Nicholas Shafer (نيكولاس شايفر)

@darshanabaruah @yalepress Congratulations can’t wait to read it!

Does the Indian Ocean matter and how so in the 21st Century? I am asked this question so often that I decided to write a book about it. Delighted to share the cover to be published this summer with @yalepress

Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately ara.tv/8cbd9

Lebanon is on the verge of complete collapse, and if Washington is serious about preventing not just another failed state but a growing normalization of unchecked authoritarianism in the Middle East, it must stop outsourcing leadership on Lebanon to France.mei.edu/blog/biden-mus…

About one month left in grad school and so bittersweet, but Oxford is just giving the beautiful aesthetic views this evening.

The earthquake left conditions in NW #Syria untenable, and has enabled #Assad to weaponize the disaster to improve his int'l standing. @JeremyKonyndyk and I argue via @ForeignAffairs that the donors can still help NW #Syria without benefiting Assad. foreignaffairs.com/syria/assad-we…

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We can never again lecture other countries about competence and good government.

Pleasure to write this piece for @CarnegieEndow and look forward to highlighting research in the area of #cryptocurrencies and #crisisresponse in the future across #MENA and beyond!

While the impacts of the Ukraine crisis will be felt around the world, wheat shortages and rising prices will hit developing and nutrition-fragile countries the hardest, writes @Nikopoly (@IDS_UK) for @TheWorldToday. chathamhouse.org/publications/t…

What a sad picture: Every single #GCC country abstained from voting for suspension of #Russia from #UN HR Council. #Egypt, #Jordan, #Iraq,& #Tunisia joined them. #Syria & #Algeria voted against. #Lebanon & #Morocco did not show up for vote. #Libya voted for resolution.

Ramadan Kareem to all my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances that celebrate!!

Avoiding the trap of "Vaccine Diplomacy" and politicizing humanitarian aid and hunger costs lives. "Wheat Diplomacy" should be avoided at all costs, particularly as protracted crises in places like #Yemen and #Ethiopia continue to face historic funding gaps @WFP @USAIDFFP @USDA

Just like oil, there is a strategic and moral imperative on those with wheat reserves (#USA, #China, etc.) and productive capacity to urgently release reserves to stabilize prices for the most vulnerable. Otherwise, the world (and especially the #Africa / #MiddleEast will suffer

Super delighted to share thoughts on #wheat, #geopolitics, #UkraineRussiaWar, and the #MiddleEast in @TheWorldToday w/ @ChathamHouse. First time writing for them and honor to be featured alongside other authors @PatriciaMary, @Yu_JieC, @kriscsortea + more chathamhouse.org/publications/t…

9/9 Also urge all people in the #foreignaffairs/#highereducation twitterspheres to unite forces more often. As a frequent Twitter lurker, my feed is some Frankenstein of niche North African analysis, Ukraine commentary and education conferences/resources. I’m a fan of the combo.

8/9 Follow our work advancing educational inclusion in #foreignaffairs and keep track of our upcoming summer #mentoringprogram for current #undergrads with partners @MeridianIntl & CCID~ learn more and apply by April 12 👉lnkd.in/dq_Hgtqg #globaleducation #foreignpolicy

1/9 Barely write on Twitter but want to build the habit, so sharing some recent writing with @GUDiplomacy on #DiversityandInclusion in the @StateDept and why #communitycollege are an incredible talent pool + mentoring opportunity for 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 (skip: 8/9) medium.com/the-diplomatic…