Yenching Scholar/researcher/consultant/analyst in: 1) Middle East conflict systems+international relations; 2) China in the Middle East (development+security)
Amman, Jordan
Joined July 2017
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We're very happy to have published this, not only because of the amount of work that went into it, but more importantly because of the light it will hopefully shed on the potential #conflict and #humanitarian trajectories in #Syria as a result of the #dro…lnkd.in/dRkVVAGr
Jordan almost never gets a mention in discussions about China's engagement in the Middle East, so I was more than glad to chip in my contribution for Debbie Mohnblatt 's great new piece on the topic. Definitely worth a read if you have a minute.
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Three signs of impending famine in Syria absent immediate action | @OPC_Syria, @NicholasLyall, and @Karam__Shaar on the factors driving deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the need for action. @MiddleEastInst
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Excellent new @MEI_Syria piece by @Karam__Shaar & @NicholasLyall:
- "Three signs of impending famine in #Syria, absent immediate action."
1. Crippling drought
2. Unprecedented food insecurity
3. Declining aid funding
mei.edu/publications/three-s…
Much attention has turned to #Afghanistan in recent weeks, with plenty being said about the #humanitarian catastrophe on the horizon there. However, this can't lead to attention being drawn away from #Syria. As Karam Shaar and I re…lnkd.in/gb6X8R8V lnkd.in/gEZijXZ8
At the @NSC_ANU we've been busy researching what threats #InformationWarfare & #SocialMedia poses to #Democracy. For a brief intro to our upcoming papers, check out theconversation.com/how-info… @ConversationEDU #FilterBubble #EchoChamber #Enlightenment #RussiaGate #Brexit #Facebook
“Nowhere is #history more relevant to the future than in #China ". This is a great listen on the #CCP's 'interpretation' of China's recent history & the lessons it could learn from #Germany in reconciling its past supchina.com/2018/03/30/sini… @SinicaPodcast @KaiserKuo @orvilleschell
This #TEDx talk on cross-cultural awareness is very relevant to #InternationalRelations / #ForeignAffairs / #ForeignPolicy practitioners. Don't predict/evaluate the policies and actions of other states solely by operating within your culture's perspective youtube.com/watch?v=YMyofREc…
My latest for @Diplomat_APAC : how #cyber #militias in #China are being given greater emphasis in #XiJinping & #PLA 's #InformationSecurity push - but are also being gripped by #Xi 's #centralized power model thediplomat.com/2018/03/chin… #ZTE #Huawei #CCP #PatrioticHackers #SSF #CAC
#CEFC #China Energy Chairman #YeJianming has been arrested, with suspicion over the landmark #Rosneft deal being pointed to as a factor. For background on China's growing ties with the #Russian #energy giant, check out my @ForeignBrief November piece: foreignbrief.com/energy/chin…
For a quick read, check out my latest on civil-military cyber power developments in China for @east_asia_forum #China #CivilMilitary #PLA #SSF #cyberpower #cybersecurity #Huawei #ZTE teapaw.org/east_asia_forum/status…
China is looking to civilians to complement its military cyber capabilities and take control of its online power projection, writes @NicholasLyall. #China #cybersecurity #PLA
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Great read on how extreme #partisan media (both #rightwing & #leftwing) is taking over the US online news ecosystem in the #Trump era. Left unchecked, this can only lead to increasing and entrenched #polarisation in #USPolitics buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/…
Great insight from @voxdotcom on the psychological traits & #CognitiveBiases that are #polarizing modern #politics, especially what really drives the #FakeNews & #UsVersusThem phenomenons: '7 psychological concepts that explain the #Trump era of politics' vox.com/science-and-health/2…
If you're interested in what 2018 holds for #Russia on the #geopolitics front, check out my latest for @ForeignBrief foreignbrief.com/former-sovi… #Ukraine #Donbas #BeltandRoad #EEU #SyrianRegime #SaudiaArabia #RussiaToday #INF #Election2018 #RussiaGate #Sanctions #Rosneft #Gazprom
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Almost from the first page to the last, Thucydides gives examples of (city-)state behavior being driven by internal characteristics (regime type, leadership style, etc).And yet modern IR realists like Gilpin & Keohane seem to have no qualms construing him as a structural realist. – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
This sort of rhetoric undermines rather than serves US interests. Establishes an unhelpful 'us & them' binary. Regardless, the internet was established to be a global commons - its value set shouldn't be the prerogative of one nation #NationalSecurityStrategy #infosec #Trump teapaw.org/elinanoor/status/94302…
"The Internet is an American invention, and it should reflect our values as it continues to transform the future for all nations and all generations." One of a number of interesting lines in the #NationalSecurityStrategy. Will watch out for discussion of this @ #IGF2017.
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PM&C boss Martin Parkinson last night: "Gotcha games, including at Senate estimates, make give everyone a thrill but they fail miserably at improving the quality of public service and instead what they end up doing is encouraging inertia and mass risk aversion." #auspol
The #NewYorkTimes M. Thompson's new book "Enough Said: What's Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics?" is an intriguing view on the threat that rhetorical manipulation in #politics poses to #democracy. Hear about it from 14 mins in: radio.abc.net.au/programitem… #populism #FakeNews