Julien Barnes-Dacey

Our big @ecfr 360° reaction piece to the Iran conflict, assessing regional & global positioning, risks and implications as the war plays out in devastating fashion across the Middle East - and beyond ecfr.eu/article/a-war-…

Israel is yet to abide by its obligations under the 1st phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Here is @ECFRMena's tracker, based on a confidential summary drawn up by Arab mediators in April👇 ecfr.eu/article/rescui…

After suffering from blockades piracy and closures leaders in both Europe and the Gulf have a top priority: ease dependency on chokepoints like Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. Me and @arturo_varvelli help them think how for @ECFRMena: ecfr.eu/article/bypass…

🔴 NEW commentary by @muhammadshehad2: A Northern Ireland-style decommissioning model could help unlock a path to peace in Gaza. Europe should work with influential Board of Peace members to push the US toward a more realistic approach to Hamas’s weapons. buff.ly/7YeDxHm

Happy to contribute this piece as part of wider @CidobBarcelona project, Peace through strength? Questioning the Middle East’s (dis)order, led by @MoussaBk & @samu_abrami cidob.org/en/publication…

Introducing our @ecfr "Iran Nuclear Monitor," an interactive & continually updated dashboard assessing the state & trajectory of Iran's nuclear program after a year of Israeli & US bombings - authored by Ellie Geranmayeh ecfr.eu/special/iran-n…

Iran’s attacks on the Gulf have convinced Abu Dhabi that accommodation with Tehran has failed. Leaving OPEC reflects the UAE’s turn towards strategic autonomy, harder security alliances and a regional order less constrained by old consensuses, writes @Cinzia_Bianco. @ECFRMena ecfr.eu/article/the-po…

Pact or no pact, essentially a return to the pre-conflict status? Renewed regional diplomacy, but distrust will be deep, won't have any real guarantors, and will still be very vulnerable to rupture if US/Israel renew conflict

On 14 May, President Abbas' party will hold its eighth General Congress which will (re)elect Fatah's top leadership bodies. Its main internal battle lines will be over patronage, not ideology, as senior members vie for power. Here is @ecfr's backgrounder ecfr.eu/special/mappin…

Trump forced truces on Israel - but Netanyahu has 'unfinished' business with Iran and Hezbollah. Europeans must act to prevent the next round. My latest for ECFR: ecfr.eu/article/netany… @ECFRMena @ecfr

Amid deep ongoing challenges in Syria, now amplified by regional war, very useful to exchange with @AsaadHShaibani during an @ECFRMena lunch on the day that the EU & Syria launch their high-level political dialogue

I’m very excited that my book, The Axis of Resistance: Iran, Israel, and the Struggle for the Middle East, is already available in the UK and across Europe. Order your copy here: politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

My new report for @CenturyIntl, on what a fight over trucking and the Shara' government's abrupt policy swings tell us about the new Syria: tcf.org/content/report…

Important @WarOnTheRocks piece by Jack Schwartz, who sounds the alarm about the security implications of the renewed mass displacement and humanitarian plight of Lebanon’s Palestinian and Syrian refugees, coupled with the defunding of UNRWA. warontherocks.com/abandoned-and-…

كان لي شرف استضافة احتفال بيوم أوروبا في #دمشق أمس، للمرة الأولى منذ 16 عاماً. لحظة تحمل الكثير من الأمل، وتشكل بداية فصل جديد في العلاقات بين الاتحاد الأوروبي و #سوريا 🇪🇺🇸🇾 شكراً لكل من شارك في هذه المناسبة، من ممثلو السلطات السورية، السلك الدبلوماسي، وممثلو المجتمع المدني.

Delighted to be joining @IBEI Mediterranean & Middle East summer school this year with brilliant colleagues, led & curated by the great @solerlecha who has more details below

📖 NEW @ecfr policy brief by @Tmegrisi: The EU's Pact for the Mediterranean is timely but risks defaulting to short-term, piecemeal deals rather than delivering meaningful regional integration. 🧵buff.ly/NJqpdwI

🧵With clock ticking on US-Iran talks, both sides want to dictate terms but neither truly can, and must abandon maximalist demands. Ellie Geranmayeh in @ForeignAffairs unpacks conditions & terms needed for lasting ceasefire before dangerous new phase emerges ⬇️

🎧 This week @markhleonard welcomes @j_kobzova to discuss how the war in Iran is reshaping Ukraine’s war effort. What began as cautious optimism in Kyiv has turned into concern, as American military resources—especially air-defence systems—are redirected to the Middle East, leaving Ukraine increasingly exposed to Russian attacks. Listen to the new podcast episode: bit.ly/4lVdNXj

Pleased to contribute to this new @CidobBarcelona report led by @MoussaBk & @samu_abrami with a chapter on European ties to the Middle East: Between Strategic Drift and Transactional Realism cidob.org/en/publication…

If Trump follows through on his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure, the Strait of Hormuz is likely to shut down entirely and the catastrophic energy crisis will deepen. Europeans need to push for an urgent and sustainable ceasefire, write Ellie Geranmayeh and @JyShapiro. Read the latest policy alert: bit.ly/4brdqQF