Instead of improving the conditions for non-Ukrainian refugees to the level of their Ukrainian counterparts, Poland and Germany are downgrading the rights of both. My piece for Democracy in Exile. dawnmena.org/anti-migrant...

Instead of improving the conditions for non-Ukrainian refugees to the level of their Ukrainian counterparts, Poland and Germany are downgrading the rights of both. My piece for Democracy in Exile. dawnmena.org/anti-migrant...

"The deal marks Trump’s second humiliation of his European partners in two months, following a Nato summit at which allies yielded to his demands that they spend 5% of their economic output on defence", writes Paul Taylor. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"AOC’s post highlighted a flawed logic that many American politicians continue to deploy: the idea that it is both moral and possible to distinguish between defensive and offensive weapons", writes Annelle Sheline. responsiblestatecraft.org/aoc-israel-g...

"What shocked many was not just the content of the legislation but also the speed and manner in which it was pushed through: passed within a day, as an amendment hidden inside unrelated law enforcement reforms", writes Nataliya Gumenyuk. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"America’s closest allies never wished to form an anti-China bloc before Trump took office. Now he’s offering most of them slimmer benefits at greater risk", writes Stephen Wertheim. www.ft.com/content/b324...

I interviewed Aaron Magid to discuss his book "The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan". www.juancole.com/2025/07/amer...

"La distorsión de la realidad impuesta por Israel es tal que, hoy por hoy, a Europa parece resultarle difícil saber de qué se está discutiendo", escribe Luz Gómez. elpais.com/internaciona...

🇩🇪Las devoluciones en caliente de solicitantes de asilo pasan a ser política oficial en Alemania. El 68% de los alemanes expresa su deseo de acoger menos refugiados, y el 57% apoya las devoluciones en caliente en la frontera. ✍🏻 @marcmartorell.bsky.social  https://elsal.to/43244

"Rafah will change the face of the IDF, turning it into the guard corps of the world's biggest concentration camp", writes Zvi Bar'el. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Las devoluciones en caliente de solicitantes de asilo, política oficial en Alemania desde la llegada de Merz a la cancillería. Mi artículo desde Freilassing, en la frontera con Austria. Via @elsaltodiario.com www.elsaltodiario.com/fronteras/al...

"Bombs can buy time; only diplomacy can buy lasting security", writes David Minchin Allison. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Tomorrow EU foreign ministers meet in a new Foreign Affairs Council. One of the topics under discussion will be the EU-Israel Association Agreement. I wrote about it recently via with the comments of Martin Konečný and Michelle Pace. www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

Nothing New on the European Front or Why the EU is Unlikely to Act Decisively Against Israel for its War on Gaza. My piece for The New Arab. www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

"The idea that stirring separatist sentiment will fracture Iran is a dangerous fantasy -one that deliberately overlooks how schemes hatched, in major part, by pro-Israel neoconservatives, have backfired in Iraq and Syria...", writes Eldar Mamedov. responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-267...

Poland has just announced it will impose police controls on its border with Germany. I wrote about Germany's border controls, and the consequences for Berlin's relations with its neighbors, for @inkstickmedia.com. inkstickmedia.com/germanys-mig...

"For policymakers in GCC states, a US foreign policy that enabled Israel’s unprovoked war on their Persian neighbor threatens the stability which they seek in the Gulf and the rest of the Middle East", writes Giorgio Cafiero. orionpolicy.org/gulf-arab-st...

"Who seriously believes Netanyahu will readily relinquish the dominance over Iran’s airspace that his forces have established withunexpected ease? It’s unlikely he will be able to resist the temptation to target Iran again", writes Simon Tisdall. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The official narrative that Iran has scored a major triumph against Israel is a classic case of when George Orwell talks about nationalism and indifference to reality", says Ali Ansari. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

"Money spent on weaponry has proven to leak away to shareholders abroad since weapons production is capital intensive and labor-light", writes Ewald Engelen. jacobin.com/2025/06/gree...

"The Iranian government will now make its efforts more opaque than ever, even if it engages in diplomacy. Iran’s new timeline may therefore vary wildly. The country may never produce a weapon. Or it could produce one very quickly", says Richard Nephew. www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/did-att...

"Merz’s moves reinforce the narrative that Germany is being overwhelmed by newcomers. The approach bolsters the far-right AfD –a close second in the polls–which has called for the deportation of thousands of people". www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Ayatollah Khamenei will not retreat, let alone surrender. He has, for now, accepted a cease-fire with Israel — but only because he is confident that Iran held its ground ground in the face of U.S. and Israeli strikes", writes Vali Nasr. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

"Real diplomacy doesn’t happen on a countdown clock. Sixty days wasn’t a deadline; it was an excuse," writes Adam Weinstein. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/23/t...

