Worked in humanitarian assistance and international development. Now trying to do something new. And maybe write some stuff about foreign and military affairs.
Zuri Linetsky
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It cannot just be getting wealthier. Or can it?
Is it do displace Saudi Arabia as a regional leader? And how does Africa (Sudan, Libya, Djibouti, and Ethiopia, and Benin etc) fit into the plan?
If the US has primacy as it North Star, what is the UAE's?
New essay in Foreign Policy on US approaches to the growing strategic entanglements between Africa and the Middle East. Thanks to my co-author Zuri Linetsky for his collaboration.
Clearest sign yet that Iran doesn't believe it lost this war. Bodes very poorly for any deal-making with US. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/w...
Israel killed 8 people in Tyre, damaged ancient sites and is forcibly evacuating the Christian quarter
I will continue saying this: the goal is not to defeat Hezbollah. The goal is to destroy Lebanon itself.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
We need a new US foreign policy that promotes peace and solidarity
Mu conversation with @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...
I think this @andrewleber.bsky.social essay for @foreignaffairs.com is descriptively correct and deserves careful attention.
Question: where is the strategy? A strategy is a theory of success, lin king means &ends. What is the UAE's desired end state?
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-arab-...
People flee historic district of ancient city after airstrikes hit residential areas and damage archaeological sites
This @foreignaffairs.com piece on Hezbollah is compelling.
One thing it omits is the fact that Hezbollah is one of the larger political parties in the Lebanese government.
How does that fit into any proposal the author makes?
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/hezbo...
Washington will need to “begin treating the continent as a region of genuine strategic value, rather than as expendable at the altar of its Middle East agenda.”
Great piece from @zurilinetsky.bsky.social and @mikewoldemariam.bsky.social on how the US lets Gulf powers wreak havoc on Africa
