Karim Émile Bitar

@karimbitar.bsky.social

🇱🇧🇫🇷Professor of International Relations (USJ, Sciences Po Paris, ENS Lyon), US Foreign Policy & Middle East expert (IRIS, GCSP, MEI), Consultant, Writer, Former Dean of the Institute of Political Science at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut, News addict

🤝 Ovationné lundi 13 octobre par la Knesset, Donald Trump se présente désormais en “président de la paix”, et annonce un “nouveau Moyen-Orient”. Mais pour @karimbitar.bsky.social, il ne faut pas "aller trop vite en besogne" sur l’avenir de la région. ➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Z1d

Liban : le défi du désarmement du Hezbollah Un an après la mort d'Hassan Nasrallah, le chef de la puissante milice du Hezbollah, le Président libanais a exhorté les milices au désarmement, alors que les frappes israéliennes se poursuivent. 🎧 @franceculture.fr www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Table-ronde - Liban : le défi du désarmement du Hezbollah

Où en est le Liban ? Un an après la mort d'Hassan Nasrallah, le chef de la puissante milice du Hezbollah, le président libanais a exhorté les milices au désarmement, alors que les frappes israéliennes...

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I’m still digesting the recent events in Syria and, like everyone, I have no idea what happens next. But when I see video of political prisoners freed after decades, it feels like a real unraveling of something so deeply rooted in the country that few imagined they’d witness it in their lifetime.

🚨NEW on CNN: Audio and video we uncovered show Vivek Ramaswamy spent years attacking his DOGE partner Elon Musk as a puppet of China. Calling him “in China’s pocket,” “bending the knee to Xi Jinping,” and jumping “like a circus monkey” to get favors for business in China. www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/p...

Before DOGE, Ramaswamy spent years attacking Musk for ties to China | CNN Politics

Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency alongside billionaire Elon Musk, has a lengthy history of attacking his partner’s ties to China, frequently referring ...

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NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform. With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.

Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification

At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

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"Repeat after me: there was no 'landslide'. There was no 'blowout'. There was no 'sweeping' mandate given to Trump by the electorate. The numbers don’t lie." My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:

Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan

In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false

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⚖️ 🇮🇱 BHL claims to be a liberal internationalist but succumbs to what Hannah Arendt called “tribal nationalism.” “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” George Orwell Ukraine vs. Gaza 👇

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⚖️ 🇮🇱 BHL claims to be a liberal internationalist but succumbs to what Hannah Arendt called “tribal nationalism.” “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” George Orwell Ukraine vs. Gaza 👇

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