Read why Morocco and Tunisia matter to U.S. food security. @washinstitute.bsky.social www.mena2050.org/news/the-pho...

"The FIFA World Cup is a natural site for diplomatic engagement. With dozens of delegations converging on one city, the setting is ripe for broad cultural understandings.... [Here are] some some American diplomats’ experiences with the World Cup abroad." mailchi.mp/adst/iranjun...

During their meeting on the margins of the G7 summit, President Trump remarked to the Qatari Emir "Qatar is the closest to Iran, physically.... You could walk right across the border." In fairness to Trump, precedent exists for walking on water in the Middle East. www.news18.com/world/you-co...

I look forward to joining @ericlob.bsky.social on Pakistan TV (at 1105 EDT/2005 Pakistan time) to discuss the prospective U.S.-Iran framework agreement.

Flood-ravaged Libyan port city of Derna getting back on its feet, but trauma lingers: www.arabnews.com/node/2646198...

A tactical success, perhaps, but a strategic failure. Listen to my discussion with @jjgreenjr.bsky.social about the U.S. war against Iran: targetusapodcast.com/episode/530-...

France, Morocco Prepare Treaty to Foster Ties www.usnews.com/news/world/a...

My friend and @imes-gw.bsky.social colleague @azodiac83.bsky.social explains that "demands for 'zero enrichment' remain as unrealistic today as they were before the war. In fact, arguably they are more so, in that the war has reinforced Tehran’s negotiating baseline." archive.ph/pF0u6#select...

Congratulations to all the Elliott School of International Affairs students who graduated today! It was a pleasure to participate in the ceremony along with @imes-gw.bsky.social colleagues, including @azodiac83.bsky.social, @melanimca.bsky.social, Shana Marshall, Nathan Brown, and Mona Atia.

Tunisia upholds sentence against jailed journalists www.arabnews.com/node/2643344...

Tunisian comedian Abdelli sentenced in absentia, says ruling targets free speech www.arabnews.com/node/2640311...

@azodiac83.bsky.social's insightful new book places Iranian nuclear aspirations in their historical and strategic context. He posits that "long-term solutions are most likely to emerge not from coercion or isolation but from diplomacy grounded in pragmatism...." imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/iran-...

I am looking forward to participating in the Gulf International Forum's panel discussion, "U.S., Iran, and the GCC: Evolving Dynamics of War and Diplomacy," along with Patrick Theros, @myacoubian.bsky.social, and Marwan Alblooshi. For more information, click here: gulfif.org/event/u-s-ir...

I discussed the U.S.-Iranian negotiations earlier this afternoon on TRT World. we.tl/t-rpuLj3z6R4...

Join us one week from today (April 21) at 2 p.m. EDT to hear my friend and colleague @azodiac83.bsky.social discuss his insightful new book, "Iran and the Bomb." Venue: @imes-gw.bsky.social (Elliott School of International Affairs, GWU) Registration link: imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/iran-...

I spoke to @aljazeera.com again this afternoon about the U.S.-Iranian negotiations in Islamabad. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/qXXgT0...

Dr. Dania Thafer and I discussed today's negotiations in Islamabad between the United States and Iran on @aljazeera.com. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/voqeTW...

Ambassador Al-Zain Al-Sabah kindly joined us at yesterday's annual Kuwait Chair Lecture and Luncheon at GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs. The title of the lecture was "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Perceptions of U.S Policy in the Middle East." @imes-gw.bsky.social

Fareed Zakaria warns that "If the U.S. becomes just another predatory hegemon, it will discover what history has long shown: Such power is feared, resented and ultimately resisted. And in time, it is not sustained — but overturned." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

WTOP national security correspondent @jjgreenjr.bsky.social and I discussed the war in the Middle East in his podcast "Target USA." targetusapodcast.com/episode/civi...

RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz | Euronews share.google/tqv48t7Zewwh...

@azodiac83.bsky.social will discuss his forthcoming book, "Iran and the Bomb," four weeks from today (Tuesday, April 21 at 2 p.m.) at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs. @imes-gw.bsky.social Click here for more information, including how to register: imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/iran-...

Tomorrow, Karen Elliott House will discuss "The Man Who Would Be King," her insightful biography of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman @imes-gw.bsky.social. Time: 4 pm EDT. Location: GW's Elliott School of International Affairs, room 505. Registration: imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/the-m...

"Until the confirmation process once again functions as a genuine vetting system, and until both parties accept that some standards must exist beyond party loyalty, the United States will continue to bleed credibility abroad and competence at home." thehill.com/opinion/cong...

I discussed the war in the Middle East earlier this evening on @aljazeera.com. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/yEjizp...

I spoke to @aljazeera.com this evening about the Trump administration's kaleidoscope of justifications for its air strikes against Iran. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/JflSFk...

Still on the White House website:

Earlier today, I discussed Thursday's "Board of Peace" meeting on the Shams TV news program "The Pentagon." It will air this Sunday (February 22) at 2300 Erbil time/1500 EST.

Our event with @shadihamid.bsky.social today at 2 p.m. will be online only due to the inclement weather. He will discuss his new book, "The Case for American Power." There is still time to register for this intellectually stimulating discussion: imes.elliott.gwu.edu/events/the-c...