Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast in his first foreign trip. A visit to southern Lebanon is not on the agenda, however. apnews.com/article/pope...

While Disney said its decision to return Kimmel to the air came after “having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,” millions of subscribers canceling in protest undoubtedly weighed on executives’ minds. Showing once again that caving to Trump comes at a steep cost

China has reason to call Trump’s bluff on tariffs. “.. exports from the world's second-largest economy have grown 7.1% to 19.95 trillion yuan ($2.80 trillion) in the first nine months of this year, despite a significant drop in goods heading to the United States.” www.reuters.com/world/china/...

I will never forget the dread & horror I felt that day, living in Cairo and seeing Egypt's military had massacred peaceful Coptic Christian protestors by firing on them & trampling them with armored vehicles. The mangled bodies were horrifying, as was the sectarian incitement that followed 🧵

بعد خمس سنوات من تفجير مرفأ بيروت، لا تزال عائلات الضحايا تناضل في سبيل العدالة وتخليد الذكرى. في مقابلة مع معهد التحرير، تخبرنا تانيا ضو علم قصة نضالها في سبيل تحقيق العدالة والمساءلة عن التفجير الذي نجت منه و فقدت فيه شريك حياتها. لقراءة القصة: timep.org/post-arabic/...

ملف قضية: في عام 2022، رفع 9 من ضحايا تفجير مرفأ بيروت دعوى في الولايات المتحدة ضد الشركة المسئولة عن استقدام الباخرة المحملة بنترات الأمونيوم المتسببة في الانفجار، مطالبين بتعويضات تقدر بـ250 مليون دولار. يمكنكم التعرف على تفاصيل القضية، وأهميتها، هنا: timep.org/post-arabic/...

Not even pretending it’s about antisemitism anymore

"In the aftermath of bombings, the Israeli army routinely fires on Palestinian rescue workers, paramedics, and other civilians to prevent them from saving the wounded, an investigation reveals." Indefensible.

I hope Suresh Naidu is wrong, but I’m pretty sure he’s right—Columbia’s settlement with Trump is unlikely to stick: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

بقلق بالغ، نتابع في معهد التحرير أحداث العنف المروّعة في محافظة السويداء السورية، والتي أسفرت عن سقوط ضحايا من المدنيين، وتهجير للسكان، وزيادة الاحتقان الطائفي في لحظة حرجة من تاريخ البلاد. أولاً، وقبل كل شيء، نعرب عن تضامننا الكامل مع الضحايا، وذويهم، وكل من تأثر بهذه الأحداث.

Lebanon finally passed a law lifting bank secrecy; a critical step for addressing Lebanon's banking crisis & restructuring the sector to allow for economic recovery. TIMEP Senior Inclusive Economies Associate, Ali Noureddeen, details the importance of this reform & what needs to happen next.

It's unclear from this article if this aid is meant to run through the GHF which has been killing Palestinians at aid centers on a daily basis by deliberately firing into crowds that pose no threat to soldiers. This came from testimony from both Palestinians and Israeli soldiers themselves.

Harrowing update on the seemingly endless stream of atrocities being uncovered around Saydnaya and the Assad regime. The challenges that Syria faces today are real and substantial, but the world is a better place now that this regime has been toppled.

Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Here in North Carolina, we have a statute, section 15a-401 of the NC Code, that requires police officers to identify themselves when making an arrest or during the functional equivalent of an arrest. There's no equivalent federal law, but there needs to be. Might be something for Democrats to push.

Unfortunately few people have ever wanted to pay for hard news and investigations, which have always been subsidized by ads, cartoons, crosswords, Wordle, recipe apps, paid events, etc., and can mostly only be undertaken by newsrooms. Readers of indy Substacks are paying for takes

Israel's reported plan to intensify assault, displacement, and destruction in #Gaza would amount to an abhorrent escalation of crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide. States should urgently act to prevent further mass atrocities. www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...

@michaelkofman.bsky.social a month ago 'its v difficult to see how the price of oil will be dramatically lowered to a price that will prove cataclysmic for Russia, which has to be around $45 per barrel or less". Well..Trump's ignorance delivers.

If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is. Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.

يشارك معهد التحرير في اجتماعات الربيع لصندوق النقد الدولي والبنك الدولي من خلال حلقتين نقاشيتين عن إعادة البناء في لبنان وسوريا، وعن إصلاح نهج الصندوق تجاه التقسيم الجندري للعمل. لمتابعة الفعاليات (حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت) ندعوكم إلى التسجيل قبل 11 أبريل. www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...

🔔 Coming soon! TIMEP will be at the IMF and World Bank's Spring Meetings between April 21-26. To catch us at sessions on reconstruction in Lebanon and Syria and on gender and the IMF online or in person, register before April 11 👉 www.worldbank.org/en/meetings/...

