¿Servirá para algo el reconocimiento del estado de Palestina? Mi análisis para @elespanol.com con entrevistas a expertos en derecho internacional y a víctimas. www.elespanol.com/mundo/202509...

Lucy Hornby on China, misconceptions, and metaphors that cut deep What do Jeffrey Epstein and Mao Zedong have in common? No, it’s not a joke. It's one of @lucyhornby.bsky.social Lucy Hornby's boldest analogies. Read our interview on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Brother Robert. open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Brother Robert. Life after Redford. open.substack.com/pub/margarit... open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Oficina

Do Turkish series really capture what private relationships in Turkey are like? The point of this piece is not to insult or generalize, but to reflect on the risks women face. Turkey, sadly, often tops global rankings of femicide and gender-based violence. open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Según fuentes militares israelíes, 50.000 palestinos han muerto en los ataques de Tel Aviv, 83% eran civiles, no militantes de Hamás ni de Jihad Islámica Palestina. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Israel creó una “célula de legitimación” para falsear vínculos de periodistas palestinos con Hamás y justificar su asesinato como objetivos militares. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The EU and the US favor a "functional" Turkey over a democratic one while Erdogan continues to jail mayors open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Our analysis on the ethnic conflict unfolding in southern Syria, with testimony from Druze sources, key insights from analyst Erdem Ozan, and @ajaltamimi.bsky.social’s indispensable breakdown of the misconceptions currently circulating in media and expert circles. www.elespanol.com/mundo/orient...

Europa y EEUU miran hacia otro lado mientras Erdogan da un paso más hacia una Turquía autocrática. Hoy en @elespanol.com con entrevistas a @yusufcan.bsky.social and @selimkoru.bsky.social www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...

A must-read www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

My quote of the day—which I, as a privileged white European woman, have culturally appropriated—originally said by an Arab laughing at another Arab: "Saving children and the world through one narcissistic sentence at a time". And I may add: by making money!

​​AI and journalism: this could be the beginning of a great codependency open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

"Ni mi hermano era un escudo ni sus hijos, propaganda". Entrevista al gran fotógrafo y colega Ahmed Deeb sobre el asesinato de sus familiares en Gaza el 30 de mayo. www.elespanol.com/mundo/orient...

My take on the Israel-Iran escalation—featuring sharp analysis from Turkish ex diplomat Erdem Ozan and other top experts, in @elespanol.com Mi análisis sobre la escalada entre Israel e Irán, con análisis del ex embajador turco Erdem Ozan y otros expertos top. www.elespanol.com/mundo/orient...

178 people leave al-Hol camp for Aleppo hawarnews.com/en/178-peopl...

The end of China Watcher is a major loss, for Politico and its readers. A self-inflicted blind spot at a critical time. Thankfully, Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social is still reporting. His sharp eye is more essential than ever. Grateful he’s not going anywhere. www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

Se va China Watcher y con él perdemos una brújula imprescindible para entender a Pekín en tiempos de vértigo. Politico se amputa visión estratégica. Por suerte, @phelimkine.bsky.social sigue. Y necesitamos su lucidez más que nunca. Gracias por seguir al pie del cañón www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

Merz rompe con la Alemania indecisa de Scholz, producirá misiles en Ucrania y eleva el tono para nerviosismo de Putin. Con @rayapons.bsky.social. www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...

An interview with Nadim Shehadi, one of the leading experts on the Middle East, about Israel and Palestine, Syria, Turkey, the Gulf states, Iran Trump -and the barbarians! open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Syria: “They’re destroying the state and calling it reform: it’s Thatcherism in Islamic clothing”, an interview with Joseph Daher open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Trump’s Sanctions Deal on Syria: Saudi Leverage, Turkish Muscle, and the Rise of a New Sunni Order, an interview with Malik al-Abdeh open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Check my latest Substack Orient Express: A new Cold War in Syria: Turkey and Israel collide as the U.S. pulls back open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

New on @equaltimes.bsky.social My latest report on the future of work in Syria. Grateful to Kinda, Rox, Wael and Muhammed, ArabTradeUnion's Hind Benammar, Joseph Daher, and @syriatransition.bsky.social's Malik al-Abdeh for their invaluable insights #Syria #Labor www.equaltimes.org/the-challeng...

