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.

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Joined November 2010
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    Oct 25

    Like I was saying the other day...

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    15 hours ago

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the world’s most prolific jailer of journalists, writes an oped for this newspaper that seeks justice for its slain journalist.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Readout of Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis' call with Turkish Min

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  4. 4 hours ago

    Yet another mind meld Justice for Jamal Khashoggi AND justice for journalists imprisoned in . The coverage of Khashoggi’s murder is one thing, giving President Erdogan a platform is another.

    I support 's call for justice in the murder of I don't support giving an uncritical soapbox, in light of his own record of rights abuses and attacks on press freedom …
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    4 hours ago

    For all the people who continue to promote the baseless narrative that Copts are aligned behind the regime following the clergy's lead please watch funeral attendants react angrily to Bishop Makarious thanking the governor and security leadership.

    غضب المشاركين في صلاة الجنازة على شهداء حادث الإرهابي، عند قيام الأنبا مكاريوس بشكر مسئولي المحافظة والقيادات الأمنية
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  6. 21 hours ago

    The Saudis have made the leading jailer of journalists in the world a paragon of press freedom and protections:

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    Nov 2

    Why Turkey can’t be trusted to investigate the Khashoggi murder My take in via

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    24 hours ago

    My remarks from our joint panel yesterday w/ , & : The future of the Saudi-US bilateral relationship and economic cooperation

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  9. Nov 2

    What about the other Americans being held in ? What about the Foreign Service Nationals? "U.S. lifts sanctions on two top Turkish officials"

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    Nov 1

    A huge deterioration of lending standards could lead to a wave of bankruptcies in the next economic downturn

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  11. Nov 1

    This is a different version than the leaks that appeared in Yeni Şafak, Sabah, and others in previous weeks. Still grisly...

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    Oct 31

    A once-prominent Saudi prince returns to kingdom as royals confront Khashoggi crisis. Timing of his return is giving crown prince's critics hope, but reality on the ground is that MBS is still very much in control by and

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    Oct 31

    Visits of Israeli officials to our mourning community in Pittsburgh are important and meaningful. Some humble and respectful advice to my friends undertaking such visits.

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  14. Oct 30

    Trains heading south from Penn Station in New York are being held indefinitely because the bridge to New Jersey is “not working.” This is what you get when you don’t invest in infrastructure for decades.

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    Oct 30

    U.S. and Saudi relations are at a nadir after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. To dig into how bad it's going to get, speaks to from the Council on Foreign Relations on The Crisis Next Door podcast.

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    Oct 30

    in 1995 Quebec voted by a razor-thin margin to remain a part of Canada. 93 percent of Quebecois voted. A 2016 poll found that 82 percent of Quebecois consider the independence question settled.

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    Oct 30

    Once a part of the 14th falls with no protest, other parts are sure to follow, including the equal protection & due process clauses. We can ignore this at our peril.

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  18. Oct 30

    Especially since many people who throw around “Neocon” as an epithet don’t really know what the term means.

    Speaking of anti-Semitic dog whistles. It's not only "globalists" and "George Soros." "Neocon" is often used the same way--by haters on both the left and the right.
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    Oct 30

    Moving piece by

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    Oct 30

    Join us on November 1 for an incisive discussion of the future of U.S. relations with following the murder of . Brian will moderate the panel of experts: , , and .

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