Staring in 40 minutes. It’s not too late to sign up to be a part of this crucial conversation on Sudan and its future from a brilliant panel of experts.

Two years into the war in Sudan, join us tomorrow for this virtual panel to hear from Sudanese experts and partners on the challenges facing the Sudanese people and their vision for securing a durable end to this devastating war. You can RSVP at the link below.

I’ll be be joining @f24debate.france24.com on @france24.com tonight at 19:10 Paris time to discuss Macron’s visit to Cairo, the implications for Gaza and what role France and Europe can play, as well as the Qatargate scandal in Israel.

Thrilled to welcome @mccoin-haley.bsky.social to @timep.bsky.social to support our work as the Inclusive Economies program at TIMEP grows and we look to ensure climate finance is well targeted, impactful, inclusive, and supports climate and economic sustainability.

Excited to see @michatobia.bsky.social grow with TIMEP. Micha leads our editorial department, publishing thoughtful pieces that cover undertold stories & deliver substantive analysis & recommendations to readers. She's also overeseen the expansion of our Arabic content. We're so lucky to have her.

Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)

This shouldn't surprise anyone, but the "reciprocal tariffs" claim is nonsense. Gregg offers a detailed breakdown comparing Egypt & Jordan. Jordan got hit with a 20% tariff despite negligible tariffs on US good while Egypt only gets a 10% tariff while imposing substantial tariffs on US goods

Great thread by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social laying out political economy rationale for Trump tariffs. This isn't about economics. It's about power Even if US economy is smaller, Trump is expanding his control over distribution of capital, establishing dependency relationship between him & businesses

This is pretty astute polisci analysis form a sitting US senator. Whether or not Trump has planned it out as an intentional strategy, it is an accurate description of how the tariffs will function in the domestic political economy.

Yes! Political Economy > Economics

As the second anniversary of the devastating war in Sudan approaches, TIMEP convened a group of Sudanese experts to think through priorities & recommendations for alleviating humanitarian suffering in Sudan & sustainably ending the war. This policy paper details their views. 🧵

Absent from this list: Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries

Wondering what TIMEP's fellowship program is all about and why you should donate to support it? givebutter.com/supportTIMEP... Don't miss this 🧵 from TIMEP's Deputy Director @tekaldas.bsky.social ⬇️

One of my favorite things about working at TIMEP is getting to work with our fellows. Each year we get to host a brilliant group of policy minds from throughout the MENA region. I'd like to share more about our fellows and why you should consider giving to support their work 🧵

Mahmoud Khalil shouldn’t need to be a perfect victim for everyone to rally for his rights. We need to be building broad coalitions and rejecting divisive framing. abuaardvark.substack.com/p/coalitions...

Brown university warns students and faculty that the country is lawless and no one can predict when or for what reason the security apparatus might detain you.

This is somethng I've been worried about. When you're trying to destroy the state like Elon appears to, a government shutdown could play into your hands.

The way to avoid a repeat of this weekend's atrocities in Syria is to have a state capable of securing the country and demobilizing its myriad militias. But the state can't do that if it is starved for resources (and if Turkey continues to sponsor the SNA) www.ft.com/content/fbb2...

One of the most special things about @timep.bsky.social is our Nonresident Fellowship program. Each year we host a group of brilliant & passionate fellows from & in the MENA region. We work with them to ensure their insights & advice reach a broad policy audience. Learn how to apply below.

Seeking advocates, researchers, journalists, and lawyers based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region or with significant ties to it: Join @timep.bsky.social's 2025-2026 Nonresident Fellows cohort. Only 10 days left to apply!!! timep.org/2025/02/03/o... Please share! :-)

🎉 Happy 12th birthday @timep.bsky.social! Here's to the cheerleaders, fellows, staff, interns, and partners across the years who've truly made TIMEP a home for alternate policies for and from the region. Thank you @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social for founding this haven and for entrusting us with it.

Happy birthday TIMEP! 🎂 Thank you to each person who helped build us up and make us who we are over the past 12 years and thank you to @ramyyaacoub.bsky.social for founding us. I can't wait to see what the future brings. I'm so grateful that TIMEP exists and so fortunate to be a part of it.

"Every dollar in N.I.H. grants spurs $2.09 in economic activity, and every $100 million in investment leads to 78 patents and $598 million in further research, according to N.I.H. calculations."

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

“They could teach Satan about abuse here.” Survivors of torture in Assad's prisons now guard their former jail by @ruthmichaelson.com & Obaida Hamad www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.

is it woke to want to end cancer?

People understand the difference between nation building and ethnic cleansing right?

Not a national security expert, but seems like exposing CIA employees identities to foreign adversaries is bad.