Elly Rostoum
@ellyrostoum.bsky.social
All things #CFIUS #FDI #NatSec #China #MENA #Tech & Benzema | ⚽️🏀🎾 | 📚✍️ | Taking down bullies since 2000, "now & in the future." #ردّي_الزمر_لمّو 🔥
More on me here: www.EllyRostoum.com & www.BullDragon.org
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Elly Rostoum
@ellyrostoum.bsky.social
· Feb 2
📸 Which seemingly US businesses are really a front for Chinese influence? Find out with @ellyrostoum.bsky.social and the latest from our #labscon talks.👇
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LABScon24 Replay | Follow the Money: Uncovering the Incorporation and the CCP’s Ownership of Chinese Firms Investing in the USA
Chinese foreign direct investment should trigger American national security concerns, but much of it doesn’t. Elly Rostoum reveals why.
s1.ai
Chinese foreign direct investment helped enable the tech revolution in China & set it as a strategic competitor to the United States.
But who exactly owns the Chinese firms undertaking FDI? Take a listen to my #LABScon24 keynote uncovering the extent of China's economic statecraft & find out!👇👇
But who exactly owns the Chinese firms undertaking FDI? Take a listen to my #LABScon24 keynote uncovering the extent of China's economic statecraft & find out!👇👇
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Nexperia: China Puts Dutch in Check | "The Netherlands moved to place Chinese-owned Nexperia chipmaker under state supervision. China retaliated, and the Dutch backed down." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
Nexperia: China Puts Dutch in Check
The Netherlands moved to place the Chinese-owned Nexperia chipmaker under state supervision. China retaliated, and the Dutch backed down.
cepa.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nexperia: China Puts Dutch in Check | "The Netherlands moved to place Chinese-owned Nexperia chipmaker under state supervision. China retaliated, and the Dutch backed down." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
No, seriously. How f-ing cool that I can actually read this...🤯🤚
It occurred to me just now that I'm the real-life hot chick they bring in movies about museums & archeological artifacts to read & translate the obscure inscriptions that hold the secrets to the universe to Tom Hanks & Nicholas Cage.
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
No, seriously. How f-ing cool that I can actually read this...🤯🤚
This is shattering for the @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social. Just shattering. What an interesting time in American politics.
And what a singularly talented, disciplined, authentic, genuine, brilliant, intelligent & funny man
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is 👏
The whole thing: youtube.com/watch?v=veJK...
And what a singularly talented, disciplined, authentic, genuine, brilliant, intelligent & funny man
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is 👏
The whole thing: youtube.com/watch?v=veJK...
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is shattering for the @thedemocratsmv.bsky.social. Just shattering. What an interesting time in American politics.
And what a singularly talented, disciplined, authentic, genuine, brilliant, intelligent & funny man
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is 👏
The whole thing: youtube.com/watch?v=veJK...
And what a singularly talented, disciplined, authentic, genuine, brilliant, intelligent & funny man
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is 👏
The whole thing: youtube.com/watch?v=veJK...
It occurred to me just now that I'm the real-life hot chick they bring in movies about museums & archeological artifacts to read & translate the obscure inscriptions that hold the secrets to the universe to Tom Hanks & Nicholas Cage.
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It occurred to me just now that I'm the real-life hot chick they bring in movies about museums & archeological artifacts to read & translate the obscure inscriptions that hold the secrets to the universe to Tom Hanks & Nicholas Cage.
