canada recognition for a Palestinian state.

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Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" | The MERIP Podcast
Listen to Episode 6: The MERIP Roundtable, "On Recognition" from The MERIP Podcast. The MERIP Roundtable is a new format for the MERIP podcast featuring conversation on urgent issues in the Middle…
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@ghoshworld @ghoshworld.bsky.social · Aug 10
‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises UEFA over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’

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‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’
Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to Palestine Football Association
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Yezid Sayigh @yezidsayigh.bsky.social · Aug 10
Better read this by @byjordangreen.bsky.social about "a strain of white power violence known as “militant accelerationism.” Its adherents promote a militant vanguard committed to terrorism and insurrection as a means of bringing about a white ethno-state."
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · Aug 6
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry | After he committed to unmasking extremist groups in North Carolina and beyond, reporter @byjordangreen.bsky.social got a first-hand look at how a movement known as ‘militant accelerationism’ operates. @theassemblync.bsky.social
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
After unmasking extremist groups, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.
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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Aug 9
The start of a new semester is the perfect time to become a core supporter of Abu Aardvark’s Ghost and the MENA Academy. For the next three weeks I’m offering 25% off annual subscriptions - please consider joining up and helping me to keep the blog going!

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The Ghost of Abu Aardvark
Middle East Politics and the Academy
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Feb 7
APSA Statement on Executive Action Impacts on Research Funding, Data Availability and Academic Freedom

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply concerned about recent executive actions that have had troubling implications for research funding and academic freedom. In January,…
APSA Statement on Executive Action Impacts on Research Funding, Data Availability and Academic Freedom
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply concerned about recent executive actions that have had troubling implications for research funding and academic freedom. In January, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the termination of federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This was followed by a memorandum to temporarily pause a wide range of federal grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance, to allow for a review of federal grants and awards and to enforce compliance with the executive order.
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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · Jun 26
The newest issue of Middle East Report is now out: New Gender Frontlines. Open access and available here:
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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Jun 17
OUT NOW: Middle East Report 314, "New Gender Frontlines"

Our Spring Issue delves into the gender dynamics of the political forces shaping the Middle East in our present -- from Women, Life, Freedom to revolutionary Syria and the genocide in Gaza.

Read, Teach, Share!

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · Jun 26
Coming up soon: Today's launch event for the Gender Frontlines issue of Middle East Report. Details:
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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Jun 26
TODAY: New Gender Frontlines Launch Event featuring Sabiha Allouche, Rahaf Aldoughli, Paniz Musawi Natanzi, and Hala Shoman. 12PM EST on Zoom, register below.

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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Jun 26
TODAY: New Gender Frontlines Launch Event featuring Sabiha Allouche, Rahaf Aldoughli, Paniz Musawi Natanzi, and Hala Shoman. 12PM EST on Zoom, register below.

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Curtis Ryan @curtisryan.bsky.social · Jun 23
Thanks to you both :)
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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Jun 23
“Both Israel and the US will almost certainly come to rue their embrace of might makes right as they reach the limits of their military capabilities and find themselves alone in a world without allies or sympathy.” New piece just dropped.

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Yep, Trump got rolled
An incompetent administration leaps without looking into a new phase of regional war There was a brief moment last week when it looked like Donald Trump had come to his senses. After signaling that h...
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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Jun 22
The Iranian parliament has voted to close the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz in the wake of US attacks, presaging major spikes in oil prices and disruptions to global energy security.
Iranian parliament moves to close Strait of Hormuz after US aggression: Lawmaker
In a decisive response to the US aggression against Iran
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Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social · Jun 20
Erdogan announced plans this week to step up Turkey’s missile production. Some see it as a sign that the Israel-Iran war could trigger an arms race in the region, with countries aiming to build deterrence and preempt future conflicts

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Erdogan vows to boost Turkey's missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will strengthen its deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare attack it.
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Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social · Jun 17
OUT NOW: Middle East Report 314, "New Gender Frontlines"

Our Spring Issue delves into the gender dynamics of the political forces shaping the Middle East in our present -- from Women, Life, Freedom to revolutionary Syria and the genocide in Gaza.

Read, Teach, Share!

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 17
WHO receiving reports of another mass casualty event in Gaza near food site reut.rs/3FSQAEC
WHO receiving reports of another mass casualty event in Gaza near food site
World Health Organization officials said that initial reports point to at least 20 fatalities.
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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Jun 17
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Sarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · Jun 16
With even less news coming out of Gaza due to an internet blackout & crowding out effects due to Israel's attack on Iran, it's essential to keep asking where things are, especially amid claims that aid is getting in via the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Reporting confirms analysts' worst fears.
EXCLUSIVE: American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
I thought I was signing up for an aid mission. But what I've witnessed in Gaza is horrific.
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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · Jun 13
Israel’s targeting thus far — and it is very early — looks like it is not just about degrading the nuclear program. It seems to be trying to provoke regime collapse in Iran and put an end to the nuclear talks with the US.

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Why did Israel attack Iran now?
What is it really trying to achieve... and can it succeed? Last night, Israel launched a major military strike against Iran, killing a number of its senior military commanders and taking shots at key...
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Joyce Karam @joycekaram.bsky.social · Jun 13
UPDATE: Over 200 Israeli strikes in Iran kill 9 IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists. Details on who they are/replacements www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Over 200 Israeli strikes in Iran kill 9 IRGC commanders and scientists
The head of Iran’s armed forces and IRGC were both killed as Israel said they hit more than 100 sites across the country.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · Jun 10
Were Aime Césaire alive to conduct a structural analysis of the advancing militarization of American law enforcement since 9/11, I suspect he would have understood DHS as a template for how Imperial Boomerangs operate in the 21st century.

Me for @zeteo.com on LA, and what led to it.
The Imperial Boomerang Lands in Los Angeles
As police and the National Guard escalate against anti-ICE protesters, the Department of Homeland Security bridges US violence abroad and US violence at home.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Jun 9
A more accurate rendition of what is happening in LA if it had happened in any other country
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