Andrew M Leber
@andrewleber.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. of political science, Tulane U
MENA politics, some photography, some translation
New Orleans, LA ⚜️
MENA politics, some photography, some translation
New Orleans, LA ⚜️
Every Dem who voted for more ICE funding voted for this.
Every pundit spinning reasons why ICE can't be abolished condones this.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Every pundit spinning reasons why ICE can't be abolished condones this.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
BREAKING: Federal agent shoots man in south Minneapolis
A Bring Me The News reporter was near the scene, and recorded multiple gunshots.
bringmethenews.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Every Dem who voted for more ICE funding voted for this.
Every pundit spinning reasons why ICE can't be abolished condones this.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Every pundit spinning reasons why ICE can't be abolished condones this.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Gosh, the university funded by the Palantir exec turned out to be a right-wing infuence op rather than a paragon of free speech and open inquiry?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Gosh, the university funded by the Palantir exec turned out to be a right-wing infuence op rather than a paragon of free speech and open inquiry?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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At the end of 2025, tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE came to a head over conflict in Yemen. What exactly happened, and what does it mean for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the region?
@andrewleber.bsky.social explains: youtube.com/shorts/URKId...
@andrewleber.bsky.social explains: youtube.com/shorts/URKId...
Why Did Saudi-UAE Tensions Escalate?
YouTube video by Carnegie Explains
youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
At the end of 2025, tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE came to a head over conflict in Yemen. What exactly happened, and what does it mean for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the region?
@andrewleber.bsky.social explains: youtube.com/shorts/URKId...
@andrewleber.bsky.social explains: youtube.com/shorts/URKId...
Fun thing to publish right as we're kicking off the New New New Middle East Cold War
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Fun thing to publish right as we're kicking off the New New New Middle East Cold War
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New Analysis on my Substack: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot-Like Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives in Southern Yemen open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
Analysis: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives on Southern Yemen
A network and anomaly analysis of 56,000 tweets pushing Southern Yemen independence
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New Analysis on my Substack: I Detected Over 5,000 Bot-Like Accounts Amplifying UAE-Aligned STC Narratives in Southern Yemen open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
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Yemen’s civil war is back in the news. Why? @andrewleber.bsky.social unpacks what’s going on in Yemen (and beyond): youtube.com/shorts/sIQBF...
What's New in Yemen's Civil War?
YouTube video by Carnegie Explains
youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yemen’s civil war is back in the news. Why? @andrewleber.bsky.social unpacks what’s going on in Yemen (and beyond): youtube.com/shorts/sIQBF...
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Our handbook has a page on the publisher site :)
(Available open access! Dont mind the price!)
www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
(Available open access! Dont mind the price!)
www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
www.bloomsbury.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Our handbook has a page on the publisher site :)
(Available open access! Dont mind the price!)
www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
(Available open access! Dont mind the price!)
www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...
Looking for a short read on your commute home (at the intersection of IR theory and current events)?
I wrote on international status and MBS' Washington visit for @carnegieendowment.org
I wrote on international status and MBS' Washington visit for @carnegieendowment.org
![Still, the symbolic value of the visit went beyond burnishing the crown prince’s reputation by signaling the kingdom’s international status: what political scientists define as “collective beliefs about a given state’s ranking [in the world, based] on valued attributes.” Leaders—including in Saudi Arabia—seek out international prestige and recognition not only to boost their own egos, but to cultivate domestic support as well.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m4zukalob5mkjsiqudexsiwg/bafkreifa3c23r5o6rdh5rrtef2iqjnixbgtfrhqq4houitvpudgttdnsae@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Looking for a short read on your commute home (at the intersection of IR theory and current events)?
I wrote on international status and MBS' Washington visit for @carnegieendowment.org
I wrote on international status and MBS' Washington visit for @carnegieendowment.org
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Saudi Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington yielded a few headline-grabbing deals. @andrewleber.bsky.social breaks down what changed – and what didn’t – for the U.S.-Saudi relationship this week: youtube.com/shorts/1pEJB...
Takeaways from MBS's Washington Visit
YouTube video by Carnegie Explains
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Saudi Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington yielded a few headline-grabbing deals. @andrewleber.bsky.social breaks down what changed – and what didn’t – for the U.S.-Saudi relationship this week: youtube.com/shorts/1pEJB...
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Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement.
Crimson News Staff report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Crimson News Staff report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawerence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a…
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement.
Crimson News Staff report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Crimson News Staff report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
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With security cooperation with the U.S. and economic ties with China, do Gulf monarchies get the best of both worlds? @andrewleber.bsky.social explains: China’s manufacturing capacity and high-tech capabilities shape competition in the region.
Full article: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Full article: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Imports and Influence: China’s Growing Economic Presence in the Gulf
The Arab Gulf monarchies offer a window into the policy implications of China’s rising global economic influence, driven by its substantial manufacturing capacity and growing range of high-tech capabi...
carnegieendowment.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
With security cooperation with the U.S. and economic ties with China, do Gulf monarchies get the best of both worlds? @andrewleber.bsky.social explains: China’s manufacturing capacity and high-tech capabilities shape competition in the region.
Full article: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Full article: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Posting is correlated with affective polarization:
😡 The most partisan users — those who love their party and despise the other — are more likely to post about politics
🥊 The result? A loud angry minority dominates online politics, which itself can drive polarization (see doi.org/10.1073/pnas...)
😡 The most partisan users — those who love their party and despise the other — are more likely to post about politics
🥊 The result? A loud angry minority dominates online politics, which itself can drive polarization (see doi.org/10.1073/pnas...)