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
All the ways in which I missed my calling...🥰
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
The New China Challenge: Gene Editing on the Farm | "The US and Europe deem gene editing of crops a national security priority." Elly Rostoum
The New China Challenge: Gene Editing on the Farm
The US and Europe deem the gene editing of crops a national security priority — and China is racing ahead.
cepa.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The New China Challenge: Gene Editing on the Farm | "The US and Europe deem gene editing of crops a national security priority." Elly Rostoum
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
The Next Critical Mineral Battle: Potash and Phosphate | "Concerns over critical minerals have focused on industrial inputs. That’s a mistake: the risks to our food supply are also significant." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
The Next Critical Mineral Battle: Potash and Phosphate
Concerns over critical minerals have focused on industrial inputs. That’s a mistake: the risks to our food supply are also significant.
cepa.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Next Critical Mineral Battle: Potash and Phosphate | "Concerns over critical minerals have focused on industrial inputs. That’s a mistake: the risks to our food supply are also significant." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
This is a very important, yet overlooked story. My analysis w/@cepa.org :
“Food systems are shaped by #supplychains as fragile as those for lithium or chips. The US decision to classify #phosphate as a critical mineral marks the beginning of a major strategic realignment”
cepa.org/article/the-...
“Food systems are shaped by #supplychains as fragile as those for lithium or chips. The US decision to classify #phosphate as a critical mineral marks the beginning of a major strategic realignment”
cepa.org/article/the-...
The Next Critical Mineral Battle: Potash and Phosphate
Concerns over critical minerals have focused on industrial inputs. That’s a mistake: the risks to our food supply are also significant.
cepa.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is a very important, yet overlooked story. My analysis w/@cepa.org :
“Food systems are shaped by #supplychains as fragile as those for lithium or chips. The US decision to classify #phosphate as a critical mineral marks the beginning of a major strategic realignment”
cepa.org/article/the-...
“Food systems are shaped by #supplychains as fragile as those for lithium or chips. The US decision to classify #phosphate as a critical mineral marks the beginning of a major strategic realignment”
cepa.org/article/the-...
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Lastly, not all threats are fully external - in order to understand risk, exposure, and the future of defense, “we must look within.”
SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.
SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Lastly, not all threats are fully external - in order to understand risk, exposure, and the future of defense, “we must look within.”
SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.
SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Biotech Battle: US Legislators Go On the Offensive | "Congress is accelerating a proactive biotech agenda. The US and Europe must work together to beat China." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
Biotech Battle: US Legislators Go On the Offensive
Congress is accelerating a proactive biotech agenda. The US and Europe must work together to beat China in the biotech race.
cepa.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Biotech Battle: US Legislators Go On the Offensive | "Congress is accelerating a proactive biotech agenda. The US and Europe must work together to beat China." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
Excited to be speaking at the inaugural @what-is-sos.bsky.social.
My talk, « CHINESE NODES, LINES, & CHAINS: THE FALLACY OF #DECOUPLING & THE IMPROBABILITY OF #DERISKING, » will expose the hidden architecture of state–firm linkages that bind together the world’s biggest markets. #China
My talk, « CHINESE NODES, LINES, & CHAINS: THE FALLACY OF #DECOUPLING & THE IMPROBABILITY OF #DERISKING, » will expose the hidden architecture of state–firm linkages that bind together the world’s biggest markets. #China
Dr. Rostum will discuss China’s highly complex use of incorporation structures which have enabled China’s resilience in light of Western efforts at de-risking.
You can learn more about Dr. Rostum and her work here:
ellyrostoum.com
You can learn more about Dr. Rostum and her work here:
ellyrostoum.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Excited to be speaking at the inaugural @what-is-sos.bsky.social.
My talk, « CHINESE NODES, LINES, & CHAINS: THE FALLACY OF #DECOUPLING & THE IMPROBABILITY OF #DERISKING, » will expose the hidden architecture of state–firm linkages that bind together the world’s biggest markets. #China
My talk, « CHINESE NODES, LINES, & CHAINS: THE FALLACY OF #DECOUPLING & THE IMPROBABILITY OF #DERISKING, » will expose the hidden architecture of state–firm linkages that bind together the world’s biggest markets. #China
We came for the research… and the “legit croissants” 🥐 - @what-is-sos.bsky.social
There's only 15 tickets left to the SOS conference on October 28. Either we sell out or close the registration randomly this week so we can make it to printers in time.
