Mohammed Soliman
@soliman.bsky.social
Tech & Geopolitics & Business & EMEA. Director, Middle East Institute. Fellow @ FPRI & Third Way & Trilateral Commission. Charts & Maps. Book: West Asia (10/2025)
Discusses #technosecurity and how Iran and Ukraine form a “joint war ecosystem.” @soliman.bsky.social mena-studies.org/the-war-that...
The war that proved him right: Mohammed Soliman on Iran, West Asia, and what's left of American power - MENA Research Center
Mohammed Soliman does not like the phrase "Middle East." It is, he has argued for several years now, a cartographic relic, a term coined by an American naval
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The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China have begun. More than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing. And America is incredibly far behind China in physical AI.
Analysis from @soliman.bsky.social for #OrbisJournal podcast #ShiftingGround.
Foreign Policy Research Institute@fpri.bsky.social · 3mo ago"A system is coherent through cycles of cooperation and competition. This is how I'm thinking about the Indo-Islamic corridor and the Indo-Abrahamic Corridor" (14:10). Listen to the full episode on #ShiftingGround. #OrbisJournal
Huge. A Brookfield-backed datacenter company is pulling out of a major project in Virginia, that they had been working on for years, due to growing political opposition
Soliman is an Asianist who evaluates every theater, coalition, and hard power commitment through a single organizing question: Does this serve or dilute America’s position in the Indo-Pacific? @politybooks.bsky.social smallwarsjournal.com/2026/04/07/r...
Book Review | West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East
West Asia arrives at a moment of profound strategic transition for the United States and the broader international system. As Washington recalibrates toward great power competition with China while attempting to limit overextension in the Middle East, Soliman offers a sweeping reconceptualization of the region as a central geostrategic corridor linking Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
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Really enjoyed this conversation with The Geopolitical Desk. Grateful for their time and a genuinely thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion. A long, substantive interview that gets into the core arguments of the book. @politybooks.bsky.social Take a look: www.thegeopoliticaldesk.com/mohammed-sol...
The realist who saw the end of the Middle East coming
Mohammed Soliman predicted the Middle East's transformation before the Iran war made it impossible to ignore. In this interview, the engineer-turned-strategist explains why the region is now "West Asi...
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VIDEO – Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East with Mohammed Soliman and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. agsi.org/events/book-...
Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East - AGSI
On March 31, AGSI will host a discussion on the Middle East's integration with Asia.
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“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kore...
Korea-UAE defense ties complicate Seoul's post-war Middle East strategy - The Korea Times
As Iranian ballistic missiles and drones crossed the Arabian Gulf in their hundreds following the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, a South Korean...
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“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kore...
Korea-UAE defense ties complicate Seoul's post-war Middle East strategy - The Korea Times
As Iranian ballistic missiles and drones crossed the Arabian Gulf in their hundreds following the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, a South Korean...
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TOMORROW at 3pm ET: “Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East” with @soliman.bsky.social and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. Join us: agsi.org/events/book-...
Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East - AGSI
On March 31, AGSI will host a discussion on the Middle East's integration with Asia.
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Join AGSI on Tuesday 3/31 at 3pm for “Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East” with @soliman.bsky.social and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. Register: agsi.org/events/book-...
Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East - AGSI
On March 31, AGSI will host a discussion on the Middle East's integration with Asia.
agsi.org
Tomorrow at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social, I'll be discussing my book, West Asia (@politybooks.bsky.social) with two thinkers I deeply respect: @emmamashford.bsky.social & Daniel Markey. Book signing too. Come say hello. www.stimson.org/event/the-mi...
The Middle East is Asian: A Conversation with Mohammed Soliman, the Author of West Asia • Stimson Center
The traditional Middle East is disappearing, replaced by a West Asia that is increasingly defined by its ties to the East. This shift represents the Asianization of the region, as power is reorganized...
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How will the Iran war reshape American power, especially in Asia? What does it mean for the future of the Gulf, for India–Pakistan, and for Turkey? And where does Europe fit into all of this? How about in infrastructure, connectivity, and logistics?
The Ukrainian FPV attack-drone revolution has arrived in the Middle East. For the first time, an Iranian-backed militia has carried out an FPV drone attack in Iraq. The FPV munition flies around Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport before slamming into a building.
Grateful to see West Asia climbing the Amazon charts 📚 #2 in Political Science • Top 20 in Asian Politics • Top 40 in Middle Eastern Politics Thank you to everyone reading, sharing, and debating these ideas. a.co/d/09N3OSZz
"The world is changing very fast right in front of us. The old world is gone ... We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be."
In my new book, West Asia, I trace the rise of the Gulf as a nerve center for this expansive system, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Order West Asia today: a.co/d/07MPms0V
Happy book release day! Order your copy today. www.amazon.com/West-Asia-Am...
West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East
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Taiwan’s technology industry would also commit to making at least $250 billion in direct investments to expand advanced semiconductor, energy and artificial intelligence operations in the US. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US, Taiwan Clinch Deal to Cut Tariffs, Boost Chip Investment
The US and Taiwan agreed to a long-sought trade agreement that would lower tariffs on goods from the self-governed island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for Americ...
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Meta is signaling a deeper push into the Gulf’s AI race through a high-profile hire with close ties to the region. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/m...?
Meta taps Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman
Powell McCormick's connections to the global finance community has put her at the center of dealmaking across industries that matter to Meta in the AI era.
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Gulf capital is structurally intertwined with the success of leading AI frontier labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and many others. x.ai/news/series-e
xAI Raises $20B Series E | xAI
xAI is rapidly accelerating its progress in building advanced AI.
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They had "Venezuela" in the search bar with the latest tab selected so they could see real time updates as posts were coming through
Trump: "The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. And we've superseded it by a lot. They now call it the Donro Doctrine."
