Zuri Linetsky
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Great discussion on bilateral and regional issues in the Horn as seen through the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict @mikewoldemariam.bsky.social
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The Ethiopia-Eritrea Standoff
Podcast Episode · The Horn · 01/15/2026 · 39m
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January 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Great discussion on bilateral and regional issues in the Horn as seen through the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict @mikewoldemariam.bsky.social
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I guess that whole pivot towards Asia didn’t work for the US.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I guess that whole pivot towards Asia didn’t work for the US.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
The hubris the Trump admin is demonstrating right now is unlike anything I’ve seen in my adult life. It’s surprising, for me. This is unlike even the worst of the War on Terror.
But I guess this is what a declining superpower with sclerotic institutions and leader does.
But I guess this is what a declining superpower with sclerotic institutions and leader does.
Escalation on Iran, Trump warnings
• Trump,Rubio,Hegseth voice support
• WSJ: US mulling aerial strikes
• Protests spread + riots
• Video surfacing of bodies in hospital
• Khamenei defiant
• Israel on alert
• Oman FM in Iran
• Comms blackout
• ✈️cancelations
• Trump,Rubio,Hegseth voice support
• WSJ: US mulling aerial strikes
• Protests spread + riots
• Video surfacing of bodies in hospital
• Khamenei defiant
• Israel on alert
• Oman FM in Iran
• Comms blackout
• ✈️cancelations
January 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The hubris the Trump admin is demonstrating right now is unlike anything I’ve seen in my adult life. It’s surprising, for me. This is unlike even the worst of the War on Terror.
But I guess this is what a declining superpower with sclerotic institutions and leader does.
But I guess this is what a declining superpower with sclerotic institutions and leader does.
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“The sources did not say how the deal was being funded but Masood said it was possible the finances would come from 🇸🇦.
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One of the sources said the Saudis brokered the deal but added there was no indication they were paying for the weapons. Another source said Saudi was not providing funds.”
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One of the sources said the Saudis brokered the deal but added there was no indication they were paying for the weapons. Another source said Saudi was not providing funds.”
Exclusive: Pakistan nears $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons, jets to Sudan, sources say
Pakistan is in the final phases of striking a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan, a former top air force official and three sources said, promising a major boost for Sudan's army, b...
www.reuters.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“The sources did not say how the deal was being funded but Masood said it was possible the finances would come from 🇸🇦.
…
One of the sources said the Saudis brokered the deal but added there was no indication they were paying for the weapons. Another source said Saudi was not providing funds.”
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One of the sources said the Saudis brokered the deal but added there was no indication they were paying for the weapons. Another source said Saudi was not providing funds.”
Important.
"I think there is a clear convergence of interests between the two sides on this issue. Going forward, I would expect Abu Dhabi and the Israelis to coordinate (often covertly) their support for Somaliland”
www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
"I think there is a clear convergence of interests between the two sides on this issue. Going forward, I would expect Abu Dhabi and the Israelis to coordinate (often covertly) their support for Somaliland”
www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
How Israel’s Somaliland gambit will reshape Red Sea geopolitics
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland could redefine security calculations and redraw sensitive fault lines across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea
www.newarab.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Important.
"I think there is a clear convergence of interests between the two sides on this issue. Going forward, I would expect Abu Dhabi and the Israelis to coordinate (often covertly) their support for Somaliland”
www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
"I think there is a clear convergence of interests between the two sides on this issue. Going forward, I would expect Abu Dhabi and the Israelis to coordinate (often covertly) their support for Somaliland”
www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
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okay so they literally expect to run another country by truth social post, I can’t see any way this could possibly go wrong
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
okay so they literally expect to run another country by truth social post, I can’t see any way this could possibly go wrong
So, Venezuela is being justified in the same grounds as Vietnam, in Rubio’s mind.
That’s reassuring.
That’s reassuring.
I pressed Rubio on whether he and Hegseth lied to Congress when promising to seek congressional approval before attacking Venezuela. This was his response:
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
So, Venezuela is being justified in the same grounds as Vietnam, in Rubio’s mind.
That’s reassuring.
That’s reassuring.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
It’s the Banana Wars. Part Deux.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It’s the Banana Wars. Part Deux.
I nominate Paul Bremer to ‘run’ Venezuela.
He’s got the experience necessary for the job.
He’s got the experience necessary for the job.
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I nominate Paul Bremer to ‘run’ Venezuela.
He’s got the experience necessary for the job.
He’s got the experience necessary for the job.
So Venezuela was going to attack the US, or the people coming to arrest Maduro? If it’s the latter, isn’t this entire argument a tautology?
Sen Mike Lee with the first account I’ve seen of the Admin’s legal theory for the strikes. On the domestic law side — something like: Art II law enforcement power to capture Maduro (by invading his own country) combined with Art II power to protect those personnel executing the warrant.
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
So Venezuela was going to attack the US, or the people coming to arrest Maduro? If it’s the latter, isn’t this entire argument a tautology?
Well some foreign leaders, at least.
Perhaps a dumb set of questions, how do US courts have jurisdiction over Maduro? What crimes has he committed in the US? And what’s the standard for evidence?
Perhaps a dumb set of questions, how do US courts have jurisdiction over Maduro? What crimes has he committed in the US? And what’s the standard for evidence?
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Well some foreign leaders, at least.
Perhaps a dumb set of questions, how do US courts have jurisdiction over Maduro? What crimes has he committed in the US? And what’s the standard for evidence?