For some, a different type of "boogeyman" or "boogeymen."
stateofstatecraft.com/agenda
🎟️🎟️🎟️
For some, a different type of "boogeyman" or "boogeymen."
stateofstatecraft.com/agenda
🎟️🎟️🎟️
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We came for the research… and the “legit croissants” 🥐 - @what-is-sos.bsky.social
You are not alone 💕💕
October 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
You are not alone 💕💕
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Goodbye Export Controls, Hello Chinese Import Controls | "China has unveiled a new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
Goodbye Export Controls, Hello Chinese Import Controls
China has unveiled a new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports.
cepa.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Goodbye Export Controls, Hello Chinese Import Controls | "China has unveiled a new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports." @ellyrostoum.bsky.social
It’s a new era in economic warfare.
Take a read at my latest analysis on #China's new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports 👇 #TechPol @cepa.org
cepa.org/article/good...
Take a read at my latest analysis on #China's new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports 👇 #TechPol @cepa.org
cepa.org/article/good...
Goodbye Export Controls, Hello Chinese Import Controls
China has unveiled a new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports.
cepa.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s a new era in economic warfare.
Take a read at my latest analysis on #China's new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports 👇 #TechPol @cepa.org
cepa.org/article/good...
Take a read at my latest analysis on #China's new strategy to counter American sanctions — slapping restrictions on the sales of US imports 👇 #TechPol @cepa.org
cepa.org/article/good...
I hate to say this, but my undergrad students have consistently outperformed my graduate students on their writing assignments...by far.
We are studying soft power in the China/US context, so I had my students watch Wish Dragon, and reflect on the subtleties of soft power through movies, TV, etc.
We are studying soft power in the China/US context, so I had my students watch Wish Dragon, and reflect on the subtleties of soft power through movies, TV, etc.
September 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I hate to say this, but my undergrad students have consistently outperformed my graduate students on their writing assignments...by far.
We are studying soft power in the China/US context, so I had my students watch Wish Dragon, and reflect on the subtleties of soft power through movies, TV, etc.
We are studying soft power in the China/US context, so I had my students watch Wish Dragon, and reflect on the subtleties of soft power through movies, TV, etc.
To the people who know me (well or just in each other's orbits), I am here for you if you ever want to talk or just sit in silence. No judgement.
Love is the answer ❤️ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Love is the answer ❤️ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
To the people who know me (well or just in each other's orbits), I am here for you if you ever want to talk or just sit in silence. No judgement.
Love is the answer ❤️ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Love is the answer ❤️ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
September 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Chip Challenge: Goodbye Export Controls | "The Trump administration is allowing US suppliers to resume sales of artificial intelligence chips to China." Christopher Cytera, @ellyrostoum.bsky.social, @mattheweitel.bsky.social, William Echikson, and Jack Galloway #TechPol
Chip Challenge: Goodbye Export Controls
The Trump administration is allowing US suppliers to resume sales of artificial intelligence chips to China.
cepa.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Chip Challenge: Goodbye Export Controls | "The Trump administration is allowing US suppliers to resume sales of artificial intelligence chips to China." Christopher Cytera, @ellyrostoum.bsky.social, @mattheweitel.bsky.social, William Echikson, and Jack Galloway #TechPol
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
Aid convoys attempting to enter al Fashir have come under fire by the RSF since last year. "There is no aid entering al Fashir. All of this points towards a full-blown famine."
900,000 people live in Al Fashir - it is one of the largest towns in Sudan. And they are starving because of the siege.
news.sky.com/story/it-is-...
news.sky.com/story/it-is-...
Sudan: Thousands resort to eating animal feed to survive in besieged Al Fashir
Al Fashir, and its 900,000 inhabitants, have been held hostage by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for 14 months. Food and fuel is blocked from entering, and its people are suffering as a result.
news.sky.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Aid convoys attempting to enter al Fashir have come under fire by the RSF since last year. "There is no aid entering al Fashir. All of this points towards a full-blown famine."