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Posting is correlated with affective polarization:
😡 The most partisan users — those who love their party and despise the other — are more likely to post about politics
🥊 The result? A loud angry minority dominates online politics, which itself can drive polarization (see doi.org/10.1073/pnas...)
😡 The most partisan users — those who love their party and despise the other — are more likely to post about politics
🥊 The result? A loud angry minority dominates online politics, which itself can drive polarization (see doi.org/10.1073/pnas...)
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Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Join us next week!
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
Tiffany Simon (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) will present "Happiness as Control: The Political Consequences of Entertainment Policy in Saudi Arabia" and @andrewleber.bsky.social (@tulanepolisci.bsky.social) and @aasiegel.bsky.social (@colorado.edu) will discuss
In case of interest for anybody in the DC area
October 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In case of interest for anybody in the DC area
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Initiatives like the Riyadh Comedy Festival aren’t helping Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman “clean up” his image abroad. But the kingdom’s international reputation isn’t its main priority here.
@andrewleber.bsky.social, on @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...
@andrewleber.bsky.social, on @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...
The image Saudi Arabia hopes to achieve beyond the comedy festival
Saudi Arabia is working to reshape its global cultural image, but controversies over several acts in its comedy festival tied to the country's human rights record are underscoring the tension between ...
www.npr.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Initiatives like the Riyadh Comedy Festival aren’t helping Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman “clean up” his image abroad. But the kingdom’s international reputation isn’t its main priority here.
@andrewleber.bsky.social, on @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...
@andrewleber.bsky.social, on @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...
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Two especially good bits ⬇️
What @andrewleber.bsky.social’s analysis captures, that much discourse around “-washing” events in the Gulf & beyond often neglects, are these domestic drivers.
Not everything is done solely, or mainly, for an international gaze. Some risks are taken despite that gaze.
What @andrewleber.bsky.social’s analysis captures, that much discourse around “-washing” events in the Gulf & beyond often neglects, are these domestic drivers.
Not everything is done solely, or mainly, for an international gaze. Some risks are taken despite that gaze.
October 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Two especially good bits ⬇️
What @andrewleber.bsky.social’s analysis captures, that much discourse around “-washing” events in the Gulf & beyond often neglects, are these domestic drivers.
Not everything is done solely, or mainly, for an international gaze. Some risks are taken despite that gaze.
What @andrewleber.bsky.social’s analysis captures, that much discourse around “-washing” events in the Gulf & beyond often neglects, are these domestic drivers.
Not everything is done solely, or mainly, for an international gaze. Some risks are taken despite that gaze.
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Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join
October 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join
I looked at the domestic drivers of the Riyadh Comedy Festival for @carnegieendowment.org
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The Riyadh Comedy Festival Isn’t Trying to Change Your Opinion of Saudi Arabia
The driving forces are domestic.
carnegieendowment.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I looked at the domestic drivers of the Riyadh Comedy Festival for @carnegieendowment.org
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
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🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
Speaking tomorrow with Elias Muhanna at Brown University on a panel about Gulf-monarchy "giga-projects," for anybody interested in stopping by.
events.brown.edu/middle-east/...
events.brown.edu/middle-east/...
Giga-Projects: Envisioned Communities in the Age of Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030”
The webinar hosted by Elias Muhanna, director of the Center for Middle East Studies, will be focused on megaprojects like NEOM, the Red Sea Project...
events.brown.edu
October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Speaking tomorrow with Elias Muhanna at Brown University on a panel about Gulf-monarchy "giga-projects," for anybody interested in stopping by.
events.brown.edu/middle-east/...
events.brown.edu/middle-east/...
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"Perhaps the most ghastly piece printed during Hegseth’s reign as publisher was an assertion that Princeton’s characterization of sex with an unconscious person as nonconsensual was an effort to “indoctrinate” students."
thebaffler.com/salvos/battl...
thebaffler.com/salvos/battl...
Battle of the Sexes | Jasper Craven
Pete Hegseth has used his many perches—from Princeton to the Pentagon—to agitate for a kind of trickle-down masculinity.
thebaffler.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Perhaps the most ghastly piece printed during Hegseth’s reign as publisher was an assertion that Princeton’s characterization of sex with an unconscious person as nonconsensual was an effort to “indoctrinate” students."
thebaffler.com/salvos/battl...
thebaffler.com/salvos/battl...
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it's a great interview, and what's striking is that at the end of the day both klein and coates believe in winning people over. the difference is that coates thinks you do this by telling them the truth, and klein thinks you do it by empathizing with them and recognizing their concerns as Real
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
it's a great interview, and what's striking is that at the end of the day both klein and coates believe in winning people over. the difference is that coates thinks you do this by telling them the truth, and klein thinks you do it by empathizing with them and recognizing their concerns as Real
"As AI bots like ChatGPT become inextricably tangled with people’s private and public lives, it’s causing unpredictable new crises."
futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...
futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...
ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.
futurism.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"As AI bots like ChatGPT become inextricably tangled with people’s private and public lives, it’s causing unpredictable new crises."
futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...
futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...
With due respect to the authors, this article further affirms the bankruptcy of terrorism studies in being a) value-neutral on "the state" and b) drawing artificial divisions with other forms of political violence.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
www.theatlantic.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
With due respect to the authors, this article further affirms the bankruptcy of terrorism studies in being a) value-neutral on "the state" and b) drawing artificial divisions with other forms of political violence.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...