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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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 4h

Half price ebook right now!

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

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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

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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

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

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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’s Ghost @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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What it's like to be a Middle East Studies professor in 2025

Basically, it sucks. Last week, Tuft's Dan Drezner and my GW colleague Dave Karpf published really good pieces on what it's like to be, respectively, a dean of international affairs and a professor o...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 4

Outside my basement office window. There is another with an amazing web pattern in front of living room.

Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 4

Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

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Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

Lebanon has lost one of its most beloved artists, the playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani.

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Regional Order Making After October 7

A fascinating new collection of essays building on our recent book has never been more timely Note: I've been sick the last few days and have fallen behind on posting. I'll be making up for that, I'm...

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POMEPS @pomeps.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 56: Regional Order Making after October 7. Download the full PDF here: 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 these regional changes and their meaning for ...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 26

As we enter another peak season, re-posting this essay.. “Tourism Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Overtourism, Geopolitical Conflicts and Sustainability”https://www.iemed.org/publication/tourism-challenges-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-overtourism-geopolitical-conflicts-and-sustainability/

Tourism Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Overtourism, Geopolitical Conflicts and Sustainability

The “overtourism” is leading to changes in the tourism experience, while making domestic access to tourism more difficult. It also highlights the drawbacks for all states, even when successful, of pro...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Aeromobilities

Tourism and aeromobility are such bedfellows for international travel - as well as in dominant representations which naturalises their very uneven relationship - it might seem strange to separate...

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 17

See also: The end of the liberal international order?
Sikyon Municipality, Greece. April 24-25, 2026 econtent.pedis.uop.gr/conference/?...

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

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Waleed Hazbun @whazbun.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Θεσσαλονίκη: Μετά τα ΜcDonald’s και άλλη αλυσίδα εστίασης «κοιτά» την Αριστοτέλους - Γιατί ανοίγει η όρεξη αμερικανικών κολοσσών για την πόλη

Ούριος Βαρδάρης τραβά brands παγκόσμιας κλάσης – Η εξωστρέφεια της Θεσσαλονίκης, ο τουρισμός και οι ελπιδοφόρες προοπτικές ανάπτυξης «γοητεύουν» επενδυτικά κεφάλαια

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Annia Ciezadlo 🧟‍♀️ @anniaciezadlo.com · Jul 8

I wrote about how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's campaign used the oldest & most powerful form of political propaganda. And no, it's not vertical videos

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The Secret Ingredient to Zohran Mamdani’s Success

The way to New York voters’ hearts is through their stomachs.

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