Owen Kirby

Great night @thecastleirishpub in Orlando with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien and ⁦@UGpii⁩ colleagues. Next year, Pats!

#JacobHagstrom full-length and indepth exploration of the character and times of Raziq, "America's Favorite Warlord," to be released April 30. Have we learned any lessons from this experience? 🤔 #Afghanistan #SpinBoldak #Kandahar

15 years. #Kandahar #OperationEnduringFreedom

4 years in the rearview, the U.S. is still reckoning with the costs of #Afghanistan, even as the conflict drifts from public consciousness. The price being paid by the average #Afghan is another matter. The Legacy of Afghanistan moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/22/the… via @MDiplomacyWORLD

ANALYSIS: While New York greets al-Shara’a, grievances grow at home etanasyria.org/analysis-while…

Global Perspectives | Owen H. Kirby | Season 2025 | Episode 2 | PBS. #GPII #Syria #MakeSyriaGreatAgain pbs.org/video/owen-h-k…

Looking on amused as stuffed ballot boxes arrive from ghost polling stations at the #Razik #SpinBoldak #Kandahar vote sorting center. Not a proud moment for Afghan democracy.

Lebanon’s Golden Moment or Not? blogs.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-golde… via @timesofisrael #MakeLebanonGreatAgain

@SFRCdems @USAMBTurkiye @SenatorShaheen @SenJoniErnst @RepJoeWilson If we want stability in #Syria, it would help to have #NEA #DepartmentofState leadership confirmed and the full weight and experience of our diplomatic corps deployed. Immediate provision of stabilization tools would also help @USAMBTurkiye complete his mission.

“We call on Israel to seize the moment and immediately cease hostilities so the progress made by Syrians and @USAmbTurkiye can continue.” @SenatorShaheen, @SenJoniErnst and @RepJoeWilson released a statement on Israel’s strikes in Syria last night Read⬇️ foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…

@SFRCdems @SenatorShaheen Let’s now move Joel Rayburn’s nomination forward. @USAMBTurkiye is doing an awesome job but needs assistance, and #Syria needs urgent help. Stability of region, including Lebanon and Israel is in the balance.

Ranking Member @SenatorShaheen made a historic visit to Syria 🇸🇾 today and met with President Al-Sharaa while leading a bipartisan delegation. Click the link for full readout of the trip ⬇️ foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…

Many thanks to the team at ⁦@UGpii⁩ and its many generous benefactors for the invitation to share impressions from my recent visit to #Syria and #Lebanon, and for their dedication to the education of America’s next generation of global leaders.

@SenatorShaheen, @RandPaul, the #MENA region needs American leadership before we get dragged back into the #ForeverWars. #JoelRayburn, nominee for State Department Middle East post, faces ‘very difficult’ confirmation path jewishinsider.com/2025/06/joel-r…

@SenatorShaheen, @RandPaul, this is crippling the international efforts to stem rapidly deteriorating situation in #Syria, with implications for #Lebanon and region: #JoelRayburn, NEA A/S nominee, faces ‘very difficult’ confirmation path. jewishinsider.com/2025/06/joel-r…

Alarm Bells Sounding in #Syria - Modern Diplomacy. Will the West stand on the sidelines at the 100 year reckoning of colonial misadventures in the #MiddleEast ? moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/07/20/ala…

#JusticeForLokman instagram.com/reel/DMM7TiwtJ…

#Syria is hopeful but needs assistance (not nation building) and time - commodities that are in short supply. Peace and stability or a return to conflict are in the balance. Thanks to #Ahram for the platform. english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/4/…

Sitting in a restaurant in #Beirut when this announcement was made, you could hear the air getting sucked out of the room. This isn't what Lebanese want. They want an end to corruption and political monopolies. They don't want to be anyone's hostages. fdd.org/analysis/polic…

My Terrorists Face Judgment Day - by Masih Alinejad #dontletthemkillus #masihalinejad thefp.com/p/iran-regime-…