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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).

Political science 60%
Sociology 33%

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

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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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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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
econtent.pedis.uop.gr

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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The English version can be found at prismeinitiative.org/publications...
The Spiral of Militarization in US Policy Towards the Middle East – PRISME
Waleed Hazbun
prismeinitiative.org

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
Pas encore de compte ?
shs.cairn.info

The ghost of James Baldwin?

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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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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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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...
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io

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

Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

www.npr.org/2025/08/02/n...
Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani
Lebanon has lost one of its most beloved artists, the playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani.
www.npr.org

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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 ...
pomeps.org

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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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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
econtent.pedis.uop.gr

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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

newrepublic.com/article/1973...
The Secret Ingredient to Zohran Mamdani’s Success
The way to New York voters’ hearts is through their stomachs.
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