@dbyman

Professor @GeorgetownSFS and senior fellow @CSIS. Foreign Policy editor @lawfareblog. Despondent Hoyas basketball fan. RT ≠ etc

 Washington, DC
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Joined May 2011
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Excited to say that my new book, American Pogroms: How Forgotten Massacres Shape America, is now out.
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Inspired by work done by important institutions such as @eji_org and @TulsaMassacre and path-breaking scholars like Beth Lew-WIlliams, Jean Pfaelzer, and Cameron McWhirter, among many others
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Book homepage here for those interested: global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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Apparently, someone is using my identity and requesting interviews, pretending to be a reporter for @ForeignPolicy. To be clear, this is not me and, while I love writing for Foreign Policy, I do not work there. So do not take this interview and otherwise exercise caution.
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Exactly -- there will be outrageous claims without little support, but the goal is clearly intimidation (with Patel seeking to score some points with Trump)
Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@AdamKinzinger22 Aug 2025
Regarding Bolton raid: the FBI with Trump had requested for a year that he give them the classified info they knew he had. This is pure intimidation on Bolton. But there will be no conviction… it’s the raid that is the message. And nobody will be intimidated by Eyes McGhee
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One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now? foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/15…

One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now?

Biden has been pushing for an agreement for more than a year.

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CSIS
@CSIS7 Jan 2025
"For too long, the United States and Europe have turned a blind eye to Russia's "ghost fleet" of oil tankers, relying on often late and feckless sanctions to counter Moscow’s illicit economic lifeline," writes @BenjamJensen. Read more: csis.org/analysis/how-exorci…

How to Exorcise Russia’s Ghost Fleet | CSIS

Russia’s ghost fleet is more than an economic lifeline—it’s a covert weapon in hybrid warfare. Through sabotage, sanctions evasion, and undersea disruption, Moscow’s shadowy armada demands bold...

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Aaron Y. Zelin
@azelin1 Jan 2025
I put together a post on "Islamic State-Related Arrests In the U.S. In 2024" to hopefully provide some context and show that the New Orleans attack fits with a higher attack plot tempo we saw in 2024 vs. 2023 and with a broader ex-ops picture globally. jihadologyplus.com/p/islamic…

Islamic State-Related Arrests In the U.S. In 2024

In light of the seemingly IS-related attack in New Orleans on New Years, it is worth exploring the type of arrests, including attack plots there were in the U.S. in the past year

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Joyce Karam
@Joyce_Karam29 Dec 2024
🧵SYRIA: Sharaa Arabiya interview • News it’s granted to Arabiya • Longest interview yet: Elections cud take 4 yrs,constitution 3 yrs • HTS to dissolve at nat’l conference • Israel was going to enter Syria • Flatters Saudi🇸🇦 • Syrian victory one for Arab Gulf vs Iran 1/3
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"US foreign policy in the region could change on a dime... #Trump has already stated the US should have “nothing to do” with #Syria’s future. But to do nothing would give #ISIS a chance to surge once again." My latest in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2024/12/15/opini…

Opinion | With al-Assad Gone, the Risk of an ISIS Resurgence Grows (Published 2024)

With the fall of al-Assad’s regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.

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Lawfare
@lawfare13 Dec 2024
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s drone unit, the Al-Shaheen Brigade, helped carry the Syrian opposition to Damascus. Reuben Dass assesses their capabilities in the Foreign Policy Essay.
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Excellent analysis (and no, I'm not biased): foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/09…

The Assads Were Fighting the Wrong War

Syria’s ruling family had shaped its security agencies to fend off coups, not uprisings.

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My thoughts in the stunning developments in #Syria: lawfaremedia.org/article/how…

How to Think about the Fall of Assad

The dictator’s demise will be cause for celebration, though it will open up new dangers for the region and for U.S. interests there.

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Replying to @Charles_Lister @UN
Ahrar al-Sham was the 1st such group to embrace the 'green' revolutionary flag, to adopt nationalist rhetoric, and to publicly critique the influence of 'external' (jihadist) actors. Criticism from Nusra, then #JFS-#HTS was swift -- but it's the model that #HTS has embraced.
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Having worked on #Syria full-time since the crisis began nearly 14yrs ago, there really is no understating how remarkable the losses imposed on #Assad's regime have been over the past week. A large reason for this lies with #HTS — a 🧵:
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Russia Plotted to Put Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes, Officials Say nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world…

Russia Plotted to Put Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes, Officials Say (Published 2024)

Western officials are investigating whether devices planted at shipping hubs in Europe may have been a test run by Russian operatives for placing them on planes bound for the U.S.

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My thoughts on the killing of Sinwar: foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/17…

Israel’s Killing of Yahya Sinwar Is Not a Turning Point

While the Hamas leader’s death represents a political victory for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel is no closer to a realistic plan for governing Gaza.

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My thoughts on lessons from the 2006 war: csis.org/analysis/lessons-is…

Lessons from Israel’s Last War in Lebanon | CSIS

In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons...

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