Joe Macaron @macaronjoe
Connecting the dots in geopolitics. Fellow @IREMAM7310, byline @LOrientLeJour; Previously @TheWilsonCenter; PhD @UniofBath. My views are my own. جو معكرون Lebanon Joined May 2013-
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My commentary on the stalemate around Hezbollah's weapons today.lorientlejour.com/article/147596…
Armes du Hezbollah : sortir de la polarisation stérile lorientlejour.com/article/1475882 via @LOrientLeJour @macaronjoe
✍️ #Commentaire | "Le discours public enferme les Libanais dans une polarisation simpliste : pour ou contre le désarmement, comme hier pour ou contre le régime syrien." Par @macaronjoe lorientlejour.com/article/147588…
Une une historique de @LOrientLeJour demain pour dénoncer le black-out imposé par Israël sur Gaza et la mort de plus de deux cents journalistes. Une initiative lancée par @RSF_inter
🟥 [#Analysis] Iran often excludes Washington from nuclear negotiations, while the United States sidelines it on regional issues. Read @macaronjoe's analysis below today.lorientlejour.com/article/147497…
From the nuclear file to regional issues, my latest on how September will be a pivotal month for #US #Iran relations today.lorientlejour.com/article/147497…
My latest: A US official says Washington is in favor of UNIFIL’s mandate renewal — but only with a clause setting its end no later than December 2026. today.lorientlejour.com/article/147439…
🇱🇧 #Liban | Quatrième visite de l'émissaire américain @TomBarrackJr : flexibilité tactique sans changer de cap L'éclairage de @macaronjoe lorientlejour.com/article/147432…
💡#Eclairage | Damas-Rojava : le spectre d’une nouvelle guerre en Syrie @macaronjoe clarifie le sujet 👇 lorientlejour.com/article/147403…
🟥 [#Explainer] The Leviathan gas field signed on Aug. 7 with Egypt the largest export contract in Israel's history. Yet this agreement comes amid a tense regional context. @macaronjoe explains below today.lorientlejour.com/article/147327…
💡 #Eclairage | Pourquoi l’Égypte s’est-elle tournée vers le gaz israélien malgré le conflit à Gaza ? @macaronjoe vous explique lorientlejour.com/article/147316…
Pourquoi l’Égypte s’est-elle tournée vers le gaz israélien malgré le conflit à Gaza ? lorientlejour.com/article/1473167 via @LOrientLeJour @macaronjoe
🔍 #Analyse | Trump-Netanyahu : entre convergence tactique et inflexion stratégique au Moyen-Orient @macaronjoe met les choses au clair 👇 lorientlejour.com/article/147220…
✒️ [#Commentary] Between Assi and Ziad Rahbani, an intellectual conflict that sums up Lebanon's modern history Read @macaronjoe's commentary below today.lorientlejour.com/article/147139…
🟥 [#Analysis] Today, Lebanon and Syria stand at a crossroads as the Levant enters a new phase marked by American pressure for normalization with Israel. Full analysis by @macaronjoe below today.lorientlejour.com/article/147053…
Mon analyse des deux approches divergentes du #Liban et de la #Syrie face à la pression des #États-Unis pour normaliser avec #Israël. lorientlejour.com/article/147027…
My latest, a US assessment of #Lebanon response to implementing the ceasefire with #Israel today.lorientlejour.com/article/146878…
✒️ [#Commentary] "Caught between the demands of a transactional Trump and Hezbollah’s intransigence, the Lebanese state must determine what it can offer or refuse." Read @macaronjoe's commentary below olj.me/1468184
Le Hezbollah face à ses limites : survivre, sans agir lorientlejour.com/article/1467212 via @LOrientLeJour @macaronjoe
Israel has ignited a regional tinderbox by striking Iranian cities and nuclear sites, forcing the Iranian regime to confront its future, says Joe Macaron (@macaronjoe) Israel has effectively declared war on Iran. What happens next? newarab.com/opinion/israel…

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