Reposted by Elly Rostoum
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
theconversation.com/we-dont-need...
theconversation.com/we-dont-need...
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Commercial mining of the deep sea could begin soon. But these metals and minerals are not scarce. Mining will be harmful and the economic benefits are overstated.
theconversation.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
theconversation.com/we-dont-need...
theconversation.com/we-dont-need...
In the 13th century, Muslim architects & masons designed stone tessellations in mosques, whose shadows would cast different pictures throughout the day, following the movement of the 🌞
They painted with shadows & sunshine 🤯
Imagine the sheer artistry & mathematical precision. No AI or computers! 🤯
They painted with shadows & sunshine 🤯
Imagine the sheer artistry & mathematical precision. No AI or computers! 🤯
July 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In the 13th century, Muslim architects & masons designed stone tessellations in mosques, whose shadows would cast different pictures throughout the day, following the movement of the 🌞
They painted with shadows & sunshine 🤯
Imagine the sheer artistry & mathematical precision. No AI or computers! 🤯
They painted with shadows & sunshine 🤯
Imagine the sheer artistry & mathematical precision. No AI or computers! 🤯
People who can be described as "vanilla" fascinate me. It must be so simple to be them.
For some of us, our subconscious processed cheering for PSG, celebrating 4th of July & Algeria' war of independence, advocating for US hegemony, and celebrating (& not) Ashura - all in the same 48 hrs. #super💻
For some of us, our subconscious processed cheering for PSG, celebrating 4th of July & Algeria' war of independence, advocating for US hegemony, and celebrating (& not) Ashura - all in the same 48 hrs. #super💻
a black spinning top is sitting on top of a white surface .
ALT: a black spinning top is sitting on top of a white surface .
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
People who can be described as "vanilla" fascinate me. It must be so simple to be them.
For some of us, our subconscious processed cheering for PSG, celebrating 4th of July & Algeria' war of independence, advocating for US hegemony, and celebrating (& not) Ashura - all in the same 48 hrs. #super💻
For some of us, our subconscious processed cheering for PSG, celebrating 4th of July & Algeria' war of independence, advocating for US hegemony, and celebrating (& not) Ashura - all in the same 48 hrs. #super💻
So proud of my student here!
Look how the student weaves Said, Fanon, Spivak, and Foucault, with the Battle of Algiers example, and hits key pillars in the exercise of hegemony: culture, violence, territory, identity, demographic control, biopolitics...👌 A+
This is why I adore teaching so much 🙏
Look how the student weaves Said, Fanon, Spivak, and Foucault, with the Battle of Algiers example, and hits key pillars in the exercise of hegemony: culture, violence, territory, identity, demographic control, biopolitics...👌 A+
This is why I adore teaching so much 🙏
July 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
So proud of my student here!
Look how the student weaves Said, Fanon, Spivak, and Foucault, with the Battle of Algiers example, and hits key pillars in the exercise of hegemony: culture, violence, territory, identity, demographic control, biopolitics...👌 A+
This is why I adore teaching so much 🙏
Look how the student weaves Said, Fanon, Spivak, and Foucault, with the Battle of Algiers example, and hits key pillars in the exercise of hegemony: culture, violence, territory, identity, demographic control, biopolitics...👌 A+
This is why I adore teaching so much 🙏
ahhhhhh... when the students do the readings, watch the lectures, and...get the nuances! ❤️
Yes! Any good realist should also be a constructivist!
Yes! Any good realist should also be a constructivist!
July 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
ahhhhhh... when the students do the readings, watch the lectures, and...get the nuances! ❤️
Yes! Any good realist should also be a constructivist!
Yes! Any good realist should also be a constructivist!
Canadian embassy today had these signs up 🍁🇨🇦 …
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Canadian embassy today had these signs up 🍁🇨🇦 …