Anne Kirstine Rønn
@annekirstineronn.bsky.social
💼 Carlsberg postdoctoral fellow at the LSE, Middle East Centre.
🔜 Incoming Assistant Professor at Political Science, Aarhus University
🔍 International Relations, Middle East, social movements, sectarianism, labour, diaspora (focus on 🇱🇧 and 🇮🇶)
🔜 Incoming Assistant Professor at Political Science, Aarhus University
🔍 International Relations, Middle East, social movements, sectarianism, labour, diaspora (focus on 🇱🇧 and 🇮🇶)
Happy to see that Lebanese American University (LAU) has made it to the top 100 on The Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2025.
I was fortunate enough to study at LAU in 2017, and the courses I took profoundly shaped my understanding of Middle East affairs and political science!
I was fortunate enough to study at LAU in 2017, and the courses I took profoundly shaped my understanding of Middle East affairs and political science!
LAU Is Among the Top 100 Universities in THE Asia Rankings
The Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2025 has ranked LAU at No. 92, up from 176 last year, out of 853 universities from 35 countries and territories. This year, LAU’s standout perform...
news.lau.edu.lb
May 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy to see that Lebanese American University (LAU) has made it to the top 100 on The Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2025.
I was fortunate enough to study at LAU in 2017, and the courses I took profoundly shaped my understanding of Middle East affairs and political science!
I was fortunate enough to study at LAU in 2017, and the courses I took profoundly shaped my understanding of Middle East affairs and political science!
Lebanon's new president: "It is the duty of the Lebanese state today to ensure political, security, and economic stability in order to encourage [the diaspora] to invest in or settle in Lebanon."
According to the World Bank, Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024.
According to the World Bank, Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024.
'Lebanon needs you,' Aoun tells the diaspora
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun called on the Lebanese diaspora, which is nearly three times the size of Lebanon's own population, to
today.lorientlejour.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lebanon's new president: "It is the duty of the Lebanese state today to ensure political, security, and economic stability in order to encourage [the diaspora] to invest in or settle in Lebanon."
According to the World Bank, Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024.
According to the World Bank, Lebanon received $5.8 billion in remittances in 2024.
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If you follow Lebanon, you know that the banking sector lobby has been targeting independent media outlets Daraj & Megaphone, among other voices for reform, in a coordinated campaign.
So why is this happening and what should you know? Don't miss Ali Noureddeen's piece for @timep.bsky.social.
So why is this happening and what should you know? Don't miss Ali Noureddeen's piece for @timep.bsky.social.
NEW: Lebanon’s banking lobby has ramped up smear campaigns to silence reformists and secure control over key financial appointments.
TIMEP’s Senior Inclusive Economies Associate Ali Noureddeen breaks it down in this new piece: timep.org/2025/04/09/t...
TIMEP’s Senior Inclusive Economies Associate Ali Noureddeen breaks it down in this new piece: timep.org/2025/04/09/t...
April 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you follow Lebanon, you know that the banking sector lobby has been targeting independent media outlets Daraj & Megaphone, among other voices for reform, in a coordinated campaign.
So why is this happening and what should you know? Don't miss Ali Noureddeen's piece for @timep.bsky.social.
So why is this happening and what should you know? Don't miss Ali Noureddeen's piece for @timep.bsky.social.
L'Orient Today: A key challenge to ceasefire monitoring in South Lebanon is the 72-hour window between detecting a violation, notifying the monitoring mechanism, and the Lebanese Army’s dismantling operation.
Given the vast geographical area involved, the army is often unable to intervene in time.
Given the vast geographical area involved, the army is often unable to intervene in time.
Cease-fire monitoring mechanism: A mission gradually being refined
With the ongoing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and, more recently, in Beirut, the Lebanese people still feel that the war persists despite the cease-fire, albeit less intensely. One of the...
today.lorientlejour.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
L'Orient Today: A key challenge to ceasefire monitoring in South Lebanon is the 72-hour window between detecting a violation, notifying the monitoring mechanism, and the Lebanese Army’s dismantling operation.
Given the vast geographical area involved, the army is often unable to intervene in time.
Given the vast geographical area involved, the army is often unable to intervene in time.
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New addition to my summer reading list 👇
A very timely book, edited by
@mortenvalbjorn.bsky.social and Raymond Hinnebusch, critically exploring sectarianism in Syria over time and across place.
A very timely book, edited by
@mortenvalbjorn.bsky.social and Raymond Hinnebusch, critically exploring sectarianism in Syria over time and across place.
Sectarianism and Civil War in Syria
As an epicentre of sectarian conflict before and after the Arab uprising, Syria provides an excellent laboratory for the study of sectarianization. This book compares variance in Syria’s sectarianism ...
www.routledge.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New addition to my summer reading list 👇
A very timely book, edited by
@mortenvalbjorn.bsky.social and Raymond Hinnebusch, critically exploring sectarianism in Syria over time and across place.
A very timely book, edited by
@mortenvalbjorn.bsky.social and Raymond Hinnebusch, critically exploring sectarianism in Syria over time and across place.
