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Joshua Krasna
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Teach at NYU CGA. Director, Forum for Regional Cooperation; political and strategic analyst at FPRI. Former diplomat.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 10h
Oil shipments thru Iraq-Turkey pipeline & Ceyhan port- shut down by Ankara in 3/23 due to legal conflicts- resumed last week: Iraqi Kurds had lost billions in revenue. One major Kurdish customer, Israel, will prob no longer be taking, as the exports are now responsbility of the Iraqi government.
Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 2d
Quoted here:
themedialine.org/top-stories/...
How Washington and the Gulf Cleared a Path to a Fragile Gaza Truce - The Media Line
Exactly two years after Hamas launched a surprise […]
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 3d
Recording of my talk for FPRI, on 5 years to the Abraham Accords and 2 years to October 7th.
Middle East Briefing with Joshua Krasna - FPRI Events share.google/bXxf4bihzwFe...
Middle East Briefing with Joshua Krasna - FPRI Events
It has been 5 years since the Abraham Accords, which seemed to herald the possibility of a regional dynamic of cooperation rather than competition. It has
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 4d
Very interesting, from Israel's most dependable polls (in 9/25).
64%: Bibi should take responsibility for 7/10 and resign (45% immediately, 19% "after the war").
72% of Jews surveyed think Palestinians don't have right to their own state, increase of 11% from '24.
en.idi.org.il/articles/61845
Two Years since Oct. 7: Majority of Israelis say the Time Has Come to End the War
A special survey released as Israel prepares to mark two years since the start of the war on October 7, 2023 finds: 66% of Israelis say the time has come to end the war in Gaza – up 13 percentage poin...
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 7d
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Pakistani Journalist Who Visited Israel Targeted in Killing, Loses His Life – The Pakistan Daily
Pakistan Latest News. The Pakistan Daily. Latest news from Pakistan. Imran Khan. Afghanistan. Nawaz Sharif. Pakistan Army.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 7d
Just in case anyone misses it, in my view, "the hard way" for Netanyahu is negotiations.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 9d
I've said this before: it's hard to think of ways that an Administration run by actual Russian agents would handle national security issues differently.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.
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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 11d
This photo of Bibi’s apology call to Qatar’s ruler is one for the ages. The corded phone in Trump’s lap, the script on Bibi’s, Trump’s perturbation.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 12d
And it comes right after his 27 minute ramble yesterday alongside Netanyahu while announcing his plan to solve "for eternity" the Palestinian problem which has existed for "thousands of years".
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 12d
Just thinking about this guy - who would today be jeered in "some quarters" as DEI or scrubbed from DOD websites - and how his service compares to that of the Secretary of Defense and Vice President (who should be lauded for serving at all, unlike majority of Americans and of elected officials)
Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
You were right
Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
And the pathetic use of "we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way", trying to show how au courant he is with MAGA.
Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
Netanyahu looks terrible. Looks like he realizes it's all catching up with him and he's going down. Despite how his minions are spinning it, this would not be happening without the misguided strike in Qatar, which was assuredly not a master stroke: this is NOT what he wanted.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
Ben Caspit: So Netanyahu apologized to the King of Jordan (after Mashaal), to Erdogan (after the Marmara), and to the Emir of Qatar (after the Israeli strike). The only ones he hasn't apologized to are the Israeli people.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
Feel free to join on October 8th! Middle East Briefing with Joshua Krasna - FPRI Events share.google/QonuN41tQylp...
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
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The Blogs: Thank you, President Trump, for vetoing Israeli annexation in the West Bank
From the blog of Robert Satloff at The Times of Israel
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
"Nearly a year later, those hotels remain unopened and the marina has no yachts docked, according to Marine Traffic data reviewed by AGBI"
www.agbi.com/analysis/gig...
A year after its glitzy debut, Sindalah shows no sign of life
Sindalah's lavish launch party was almost a year ago, but the marina is empty, hotels are unopened and construction is ongoing
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 13d
unfortunately, Churchill did not say this quote wildly attributed to him " the best Argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter". (I still love it, and deeply believe it).
www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...
Did Churchill Say 'Best Argument Against Democracy' Is 5-Minute Conversation with Average Voter?
Churchill is a frequent subject of false quote attributions.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 14d
What's sad here is that if this is the plan, could have been presented and implemented in '24. All elements have been obvious since the beginning, including the fact that there is no realistic Palestinian partner apart from a reformed Palestinian Authority.

www.timesofisrael.com/revealed-us-...
Revealed: US 21-point plan for ending Gaza war, creating pathway to Palestinian state
Witkoff proposal envisions all hostages released in first 48 hours, grants amnesty for peace-committing Hamas members, encourages Gazans to remain, sees US establish Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
www.timesofisrael.com
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 14d
Important development. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Iraq Resumes Kurdistan Oil Exports After Halt of Two Years
Iraq resumed oil exports from its northern region after a more than two-year halt, adding supply to a global market that’s widely expected to move into a heavy surplus.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 16d
I always prefer those kind of theories, which help me explain what I'm looking at, than those that seek to explain what I'm going to see in the future, which rarely work
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 16d
But that is the nature of a lot of theory: it serves to explain what we can see and why it is happening.
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Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 16d
We're so wrapped up in politics that we don't realize that the mammal revolution has begun..
Joshua Krasna @jkrasna.bsky.social · 17d
"Around the UN": 35 mile radius around the UN much of the tri-state area. The drama is extremely misleading.
www.timesofisrael.com/us-dismantle...