Perhaps a dumb set of questions, how do US courts have jurisdiction over Maduro? What crimes has he committed in the US? And what’s the standard for evidence?
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"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
The Trump 2.0 National Security Strategy is a banger. There is a Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. So, US colonialism is back, but it's non-interventionist colonialism?
This line: "We want to ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
This line: "We want to ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Trump 2.0 National Security Strategy is a banger. There is a Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. So, US colonialism is back, but it's non-interventionist colonialism?
This line: "We want to ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
This line: "We want to ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
The war in Ukraine should end as soon as possible. Most likely via a negotiated settlement. But arguing Ukraine should accept a peace deal that solely benefits Russia is absurd. It ignore Ukrainian & European security concerns.
Also, how is Ukraine a “US War?”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Also, how is Ukraine a “US War?”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Russia-Ukraine peace deal is not a loss. Nor is it a victory | Stephen Wertheim
The conflict is neither a clear-cut defeat nor a feel-good victory, but an in-between outcome that contains profound elements of each
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The war in Ukraine should end as soon as possible. Most likely via a negotiated settlement. But arguing Ukraine should accept a peace deal that solely benefits Russia is absurd. It ignore Ukrainian & European security concerns.
Also, how is Ukraine a “US War?”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Also, how is Ukraine a “US War?”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'm pretty sure 5 F-35s just flew over DC. At least that is what I saw and heard from my office window. Please correct me if it's the wrong airframe.
Assuming they were F-35s, how likely is it that Trump is showing off his new war machines for MBS?
Assuming they were F-35s, how likely is it that Trump is showing off his new war machines for MBS?
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm pretty sure 5 F-35s just flew over DC. At least that is what I saw and heard from my office window. Please correct me if it's the wrong airframe.
Assuming they were F-35s, how likely is it that Trump is showing off his new war machines for MBS?
Assuming they were F-35s, how likely is it that Trump is showing off his new war machines for MBS?
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Nobody could have predicted Hamas would reassert control over shattered Gaza except for everybody
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Nobody could have predicted Hamas would reassert control over shattered Gaza except for everybody
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Gaza is stuck in a no-man’s land of peace and war.
Israel occupies 53% of the Strip. If any development happens it seems increasingly likely it will only occur in Israeli controlled areas. Because there has been no progress on Trump’s nebulous peace plan.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Israel occupies 53% of the Strip. If any development happens it seems increasingly likely it will only occur in Israeli controlled areas. Because there has been no progress on Trump’s nebulous peace plan.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Gaza is stuck in a no-man’s land of peace and war.
Israel occupies 53% of the Strip. If any development happens it seems increasingly likely it will only occur in Israeli controlled areas. Because there has been no progress on Trump’s nebulous peace plan.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Israel occupies 53% of the Strip. If any development happens it seems increasingly likely it will only occur in Israeli controlled areas. Because there has been no progress on Trump’s nebulous peace plan.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Because obviously.
US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Because obviously.
US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Let’s be clear. If the UN Security adopts Trump ‘Plan for Gaza’ it will be accepting perpetual Gazan and Palestinian domination by Israel and the US.
It will be an abdication of any of its remaining legitimacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/w...
It will be an abdication of any of its remaining legitimacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/w...
U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Let’s be clear. If the UN Security adopts Trump ‘Plan for Gaza’ it will be accepting perpetual Gazan and Palestinian domination by Israel and the US.
It will be an abdication of any of its remaining legitimacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/w...
It will be an abdication of any of its remaining legitimacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/w...
Late stage capitalism. The economy is slowing, prices are up, there are fewer jobs. But big tech is making more money than ever, publicly supporting a genocidal regime and the dehumanization of migrants.
Tax. The. Rich.
Tax. The. Rich.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Late stage capitalism. The economy is slowing, prices are up, there are fewer jobs. But big tech is making more money than ever, publicly supporting a genocidal regime and the dehumanization of migrants.
Tax. The. Rich.
Tax. The. Rich.
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Americans, you could have this.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Americans, you could have this.
I lived in Nigeria. For about 9 months. In Maiduguri in the northeast. And in Abuja.
Here is a little bit about the place Trump wants to bomb. And no, there is no Christian genocide.
open.substack.com/pub/powderei...
Here is a little bit about the place Trump wants to bomb. And no, there is no Christian genocide.
open.substack.com/pub/powderei...
What the Hell is Trump on About in Nigeria?
I lived in Nigeria on and off for nine months.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I lived in Nigeria. For about 9 months. In Maiduguri in the northeast. And in Abuja.
Here is a little bit about the place Trump wants to bomb. And no, there is no Christian genocide.
open.substack.com/pub/powderei...
Here is a little bit about the place Trump wants to bomb. And no, there is no Christian genocide.
open.substack.com/pub/powderei...
That this is a scoop, and that there is likely to be little or less accountability for monstrous IDF war crimes, is a sad and preposterous commentary on US policy and on the Biden and Trump administrations.
SCOOP: A classified U.S. report finds a backlog of "hundreds" of possible Israeli human rights violations in Gaza that will take "years" to review, raising doubts about future accountability.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
That this is a scoop, and that there is likely to be little or less accountability for monstrous IDF war crimes, is a sad and preposterous commentary on US policy and on the Biden and Trump administrations.
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Imagine if Hamas had killed 200 Israelis in that time, would media still call it a "cease fire"?
"Since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, Israeli attacks have killed at least 211 people and injured 597"
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Imagine if Hamas had killed 200 Israelis in that time, would media still call it a "cease fire"?