Steven A. Cook

@stevenacook

Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East & Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. My own opinions. RTs not an endorsement.

Washington, DC
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Joined November 2010
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  1. 18 minutes ago

    hey Is your website down?

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  2. 3 hours ago

    Worth retweeting...

    Handle leaks and sources--especially official--from with care...
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    15 hours ago
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    he had good connections with AKP, he told his turkish fiance acc to Turkish news to contact yasin aktay if he doesnt come out, prof aktay is a prominent islamist, senior AKP guy. He probably went into the saudi embassy after the turks gave him some sort of assurance.

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    16 hours ago

    If you stop and think about it, is it really so outside the realm of possibility that a Saudi leadership that accuses peaceful women’s rights campaigners of *espionage and treason* would want to silence a mild but internationally prominent critic like Jamal Khashoggi?

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  5. 18 hours ago

    Handle leaks and sources--especially official--from with care...

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  6. 19 hours ago

    A good point.

    I'd be careful with the retweets and wait for the official Turkish statement before speculating about gruesome details. If you thought Russia-related news was a cesspool of trolls and bots, you haven't seen anything yet.
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  7. 20 hours ago

    I could have written that... cc and

    State Dept tells me: “We are not in a position to confirm these reports, but we are closely following the situation. “
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  8. 20 hours ago

    Let me take a shot at this: "We are looking forward to a complete and impartial investigation into Khashoggi's death. We have expressed our concern to all parties."

    If Jamal Khashoggi news is true, one way to predict what will say is to check its approach to the recent detention of female Saudi activists. Mainly, it’s been silence. When pressed, State says it’s “concerned.” In diplomatic speak, “concerned”…
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    Oct 5

    “I saw Hillary Clinton giving US dollars to protesters in Tahrir Square to elect the Muslim Brotherhood.” — iconic Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi. Hillary Without Borders

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  10. Oct 6

    On this day in 1973

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  11. Oct 5

    "...[it] would take approximately 18-24 months to re-source parts," U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wrote in July in a letter to Congress. Lockheed’s F-35 has a problem That actually doesn't seem like a long time...

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  12. Oct 5

    Some see Christian First bias in Trump foreign policy via Exhibit A: The case of Andrew Brunson

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    Oct 4

    "Excellent... It is a deeply researched page-turner." on book Great (not just because of that kind quote) review essay on how "The Problem Isn’t Fake News From Russia. It’s Us."

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  14. Oct 5

    Today’s

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  15. Oct 4

    Turks are quite rightly outraged by the American relationship with the YPG. The relationship and Turkish anger is not going to change so folks should stop talking about "saving" rescuing" or "restoring" the strategic relationship.

    Erdogan accuses US of sending 19,000 trucks loaded with weapons, ammunition to terror groups in Syria
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    Oct 4

    I really want to know too. I’m alarmed and disturbed.

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  17. Oct 4

    ": A Prison for Journalists"

    BREAKING — Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Saudi Ambassador to Turkey and ask for an explanation on the disappearance of
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  18. Oct 4

    "How Silences Journalists Online, One Removal Request at a Time"

    BREAKING — Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Saudi Ambassador to Turkey and ask for an explanation on the disappearance of
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  19. Oct 4

    "Record Number of Journalists Jailed as China, and Egypt Pay Scant Price fro Repression"

    BREAKING — Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Saudi Ambassador to Turkey and ask for an explanation on the disappearance of
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  20. Oct 4

    "Turkey Issues New Arrest Warrant for Can Dundar"

    BREAKING — Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Saudi Ambassador to Turkey and ask for an explanation on the disappearance of
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