Fawaz Gerges
@FawazGerges
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Professor of International Relations @LSEIRDept New Book: "What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East" @YaleBooks
London, UK
Joined December 2014
My newest book, What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East, is out today. At a dark time, it's important to examine American/Western complicity in Gaza and responsibility for conditions across the region. Thank you @yalepress for publishing.
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I pray for Lebanon tonight. The killing of hundreds a day is not normal nor should it ever be. What Israel is doing, armed and funded by the United States, will not bring longterm security to Israel. It is brutal and senseless and risks wider conflict and bloodshed. Enough.
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#Lebanon is the beautiful country where I was born, where my father still lives, where my mother and brother are buried. This unnecessary and senseless horror being inflicted by #Israel and the #USA pains me, as does the ongoing killing in #Gaza. It must end.
It’s 3.30am and the bombs are still falling on #Beirut. Windows rattling from the force of the blasts and hollow crashes echoing through the city. Tonight’s bombardment feels heavier and more sustained than any night so far.
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There are no words for the horror that Israel continues to unleash on the people of Gaza. The bloodshed must end. A ceasefire is needed immediately.
“The entire unjust world does not care about this. That’s all I can say.” Heartbreaking testimony in the wake of the killing of newborn twins and their mother in Gaza -- leaving behind a father whose world is shattered. Correspondent @JDiamond1 reports.
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I am praying for the safety of student protesters. They are showing bravery and a fierce moral urgency. They are rightfully fed up with the continuing bloodshed in Gaza and refuse to accept the imperial cynicism of Western governments.
BREAKING @CBSNewYork has learned Columbia University has given NYPD authority to enter campus @CBSNewYork
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As a lifelong teacher and academic, it deeply pains me to see repression of campus protests. Students must be allowed to peacefully organize and voice their opinions. University leadership should fiercely protect this right, not target their own students for arrest and expulsion.
It’s chaos now. DPS riot troopers forcefully dispersing protesters, making contact, at least one arrest
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Biden is clearly delusional. He gave the money, bombs, and cover for the destruction of Gaza and the killing of nearly 40,000 Palestinians and counting. No honest man with such a record could say that he has done "more for the Palestinian community than anybody.".
President Biden: "By the way, I’m the guy who did more for the Palestinian community than anybody. I’m the guy that opened up all the assets. I’m the guy that made sure the Egyptians opened up the border to let goods through”
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My newest book, Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East, published with @PrincetonUPress, is widely available on April 3. Purchase your copy now here:
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I spoke with @mehdirhasan about what #Israel's war on #Lebanon means for the Lebanese people and how Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition are delusional obsessed with a "total victory" military victory that can, in reality, only be achieved through political reconciliation.
‘We Will Dahiya You’. On this week's 'Mehdi Unfiltered' I do a deepdive into Israel's 'Dahiya Doctrine' for flattening Lebanon, I speak to @FawazGerges about Hezbollah, @MahrangBaloch_ about Balochistan, & to @RMac18 & @kateconger about Elon Musk. Watch:.
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The carnage in Rafah tonight by Israeli-American bombs is both shocking and foreseeable outcome of such assault. Makes all less safe and undermines international security. Daily it becomes clearer that there is little humane/ethical leadership at highest levels of American govt.
There is no justifying this, and it will be repeated again and again if the IDF continues to attack Rafah. Airstrikes on desperate families living in tents who have been displaced over and over. It won't make Israel safer or free the hostages. It's just more senseless carnage.
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.@FareedZakaria and I had a wide-ranging conversation today about the shifting geo-political landscape in the Middle East. Video below. Welcome your thoughts. @LSEIRDept @LSEnews.
As Assad’s Syria returns to the Arab League, I talked with @FawazGerges about the Middle East’s shifting alignments:
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Congress brought shame and dishonor on the #USA. Members fawned over #WarCriminal #Netanyahu in a manner reminiscent of legislators in authoritarian regimes: cheerleaders for oppression. Reminded me of Iraq's parliament under Saddam Hussein. A total disgrace.