“The tariffs, like the shuttering of USAID before it, are going to disproportionately hurt not only American allies — but precisely the sectors and companies (like Tunisian olive oil) which American development aid has spent years supporting and promoting” writes @abuaardvark.bsky.social
Here’s how Trump’s stupid tariffs impact the Middle East - mostly hurting friends and helping rivals, as usual.
abuaardvark.substack.com/p/tariffing-...
abuaardvark.substack.com/p/tariffing-...
Tariffing the Middle East
Why does Trump hate Tunisian olive oil and American allies?
abuaardvark.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“The tariffs, like the shuttering of USAID before it, are going to disproportionately hurt not only American allies — but precisely the sectors and companies (like Tunisian olive oil) which American development aid has spent years supporting and promoting” writes @abuaardvark.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to announce that I will return to Dept. of Political Science at Aarhus University as an Assistant Professor from 15/8.
I will join the IR section with a new project on how diasporas and other international actors promote social and political change, focusing on Lebanon and Iraq.
I will join the IR section with a new project on how diasporas and other international actors promote social and political change, focusing on Lebanon and Iraq.
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'm thrilled to announce that I will return to Dept. of Political Science at Aarhus University as an Assistant Professor from 15/8.
I will join the IR section with a new project on how diasporas and other international actors promote social and political change, focusing on Lebanon and Iraq.
I will join the IR section with a new project on how diasporas and other international actors promote social and political change, focusing on Lebanon and Iraq.
Very excited to present findings from my project on labour mobilisation in Lebanon and Iraq next week.
My main argument: Lebanese and Iraqi labour movements are battlegrounds between elites and opposition forces.
In my recent @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social report, I explore how these battles unfold.
My main argument: Lebanese and Iraqi labour movements are battlegrounds between elites and opposition forces.
In my recent @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social report, I explore how these battles unfold.
🚨 MEC Paper Launch: 'The Struggles of Labour Activism in Lebanon and Iraq' by @annekirstineronn.bsky.social.
Join us for a discussion with @annekirstineronn.bsky.social, Raz Salayi and Fuad Musallam on Thursday 20 Feb.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
Join us for a discussion with @annekirstineronn.bsky.social, Raz Salayi and Fuad Musallam on Thursday 20 Feb.
Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
February 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Very excited to present findings from my project on labour mobilisation in Lebanon and Iraq next week.
My main argument: Lebanese and Iraqi labour movements are battlegrounds between elites and opposition forces.
In my recent @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social report, I explore how these battles unfold.
My main argument: Lebanese and Iraqi labour movements are battlegrounds between elites and opposition forces.
In my recent @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social report, I explore how these battles unfold.
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Very happy to share our 2024 transdisciplinary book Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees, which brings together academics, practitioners and refugees. It's open access so you can download the pdf for free or purchase a hard copy here: www.aupress.ca/books/120327...
January 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Very happy to share our 2024 transdisciplinary book Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees, which brings together academics, practitioners and refugees. It's open access so you can download the pdf for free or purchase a hard copy here: www.aupress.ca/books/120327...
Reposted by Anne Kirstine Rønn
Hello Blusky! I’ve finished a fictionalized autobiography based on my family memories in Gaza. It explores Gaza’s socioeconomic history, childhood during the First Intifada, the 1993-2000 period, and the challenges of life under siege. Any suggestions for publishers?
December 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Hello Blusky! I’ve finished a fictionalized autobiography based on my family memories in Gaza. It explores Gaza’s socioeconomic history, childhood during the First Intifada, the 1993-2000 period, and the challenges of life under siege. Any suggestions for publishers?
What has been the impacts of the Syrian civil war on the Alawite community?
My excellent colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan investigate this question through 150 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews
Read here 👇
My excellent colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan investigate this question through 150 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews
Read here 👇
Ambivalent Loyalty and Dissonance: Alawite Community Dynamics Amidst the Syrian War
An in-depth analysis of the socio-economic and political transformations within the Alawite community in Syria
www.kas.de
December 11, 2024 at 5:04 PM
What has been the impacts of the Syrian civil war on the Alawite community?
My excellent colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan investigate this question through 150 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews
Read here 👇
My excellent colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan investigate this question through 150 surveys and 20 semi-structured interviews
Read here 👇
More sources on Syria
My colleagues at PeaceRep have compiled a list of sources and analyses on the history of the Syrian conflict, key findings on transitional governance and power-sharing, as well as commentaries on recent events.
Check it out 👇
peacerep.org/2024/12/10/f...
My colleagues at PeaceRep have compiled a list of sources and analyses on the history of the Syrian conflict, key findings on transitional governance and power-sharing, as well as commentaries on recent events.
Check it out 👇
peacerep.org/2024/12/10/f...
Fall of Assad: insights from PeaceRep Syria research - PeaceRep
Allyson Doby highlights PeaceRep research into the history of the Syrian conflict and our key findings on transitional governance and power-sharing.
peacerep.org
December 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM
More sources on Syria
My colleagues at PeaceRep have compiled a list of sources and analyses on the history of the Syrian conflict, key findings on transitional governance and power-sharing, as well as commentaries on recent events.
