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Dr Cinzia Bianco
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Analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations on the Arabian Peninsula/ Gulf and relations with Europe.
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Saudi Arabia watching elections in Iraq and eager to work with Iraqi and Kurdish political actors to strengthen ability to absorb external shocks from Iran, Israel, US. Read my short take for MEPSForum. Looking forward to continuing conversation in Iraq next week: www.mepsforum.org/post/riyadh-...
Riyadh’s Iraq Question: Stability, Influence, and the 2025 Elections
Cinzia Bianco looks at the significance of Iraq’s elections for Saudi Arabia, examining the implications of the elections for Riyadh’s relationship with Baghdad and Erbil.
www.mepsforum.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrasia.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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ecfr.eu
If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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ecfrrome.bsky.social
Se l’UE vuole continuare a invocare il diritto internazionale in Ucraina, Gaza o altrove, non può chiudere gli occhi sulle atrocità in Sudan.
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Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore | ECFR
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold
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November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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✍️ If Europe wants credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan. Though the options are limited, there are ways to hold the responsible accountable @cinziabianco.bsky.social
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Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore | ECFR
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold
ecfr.eu
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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ecfr.eu
If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, write @willbrownecfr.bsky.social @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Finally, and just published tonight: a European perspective on the humanitarian nightmare in Sudan. Europe can't do much. But @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social make the case for it doing what it can: ecfr.eu/article/suda...
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
ecfr.eu
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
📰 The aftermath of Israel's attack on Doha could see a joint security alliance emerge in a "6+2 format", consisting of the six GCC states, Turkey, & Egypt, comments @cinziabianco.bsky.social for Deutsche Welle👇 buff.ly/Lchp3z2
Is the Middle East about to get an 'Islamic NATO'? – DW – 09/25/2025
Israel's first-ever attack on a Gulf state is causing changes in Arab defense policies, with more calls for regional cooperation and common defense pacts. Some politicians have even called for an…
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September 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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'[...] it is highly unlikely that the #Gulf states will turn away from the #US, but their leaders will almost certainly resume the strategic hedging that characterised the end of Biden’s presidency.' @cinziabianco.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu ecfr.eu/article/out-...
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
ecfr.eu
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ecfr.eu
#UNGA80 🧵
1/ Today, Mahmoud Abbas virtually joins #UNGA80. On Sunday, Australia, Britain, Canada and Portugal recognized a Palestinian state. What can we expect from Germany?
🔗https://www.dw.com/en/germany-uk-france-say-gaza-humanitarian-crisis-must-end/live-73407430
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
✍️ Israel's strike on Doha is a sobering recalibration for Gulf rulers. If they once viewed US influence over Israel as stabilising, they now face the possibility that Netanyahu pursues a unilateral vision free from US constraints, writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/03Iba63
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
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September 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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jbdacey.bsky.social
Israel’s initial response to Oct 7 helped Gulf states by weakening Iran but it is now entrenching conflict, fragmenting Arab states & pulling Gulf states towards escalation, all of which also threatens Euro interests. @cinziabianco.bsky.social on post-Doha dynamics ecfr.eu/article/out-...
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
ecfr.eu
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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ecfr.eu
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security, writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4puZHx8
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
ecfr.eu
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
✍️ NEW @ecfr.eu commentary by @cinziabianco.bsky.social: The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused #Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format 👇 buff.ly/03Iba63
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
cinziabianco.bsky.social
The Israeli strike in Doha has forced a rethink of Gulf security and pushed leaders to deploy a new vision in response. What is this vision? How should we look at the whole picture? My analysis for @ecfrmena.bsky.social

ecfr.eu/article/out-...
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
ecfr.eu
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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ecfrrome.bsky.social
Se prima i leader del Golfo consideravano l'influenza 🇺🇸 su Israele come un fattore di stabilità, ora devono affrontare la possibilità che Netanyahu persegua una visione unilaterale libera dai vincoli americani.
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Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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ecfr.eu
This is a sobering recalibration for Gulf rulers. If they once viewed US influence over Israel as stabilising, they now face the possibility that Netanyahu pursues a unilateral vision free from American constraints, writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4puZHx8
Out of the rubble: The new Gulf response to Israeli aggression
The Israeli attacks on Doha, and America’s support of them, has caused Gulf leaders to majorly rethink their security. This could lead to a new Gulf-led security format…
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
📰 @cinziabianco.bsky.social speaks to La Repubblica about Israel's strike on Qatar and its wider regional ramifications 👇 buff.ly/00rix70
Israele colpisce vertice di Hamas in Qatar, l’esperta: “È la fine di ogni negoziato sulla Striscia”
L’intervista a Cinzia Bianco, dell’European Council of foreign relations: “Pensavano di essere protetti dagli Usa, ma hanno capito che…
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September 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
cinziabianco.bsky.social
UAE leadership in Doha. This was not arranged yesterday. Like I said when MbZ visited MbS goal is to coordinate an Arab front vs Iranian weakness and Israeli recklessness, and it looks like the Emiratis took the lead in shaping a tripartite leadership (Saudi, UAE, Qatar) for such front.
September 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
📰 “The GCC response may be a realisation that US security guarantees are no longer as valuable as they have been thought to be for so long.” comments @cinziabianco.bsky.social on yesterday's Israeli strikes on Qatar for @aljazeera.com 👇 buff.ly/A35REvw
Analysis: Israel leaps over red lines in attack on Qatari capital Doha
Attack on Hamas leaders in Qatari capital Doha shows Israel will keep escalating if global powers don’t stop it.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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kryptocommunist.bsky.social
We are no longer in a situation of red lines. Israel will keep on attacking whatever they deem appropriate, and it will be stopped, or not. The time frame within which this all plays out will be decades, I suspect.
September 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
cinziabianco.bsky.social
“Hosting US bases and US military forces was an effective form of deterrence, [but that has] now evaporated, bothinf is off the table” I said to @AJEnglish: www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Analysis: Israel leaps over red lines in attack on Qatari capital Doha
Attack on Hamas leaders in Qatari capital Doha shows Israel will keep escalating if global powers don’t stop it.
www.aljazeera.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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“Why didn’t Palestinians try peaceful solutions with Israel?”
cinziabianco.bsky.social Dr Cinzia Bianco @cinziabianco.bsky.social · Sep 9
For a while now GCC folks have been extremely worried that Israeli behaviour was unhinged - but nobody thought they could be targeted. Here a pic of the building in Qatar where an Israeli drone tried to take out a Hamas delegation discussing a potential deal.
September 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
cinziabianco.bsky.social
For a while now GCC folks have been extremely worried that Israeli behaviour was unhinged - but nobody thought they could be targeted. Here a pic of the building in Qatar where an Israeli drone tried to take out a Hamas delegation discussing a potential deal.
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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ecfrmena.bsky.social
📰 For Formiche, @cinziabianco.bsky.social comments on the meeting between Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed and the opportunity for regional/international leadership for the Gulf countries 👇 buff.ly/7M5R07P
Perché l’incontro MbS-MbZ è importante per il Golfo. Risponde Bianco - Formiche.net
c’è oggi un’opportunità di leadership regionale/internazionale per i Paesi del Golfo. Ma se ognuno tira dalla propria parte, questa opportunità non si concretizza. Meglio allora mettersi insieme per…
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September 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM