
Joshua Castillo
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Joshua Castillo
@JoshuaMCastillo
Asst Prof. of African History at Auburn. polyglot, educator, dad. History of language + power in DRC. fascinated by global macro/markets.


Don’t judge Trump’s plans by what he says tonight. Judge him by the movement of troops. We have seen this movie before.




The IRGC has never been good in perceiving reality correctly. They always think they’re winning. Their proxies have the same state of mind. Even when Israel was pounding Hezbollah and Hamas, taking out their top leadership, they thought that they were winning. It’s very hard to negotiate with such a party #Iran


“Two Iranian officials said Kharazi had been overseeing engagement with Pakistan for a possible meeting between Iranian officials and Vice President JD Vance”


Nigerian-Americans are struggling to revive a Nigeria Caucus on Capitol Hill semafor.com/article/04/01/…


From our FirstView articles: A Precolonial Paradox? Rethinking Political Centralization and Its Legacies by MARTHA WILFAHRT. doi.org/10.1017/S00030…

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier in Split, Croatia - March 31, 2026 SRC: WarshipCam










Deux buts refusés, une multitude d’occasions manquées : les Léopards poussent et tentent de faire plier les Reggae Boyz de la Jamaïque 🇯🇲.