Check it out 👇
peacerep.org/2024/12/10/f...
My colleagues at PeaceRep have compiled a list of sources and analyses on the history of the Syrian conflict, key findings on transitional governance and power-sharing, as well as commentaries on recent events.
Check it out 👇
peacerep.org/2024/12/10/f...
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Israeli forces have launched one of the largest aerial campaigns in their history, targeting over 250 military sites in Syria within 48 hours.
📽️Here's how everything's unfolding right now:
📽️Here's how everything's unfolding right now:
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Israeli forces have launched one of the largest aerial campaigns in their history, targeting over 250 military sites in Syria within 48 hours.
📽️Here's how everything's unfolding right now:
📽️Here's how everything's unfolding right now:
Just sharing this event on Syria after Assad here in case anyone is interested in participating.
It features a great line-up of speakers, including some of my colleagues from @sepad.bsky.social.
It features a great line-up of speakers, including some of my colleagues from @sepad.bsky.social.
December 10, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Just sharing this event on Syria after Assad here in case anyone is interested in participating.
It features a great line-up of speakers, including some of my colleagues from @sepad.bsky.social.
It features a great line-up of speakers, including some of my colleagues from @sepad.bsky.social.
Everyone interested in Syria and its socio-political dynamics should follow my brilliant colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan.
Their research offers invaluable insights to the public and academic discussions these days!
Listen to their reflections on Syria's future here 👇
Their research offers invaluable insights to the public and academic discussions these days!
Listen to their reflections on Syria's future here 👇
Syria Crisis: Al-Jolani's Leadership | Faculti
How could Al-Jolani's leadership shape Syria's future, and what challenges might HTS face in gaining broader governance support and international recognition?
faculti.net
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Everyone interested in Syria and its socio-political dynamics should follow my brilliant colleagues, Rahaf Aldoughli and Haian Dukhan.
Their research offers invaluable insights to the public and academic discussions these days!
Listen to their reflections on Syria's future here 👇
Their research offers invaluable insights to the public and academic discussions these days!
Listen to their reflections on Syria's future here 👇
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December 9, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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The Syrian border was unmanned this morning. By the time we crossed back to Lebanon, armed men, who said they were from Hayat Tahrir as Sham, had set up in the vicinity & loosely waved through cars
December 9, 2024 at 2:10 PM
The Syrian border was unmanned this morning. By the time we crossed back to Lebanon, armed men, who said they were from Hayat Tahrir as Sham, had set up in the vicinity & loosely waved through cars
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Amazing scenes out of Syria. For all that’s to come - and everyone knows it’s going to be rough, that HTS and other opposition are problematic, and that regional powers will do their worst - it’s glorious to see another of these monstrous dictators fall. The Arab uprisings never ended.
December 8, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Amazing scenes out of Syria. For all that’s to come - and everyone knows it’s going to be rough, that HTS and other opposition are problematic, and that regional powers will do their worst - it’s glorious to see another of these monstrous dictators fall. The Arab uprisings never ended.
Syria under Assad has acted as a key corridor for weapons and goods, enabling Hezbollah to build strength and capacity over decades.
To understand this issue, here are some of my recommended readings that explain the role of Syria for Hezbollah 👇
To understand this issue, here are some of my recommended readings that explain the role of Syria for Hezbollah 👇
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Syria under Assad has acted as a key corridor for weapons and goods, enabling Hezbollah to build strength and capacity over decades.
To understand this issue, here are some of my recommended readings that explain the role of Syria for Hezbollah 👇
To understand this issue, here are some of my recommended readings that explain the role of Syria for Hezbollah 👇
Hezbollah announces reconstruction plan:
With Iranian funding, it will provide:
▪️ $8,000 to those whose primary homes were destroyed in the war
▪️ $4-6,000 to other displaced families.
According to the World Bank, nearly 100,000 homes in Lebanon were partially/fully damaged during the conflict
With Iranian funding, it will provide:
▪️ $8,000 to those whose primary homes were destroyed in the war
▪️ $4-6,000 to other displaced families.
According to the World Bank, nearly 100,000 homes in Lebanon were partially/fully damaged during the conflict
Lebanon ceasefire: Hezbollah launches reconstruction plan
Hezbollah is rushing to begin reconstruction efforts in areas destroyed by Israel before winter, as the cash-strapped Lebanese state counts its losses.
www.newarab.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Hezbollah announces reconstruction plan:
With Iranian funding, it will provide:
▪️ $8,000 to those whose primary homes were destroyed in the war
▪️ $4-6,000 to other displaced families.
According to the World Bank, nearly 100,000 homes in Lebanon were partially/fully damaged during the conflict
With Iranian funding, it will provide:
▪️ $8,000 to those whose primary homes were destroyed in the war
▪️ $4-6,000 to other displaced families.
According to the World Bank, nearly 100,000 homes in Lebanon were partially/fully damaged during the conflict