Los chats filtrados confirman: el círculo de Trump muestra baja competencia, tendencias antidemocráticas e inestabilidad psicológica. Esto no es política, es un riesgo para la seguridad internacional. ¿Dónde están quienes aplaudieron su retórica 'anti-woke'? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Leaked chats confirm: Trump's circle exhibits low competence, anti-democratic tendencies & psychological instability. This isn't politics - it's an international security risk. Where are those who applauded their 'anti-woke' rhetoric now? #Accountability www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Turkey protests: Honestly, the police were far more brutal back in 2013 during Gezi. They aren’t even using gas canisters now—just sprays. And protesters almost laugh off the water cannon attacks. It’s clear Erdoğan doesn’t want deaths on his hands this time. And he’s in no hurry.

I love the demonstrators creativity in Istanbul — they never fail to offer striking photo opportunities #TurkeyProtests

Istanbul Şişli tonight. Not a single protester in sight — just dozens of riot police gathered under the viaduct. They say they’ve been told to let protesters pass, but they're there in case of "violent groups".

Istanbul protests: Nationalism remains strong in many sectors — including among CHP supporters. A banner reading "Apo siken" (fuck you Apo) a vulgar anti-PKK slur against jailed Kurdish leader Öcalan, reflects the enduring anti-Kurdish stance rooted in Turkey’s mainstream politics #TurkeyProtests

Who are the protesters in Turkey? Some trade unionists wonder why there are so many nationalists. Left-wing Syrians attending protests have also been harassed by these radical groups

My analysis in @elespanol.com on Erdoğan’s autocratic drift & protests in Turkey — with key insights from Tezcan Gümüş, Yusuf Can & Barış Tuğrul www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...

Police detain journalists covering protests: NOW reporter Ali Onur Tosun, photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, journo Zeynep Kuray, AFP's Yasin Akgül, journalist Hayri Tunç, IBB photojournalist Kurtuluş Arı, Sendika.org reporter Zişan Gür and photojournalist Murat Kocabaş in İzmir have been detained.

Join my new Substack, Orient Express: Erdogan or We Burn Turkey. Explainer of the autocratic drift of a key actor in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict open.substack.com/pub/margarit...

Durante años sirios valientes han recopilado en secreto evidencias que incriminan a Bashar al-Assad por crímenes de guerra. La violencia sectaria aún no ha acabado. Mi reportaje hoy con entrevistas a Kais El Morad y Bassam Alahmad Thanks @rayapons.bsky.social www.elespanol.com/mundo/orient...

Trump deja el control de Oriente Medio a Israel, aquí sus consecuencias en Siria y en la región, con análisis de Joseph Daher y otros, hoy en @elespanol.com Gracias, siempre, a @rayapons.bsky.social www.elespanol.com/mundo/orient...

Excelente entrevista de @rayapons.bsky.social al exministro de Zelenski Andriy Zagorodnyuk: Ucrania no necesita soldados europeos, sino a la aviación europea. www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa...

La Broligarquía de Trump no es una buena noticia. Mi opinión informada en @elespanol.com www.elespanol.com/opinion/trib...

De cómo Trump satura el sistema y los medios acabar con ellos, mi análisis en @elespanol.com www.elespanol.com/mundo/americ...

Cuerpo (Spanish finmin) argued that issuing common debt to finance “public goods” such as defense and electricity interconnectors is a “no-brainer.” Also: Spain is the NATO country with the lowest ratio of military spending. www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...

Mans enlaire!! www.elmundo.es/opinion/colu...