"Although Trump has sought to eliminate the nuclear threat from Iran, he has now made it far more likely that Iran becomes a nuclear state", says Ellie Geranmayeh. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Israel’s attacks have set off a resurgence of nationalism among many Iranians, inside and outside the country, including many critical of the government." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/w...

"The irony is that the most ardent proponents of regime change in Iran may be accelerating the very nuclear program they claim to fear", writes Narges Bajoghli. time.com/7295877/issu...

I reviewed the highly timely “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History” by Vali Nasr. www.juancole.com/2025/06/iran...

I write about Germany's border controls under the new Merz government, with pushbacks of aslyum-seekers at the borders, for @inkstickmedia.com. inkstickmedia.com/germanys-mig...

"Israel’s attacks demonstrate a contempt not just for life – the civilian death toll in Iran is mounting – but also a contempt for the agency and aspirations of the Iranian people," writes Esfandyar Batmanghelidj. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New border rules test EU solidarity — and could backfire politically across Central Europe. By: @marcmartorell.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/germanys-mig...

“His (Khamenei's) priority is regime survival — turning the tables as best Iran can. They see themselves as David against Goliath, so being able to survive is a victory for them”, says Sanam Vakil. www.ft.com/content/6103...

Trump must "first persuade Iran that he is not just a front for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by pressing Israel to stop fighting. To do so, he could threaten to suspend weapons aid to Israel," writes Ali Vaez. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/dont-...

"International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The US can "double down on a sanctions-driven strategy with a track record of failure, or embrace a smarter, incentive-based policy that brings nuclear security, regional stability, and economic gains for American workers", writes Hadi Kahalzadeh. responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-nuclear...

"It is hard to see why Saudi Arabia would back a consortium that gives Tehran the upper hand—especially if it undermines striking a bilateral deal with the US on its own terms", writes Veena Ali-Khan. amwaj.media/en/article/d...

AL NÚMERO DE JUNY @marcmartorell.bsky.social reflexiona als Bitllets sobre l’AfD i la seva forta presència a la ciutat de Chemnitz — Capital Europea de la Cultura —, tant a les urnes com als carrers. INFO, COMPRA I SUBSCRIPCIONS: www.lavenc.cat/noticia/463/...

Both candidates in the Polish presidential elections "pledged to maintain or even raise the country’s military spending, which is already nearing 5% of GDP, prioritizing weapons over welfare." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

“World of Enemies” by Osamah Khalil is a fundamental contribution to the critical debate on America’s preference for militarized approaches to domestic and foreign challenges. My review via Informed Comment. www.juancole.com/2025/06/enem...

Today, Donald Trump is meeting German chancellor Friedrich Merz in Washington for the first time. My piece about German-US relations 80 years after the end of the Second World War. progressive.org/latest/us-le...

The Trump admin "needs to continue trying to bring an end to the Ukraine War, for as long as the war continues, so will the danger of a local collision between Russia and NATO members, from which the U.S. will not be able to remain aloof". responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-russ...

"China’s engagement with the Houthis has been limited, reflecting a desire for minimal involvement in Yemen. This stance will probably remain static for the foreseeable future", writes Giorgio Cafiero. amwaj.media/en/article/c...

European policy "shouldn't be restricted to removing Netanyahu from power to achieve a Gaza ceasefire but to eventually shift the Israeli public's calculations away from its current support for perpetual domination over Palestinians". dawnmena.org/is-europe-fi...

🇵🇱Las elecciones presidenciales en Polonia deciden el futuro de la coalición de gobierno de Donald Tusk Por @marcmartorell.bsky.social‬ https://elsal.to/42592

Trzaskowski, el ganador de la primera vuelta, tiene por delante la complicada misión de asegurarse los antiguos votantes de los candidatos de izquierdas y a la vez ser competitivo entre votantes de la extrema derecha. Mi artículo para @elsaltodiario.com. www.elsaltodiario.com/polonia/elec...

As Germany and the United States celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, relations between both countries find themselves at a low point. My article for The Progressive. progressive.org/latest/us-le...

Although new German chancellor Merz has been surprisingly critical of Israel in recent days, we should expect more continuity than change in Germany's policy toward the Middle East. My piece for Stimson Center. www.stimson.org/2025/under-m...

"The United States should take advantage of its leverage and Trump’s ironclad grip on the Republican Party to make a deal—even an imperfect one—while doing so remains possible, writes Richard Nephew. www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/good-ir...

My latest article about Die Linke's comeback. jacobin.com/2025/05/die-...

"The United States should take advantage of its leverage and Trump’s ironclad grip on the Republican Party to make a deal—even an imperfect one—while doing so remains possible, writes Richard Nephew. www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/good-ir...