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My newest book - Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East - goes on sale tomorrow, April 3rd! You can grab your copy now here:
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I spoke to @LSEnews about the #USA repeated military interventions in the #MiddleEast. USA has empowered local autocrats, fueled war, and denied self-determination to millions of Arabs while gaslighting that it is a force for "good." Full video here:
How did American intervention in the Middle East in mid-twentieth century shape the political landscape of the region?. Prof @FawazGerges explains the events of the pivotal 1953 coup in Iran, orchestrated by the CIA and MI6: . #Research
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I wrote for @ProSyn about how American indifference to the scale of the devastation in Gaza is an all too familiar reminder of how Western powers have dealt with post-colonial states and their people. Please let me know what you think.
When people across the Middle East and the Global South look at Gaza, they see Western – especially American – hypocrisy is on full display, @FawazGerges explains.
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The fact that this horror has been allowed to continue is a moral scar that will never permanently heal. Even more so now, we must continue to do all that we can to call for an end to this misery being inflicted on the Palestinian people.
"Petropoulos says that the smell of rotting corpses permeates the entire Gaza Strip. It emanates from the rubble, under which people were buried, and dogs run around with human remains in their mouths."
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#ISIS's territorial rule ended on Saturday, but it's too soon to declare #missionaccomplished in #Syria. Even if @realDonaldTrump does not want to hear it, a long-term focus is needed. Read more in my @nytimes op-ed that was just published:
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The situation in northern #Gaza is horror of highest order. What #Israel, with support of #USA, is doing to people of Gaza cannot be justified. All decent persons & nations must do what they can to end this violence with a #ceasefire, which would allow hostages to return home.
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My op-ed, “The Rising Risk of a New Forever War,” just published in @nytimes. Israel “will not know lasting peace until it recognizes that its long-term security depends on reconciliation with the millions of Palestinians.”
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The book can be found in many local and online bookstores as well as on Amazon,
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Please listen.
"On average 247 Palestinians are being killed & are at risk of being killed each day. Many of them literally blown to pieces. They include 48 mothers each day, 2 every hour. And over 117 children." From the v powerful South Africa ICJ closing statement:.
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What is behind the abrupt decision to isolate #Qatar? I discuss with @HalaGorani on @cnni #QatarCrisis.
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@DMBarik @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! Let me know what you make of it.
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@Mustafa_Qadri @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you Mustafa.
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@ShibleyTelhami @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Shukran Professor. I always appreciate your thoughts.
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.@realDonaldTrump is doing and saying exactly what ISIS and Al Qaeda want to hear. He is making America less safe.
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@LodhiMaleeha @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! Please let me know what you think.
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@joshua_landis @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you professor. Would welcome yours and their thoughts.
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@AliNahar @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you Ali. Will look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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@ohbailey4 @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! Please let me know what you think.
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@salbarghouthi @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you Dr.! Please let me know what you think.
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@Farid_Senzai @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you my friend. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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@SayighYezid @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks شكرا جزيلا لصديقي العزيز.
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AVAILABLE NOW! My newest book - Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East - is now on sale! Grab your copy here:
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@lettywho1 @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks A smart sales tactic!.
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@IsaCNN @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you Isa. Look forward to your thoughts.
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@DanaZkat @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Shukran! I appreciate your kind words.
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I was on @FareedZakaria's GPS speaking out against @realDonaldTrump's shameful, un-American "extreme vetting" plan
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@rula_awad @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! That’s very kind.
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@r_aldoughli @NicolaiofArabia @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you Dr.
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@AbdihakimAinte @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! Let me know what you think.
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@wiley_inc @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Thank you! Let me know what you think.
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The War on Terror was a war of choice, not necessity, and it has been costly in blood and treasure. While we cannot turn back the clock, as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, part of the United States’ national conversation should be to reflect on what went wrong.
The U.S. squandered the world’s sympathy by invading Afghanistan and Iraq, @FawazGerges writes. What will it learn from defeat?
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#Trump has singlehandedly delivered #ISIS and #AlQaeda a massive propaganda boost while providing no security to Americans. Disgusting!
LSE's @FawazGerges: Trump's immigration order is "foolishly irrational" and a "massive propaganda boost" for ISIS
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Since 2001, none of the 36 Muslim militants who have engaged in attacks inside the US came from the six banned states. (3/6).
