Randa Slim

@rmslim

Lebanese-American; Senior Fellow & Director of Conflict Resolution & Track II Dialogues Program & Non-Resident Fellow FPI

OH, DC & Beirut
Joined February 2011
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  1. 32 minutes ago

    Predict part of response to accusations of responsibility for tanker attack is use Assad’s playbook in 2013 in denying EGhouta CW attack. Iran will say why would they do attack while Abe in town. Assad said why would Damascus attack while UN monitors were in town.

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    Turkish official tells MEE, “NO CEASEFIRE in IDLIB” •Syrian opp seizes 4 strategic location • Assad attack wounded 3 Turkish soldiers • Turkish FM: If the attacks continue, Turkey will act • No ceasefire b/c Assad doesn’t stop

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  3. 43 minutes ago

    My fear is that & seem 2be increasingly locked in escalatory spiral. Let us assume Iran does more such attacks & continues 2impose sanctions. Will this lead to upping the ante by targeting US personnel in region? Then, War will be inevitable.

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  4. 1 hour ago

    Great thread by

    The jury is still out on the effect of female quotas on women's empowerment, but it there is consensus that effectiveness depends on context: where the party exercises a large degree of control over seating candidates, they are less effective (see KRG's semi-open list)
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  5. 2 hours ago

    response to tankers’ incident in Gulf of Oman

    Iran Warns Regional States to Watch "Deception Trap" of Destabilizers
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  6. 3 hours ago

    True. But for at least 6 of those years you watched a genocide unfold in & your friend chose to do nothing about it. Major reason why I am not voting for in Dem primary.

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    Joe Biden: "Know what I was most proud of? For eight years, there wasn't one single hint of a scandal or a lie."
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  7. 3 hours ago

    This is the best comment

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    WATCH: "Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman's right to choose,” Rep. Norma Torres says on the House floor.
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  8. 3 hours ago

    Waiting for twitter response to latest tweets

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  9. 4 hours ago

    What a read on the impact of ’s territorial divisions on plans for reconstruction!

    Useful geographic breakdown of Syria's economic infrastructure--though overlooks that Nassib's reopening has been squandered by short-sighted policies
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  10. 4 hours ago

    Nizar Zakka now requires psychological counseling & help. Hope he is getting it.

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    5 hours ago

    Iranian official: Front Altair oil tanker, moving Ethanol from Qatar to Taiwan, caught fire at 8:05 local time, 25miles from Iran's Jask Port The second Panama-flagged tanker Kokuka Corageous, moving Methanol from Saudi Arabia to Singapore, caught fire at 9:50, 30miles from Jask

    Informed source at Iran Armed Forces: After receiving call for emergency help from crew members of incident-hit vessels in Sea of Oman, several boats & choppers of Iranian Navy were dispatched to the scene along with rescue forces, and transferred some of the crew to Jask Port. …
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  12. 4 hours ago

    Isn’t the president now Nechirvan Barzani?

    I’m humbled by the support and confidence of President and KDP to serve as the next Prime Minister. To the Kurdistan Parliament, and every faction in the assembly, and to the President of the Kurdistan…
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  13. 4 hours ago

    de-escalation of tensions can take place despite lack of direct negs between & . At least until 2020. If is re-elected, Khamenei might emulate his predecessor & drink the poison chalice this time in negotiating with .

    The Leader of Sayyed Ali Khamenei told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Iran shall not negotiate with the .…
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  14. 4 hours ago

    Khamenei responding to via Abe: not interested

    المرشد الإيراني آية الله خامنئي يرد على رسالة ترامب: نحن لا نشكّ في حسن نواياكم وجديّتكم لكن فيما يخصّ رسالة رئيس الولايات المتحدة، فإنني لا أعتبر أنّ شخص جدير بتبادل الرسائل وليس لديّ ردّ عليه ولن أردّ عليه.
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  15. 5 hours ago

    How many can meet all 3 criteria?

    is organising a capacity building session for Yemeni constitution and peace building experts. if u are Yemeni, have 10 years of experience in constitution building or peace building, and are politically independent, please follow this link:
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  16. 5 hours ago

    Must read by “willfully ignoring how economic statecraft toward and might have unintended consequences in the Middle East creates dangerous blind spots for national security.”

    I explain here 2 key misunderstandings in the unintended consequences of current US ec sanctions and tariffs. Blind spots on China, Middle East via
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  17. 5 hours ago

    This tweet did not age well

    Some signals from that it may engage in talks with admin if,beforehand,recent oil restrictions are eased.This doesn't necessarily have to be lifting sanctions.Trump can open space for diplomacy by relaxing sanctions enforcement & issuing limited waivers(eg to India) …
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  18. 5 hours ago

    I am not a fan of to say the least, but someone needs to put these facts on his desk. He will do something to stop this UN funding of linked organizations.

    A 2016 study revealed that the UN has provided the following investments: - $4 million to 's state-owned fuel supply - $8.5 million to charities led by Assad's wife - $5 million to a blood bank headed by Syrian army…
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  19. 5 hours ago

    This thread

    One of Afghanistan's most senior Ayatollahs - the first Hazara to attain that status - dies at 91. Clerics affiliated with him in Kabul discouraged young men from enlisting to fight in Syria.
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  20. 6 hours ago

    Did they discuss the ships “torpedoed” in the Gulf of Oman?

    Japan PM Abe meets Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seeking to ease US tensions
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