Yezid Sayigh
yezidsayigh.bsky.social
Yezid Sayigh
@yezidsayigh.bsky.social

Senior Fellow @carnegiemec.bsky.social. Posting about #ArabMilitary political/economic roles, #CivilMilitary relations, #Middle East conflict. Views my own.

Yezid Sayigh is a Palestinian academic. He is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon. Previously, he was a professor of Middle East Studies at the Department of War Studies at King's College London, a member of the Academic Board of the Gulf Research Center, and a member of the board of trustees of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR). From 1994 to 2003, he was the assistant director of studies at the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge University. Sayigh also headed the Middle East Research Programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London from 1998 to 2003. Sayigh was a negotiator of the 1994 Gaza–Jericho Agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel. He headed the Palestinian delegation to the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security (1992-1994), and was a MacArthur Scholar and Research Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford (1990-1994). From 2005 to 2006, Sayigh was a visiting professor at the faculty of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut. .. more

Political science 61%
Sociology 35%

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In my new Substack post, I ask: What are the limitations and challenges facing Saudi Arabia's counterattack on the UAE's regional strategy?

The limits and challenges of Saudi foreign policy
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The limits and challenges of Saudi foreign policy
Initial Saudi successes in blunting the UAE’s regional drive will be difficult to deepen and consolidate, but unless they are, they probably cannot be sustained
open.substack.com

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Netanyahu on top form, manages to cover all bases 😂. Anyone looking for a great summary of his 1984-style political prattle should read this TOI article:

Netanyahu: No Gaza rebuild before Hamas disarms, Israel will keep ‘security control’ over Gaza www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-no...
Netanyahu: No Gaza rebuild before Hamas disarms, Israel will keep ‘security control’ over Gaza
In press conference, PM also celebrates return of final slain hostage, addresses threat of Iran attack, urges against early elections, claims innocence on Qatargate, ducks responsibility for Oct. 7
www.timesofisrael.com

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