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Please watch this short film based on my book #ISIS: A History that explains rise and why we must ensure its end
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If you are in #London this evening, come join me at the @LSEIRDept at 6:30 PM for a discussion of how pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism have shaped the history of the #MiddleEast
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@ZainabFattah @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Shukran! Please let me know what you think.
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@Afrahnasser @yalepress @naderalihashemi @LSEnews @LSEReviewBooks @LSEIRDept @YaleBooks Shukran Afrah.
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Congratulations to my son @BassamGergi (center) who graduated from @YaleLawSch this weekend. We're all very proud of him!
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Thank you @thetimes for review of latest book: "Gerges spent a decade interviewing ageing revolutionaries and conspirators. Many of them I thought were long since dead and, as many now are, this is an important work of journalism as well as history."
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I was on @cnni today to discuss the dynamics of the battle for #EasternGhouta #Syria #ceasefire Watch here:
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Spoke to @SkyNews about how Israel's ongoing war in Gaza continues to escalate into multiple theaters and, without an immediate ceasefire, risks expanding into a regional conflict in the Middle East that involves both the United States and Britain.
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I was on @NBCNews last night to discuss what Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death means for the future of ISIS. Watch here:
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1 week until my newest book 'ISIS: A History' is on bookstore shelves, grab a copy now:
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My book "ISIS: A History" is a #1 bestseller on Amazon today. You should help keep it there!
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My interview on @CNN today about the recent terrorist attack on the Parsons Green metro in London:
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I was on @CNNnewsroom today to discuss the deadly #terror attack on the #mosque in #Egypt and the roots of the violence
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Thanks @rp_mccarthy for thorough review of my book in @Lit_Review: "Gerges presents the latest in a long wave of blistering ripostes, debunking the familiar explanatory motifs of ancient sectarian hatreds, tribal loyalties and congenital violence." Read:
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My newest book, ISIS: A History, is now on bookstore shelves! Pick up your copy here
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I am proud of @AAIUSA for not backing down to @SenJohnKennedy bigoted questioning. No group or person should be subjected to such bigotry, including Arab Americans.
.@SenJohnKennedy: You support Hamas, do you not?. @AAIUSA's Maya Berry: Hamas is a foreign terrorist organization that I do not support. You asking the executive director of the Arab American Institute that question very much puts the focus on the issue of hate in our country?
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My daughter @agergi wrote a powerful article for @feministfp on gender and memory in post-war Lebanon
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My wife @NoraAnnColton published a brilliant article on needed reforms in higher education. Read her article here:
NEW: @NoraAnnColton looks at evidence from HE "cold spots" to explore whether there is a link between higher education and life expectancy
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Read here an essay I wrote -- The Struggle for Egypt's Future-- excerpted from my new book -- Making of the Arab World -- published today on @ProSyn
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Happy New Year to all! May we try in 2017 to console, to understand, and to love more.
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I spoke with @cnni today about the implications of Prince bin Salman rising to power in #saudiarabia
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Thank you @MarcMartorell3 for the thoughtful review of my new book in the @The_NewArab. Review can be read here:
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Thank you @AtlanticCouncil for putting Making the Arab World on your holiday reading list! "[The] fruit of numerous years of research and interviews . novel, nuanced, and extremely interesting . highly readable and informative."
❄️Snowed In? Atlantic Council experts give you their picks for the books you should curl up with over the holidays.
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I was on @cnni with @rosemaryCNN today to discuss the aftereffects of #ISIS in #Raqqa and elsewhere. See
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Israel’s assault on Rafah will lead to unimaginable suffering and many more children starving and dead. Again, the ball is in Biden’s court at a moment of reckoning. If he does not now bring this bloodshed to an end, he will go down in history as an enabler in chief—and failure.
Israel's offensive on Rafah will likely kill more civilians and is being carried out despite explicit warnings against it from European Union member states and the US, the EU's top diplomat said
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I was on @CNNConnect with @BeckyCNN today to discuss the #QatarCrisis and whether a settlement is likely. See
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