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Howard Eissenstat@heissenstat.bsky.social |
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Laurentian Associate Professor of Middle East History, St. Lawrence University. E-mail heissens@stlawu.edu Non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute Mostly Turkey, occasionally running, work dogs, life...
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Piero Castellano
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And here it comes :)
Sharp as usual, @selimkoru.bsky.social explains why a universal problem like stray dogs cracks another fault line in Turkish society
open.substack.com/pub/kulturka...
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Dan Nexon
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Years ago, someone on Twitter wrote that ‘your democracy is over already; you just don’t know it yet.’ Liberal democracy cannot survive in a two-party system where only one side is committed to it.
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World Politics Review
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have strengthened their economic and security ties, a reflection of the shifting geopolitical landscape in the Middle East.
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Yair Wallach
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Between 1998 and 2023, Israel declared 28k dunams as "state land" (=land for settlers). In 2024 alone, Israel declared 24k dunams as state land. (1 dunam = 0.25 Acre)
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Howard Eissenstat
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From a guy who works on authoritarianism full time. Panic if you want. But then steel yourself for the hard work ahead.
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Nick Ashdown
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Açık Radyo is an invaluable gem (a bit like Echo of Moscow, maybe a bit less prominent). This is extremely concerning.
bianet.org/haber/turkey...
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Howard Eissenstat
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Completely normal and acceptable in a Turkish context... which is a problem, rather than an excuse.
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Howard Eissenstat
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It is times like this that instinctive institutionalists, like myself, find themselves hard-pressed to defend their world view.
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Nate Schenkkan
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Good thread, especially for those who ask “why would anyone in Kyrgyzstan care”
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Steven Seggie
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For anyone wondering about the Turkish grey wolf fascist stuff displayed after the match last night here’s a great piece by @nickashdown.bsky.social on some modern history of the fascists newlinesmag.com/essays/a-pol...
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Howard Eissenstat
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Anti-immigrant sentiment is powerful in Turkey. Violence is not uncommon and, with economic duress hitting virtually every household, it is only going to get worse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/w...
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Dave Weigel
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Dems were one Comey letter away from a 5-4 liberal court!
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Howard Eissenstat
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Anti-immigrant sentiment is powerful in Turkey. Violence is not uncommon and, with economic duress hitting virtually every household, it is only going to get worse.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/w...
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Howard Eissenstat
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OK, what channel are you getting all of these matches on?!
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Tom Pepinsky
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Americanists and lawyers ask, what does the Constitution say? Comparativists ask, who controls the High Court, the militia, and the clerics?
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Nate Schenkkan
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İstanbul Pride was held, despite every effort by the police to shut it down again
bianet.org/haber/istanb...
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David Kaye
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commentary seems pointless. we are facing the construction of new kind of lawless, authoritarian-friendly governance in america, and i'm not sure what to say. it's what we do that matters.
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James Downie
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Sotomayor's dissent is chilling: "When [the president]...orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune."
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Radley Balko
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This Originalist™ court has effectively immunized both the president and all federal law enforcement officers from any meaningful accountability. Because if there are two things the Founders cherished, it's the power of a king-like executive and armed agents of the government to act with impunity.
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Nick Ashdown
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Another racist attack on a Syrian neighbourhood in Turkey after a Syrian reportedly abuses a (also Syrian) child. There's a high risk that one of these is eventually going to end in a massacre.
www.duvarenglish.com/local-mob-va...
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Stephanie Carvin
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Happy Canada Day!
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Howard Eissenstat
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I'll tell you more over coffee someday. After an absolutely depressing year, it was a nice surprise.
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Howard Eissenstat
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Valuable essay from @achristiemiller.bsky.social on plans for a mass cull of street dogs in Turkey.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Howard Eissenstat
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Not sure I understand the basis of the judgement, but this is a huge win for Turkey's efforts at economic "normalization"
www.cnbc.com/2024/06/28/f...
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Howard Eissenstat
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Picked up two titles, as of today. An endowed chair as "Laurentian Professor" and departmental chair. I'm more excited about the former than the latter.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I think the answer to that is "yes," with the proviso that it believes the Syrian regime can successfully stifle the SDF on the long term. I don't think that Ankara is classically expansionist; I think it has inherited the traditional Turkish allergy to any manifestation of Kurdish identity.
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Daniel Drezner
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Good morning everyone.
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Howard Eissenstat
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To be clear: the question isn't whether a generic Democratic candidate would it outperform Biden; it is whether Kamala Harris would. I don't know the answer, but that's the question
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Pwnallthethings
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anyway, in conclusion, america, you in danger, girl
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Howard Eissenstat
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Oh, me too!
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Howard Eissenstat
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At Stanford, 2 Reports on Bias Show Extent of Divide Between Jews and Muslims www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/u...
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Howard Eissenstat
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My take on Trump's VP pick: Don't know and don't much care, but gosh, the Orange One knows how to play the media.
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In These Times
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University administrators are floating sweeping new proposals to enact stronger consequences for campus protest.
inthesetimes.com/article/camp...
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Howard Eissenstat
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It's been downhill since they started including non-peer reviewed crapola. Looks like it'll be a trash heep soon.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I just can't believe that any Arab state would believe this and sign themselves up for that misery
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Howard Eissenstat
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The moral of this story is that a smart pro-Palestine politics requires, erm, smart politics.
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Avishay Ben-Sasson-Gordis
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The Canadian government announced another round of settler designations. Importantly, this one include Amana, the settler construction arm. This is already a big deal and could get bigger if the US joins on this one.
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Rima I Anabtawi
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Canada imposes sanctions on the settlement advocacy group Amana and on settlement movement extremist Daniella Weiss
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gamera obscura
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96% of Gazans live in acute malnutrition. Half a million are entering the phase of death risk. Israel is blaming the UN for not easing the suffering Israel has caused, is causing, will cause until every Palestinian soul is lost and every acre of Gaza auctioned to the highest bidder.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I block Chicago style. Early and often.
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Emissary Of Night | ليلى
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A reminder that my fundraiser portal for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund remains open and that the goal of getting to 20,000 USD is still there.
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Abu Aardvark (on leave, allegedly)
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Israel has killed unprecedented numbers of UN staff and aid workers in Gaza and now wants to blame them for not distributing aid.
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Howard Eissenstat
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Or are willfully ignorant of the nature and tenor of Israeli political debates right now.
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Howard Eissenstat
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Aside from the obvious (and egregious) free speech issues here, it is stunning to me how ignorant it is of the varied debates about the future of Israel/Palestine.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I mean, domestic politics aside, I can think of a few other issues that have considerable salience: 1. Integrated intelligence structures 2. Obsession with Iran, not only in DC, but among most other regional partners. 3. The strategic costs of selling out an ally, regardless of other factors
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Howard Eissenstat
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Personal news: I've done every feckin' thing on my to-do list except the two-hour project that I've been dreading all week, but which really, really needs to be done.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I've been teaching about ME history and politics for nearly twenty years; the generational change is absolutely palpable. And it was, in large part, because Israel decided it could afford to stop pretending. This ugly war is, I suspect, the nail in the coffin.
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Howard Eissenstat
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I don't think there is any getting around it: Israel looked at its options and chose to double down on the GOP rather than moderate policies that would, inevitably, estrange its Democratic support.
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Howard Eissenstat
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Useful thread if you haven't been following
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Howard Eissenstat
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I have long since given up assuming that leaders, faced with they abyss, will walk back because the costs are too high. Perfectly possible that Hezbollah and Israel will waltz themselves right over the edge.
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