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Dalia Dassa Kaye
@dassakaye.bsky.social
Longtime Middle East/global affairs/diplomacy observer. Current: Senior Fellow, UCLA Burkle Center. Former: Director, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy. More info here: https://www.daliadassakaye.net/. New book out Dec 2!
🥳 Look what came in the mail!

My new book on US Iran policy is now available to pre-order from @stanfordpress.bsky.social or wherever you get your books. Pub date December 2: www.sup.org/books/politi...

Stay tuned for launch events!
October 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Remarkable story on a botched 2019 mission in N. Korea that also includes another shocking episode in Yemen illustrating the reckless use of military force in Trump's first term, making what we're seeing today less surprising but no less disturbing
September 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
To put this insanity in context, here's an excerpt from a recent New Yorker piece on the tragic state of Sudan
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wrote this assessment for @foreignaffairs.com at the one year mark of the Gaza war; we're nearing year 2 and tragically here we are: Netanyahu announcing Israel's intention to reoccupy Gaza after many more months of devastation and death.
August 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
More talk in Israel of a full 'takeover' of Gaza illustrates the dangerous assumptions and catastrophic results that are driving its current policies: www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israe...
August 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jacaranda season starting in LA
May 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This @nytimes.com update encapsulates the deep conflict between national and personal interests for the Trump family in the Middle East.
May 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Next month Trump is headed to Saudi Arabia for his first foreign visit, just like his first term. i talked with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social @npr.org about areas of likely friction this time, despite his close relationship with MBS. full story here: www.npr.org/2025/04/06/n...
April 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In that piece I challenged the notion that Iran's weakened state would present an opportunity to 'reshape' the Middle East as so many in Washington advocate today. Certainly not without a shift in current Israeli policy.
April 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jasmine in LA—feels like spring.
February 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
January 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No blue skies in LA this morning. Those of us out of direct fire danger are lucky but so many are not. Waking up to absolute devastation.
January 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM