Satoshi Ikeuchi 池内恵

@chutoislam

Professor of Religion and Global Security, RCAST Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. Islam & the Middle East studies.

Joined May 2015

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    Aug 17

    Description of my 2015 book on ISIS, which made an accidental and unfortunate blockbuster in Japan, caught in the middle of the political controversy surrounding the hostage crisis in Syria.

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  3. The -led coalition, of which is a member, has yet to comment on claims that the group killed several soldiers in

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  4. is not an ally & should not be a member of . the trajectory of Turkish politics /policies in ME in the last decade or so shows clearly that Turkey is on its way to become a hostile power to the US & EU. Turkey's Western orientation is over.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    ...drone strikes against ’s non-state allies in . Tehran doesn’t want Kurds in NE to be replaced with -backed anti-Assad rebels, particularly if it solidifies into a hard reality on the ground over time, but at least Turkish tutelage means they👇

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  6. 2 hours ago

    will likely officially oppose ’s incursion into as “violation of Syrian sovereignty” but treat it as a blessing in disguise. US-allied has developed close ties with , which reportedly used Kurdish-held territory to launch👇

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  7. 1 hour ago

    Big winner of Trump’s Syria withdrawal: Russia.

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  8. A confederacy of dangerous autocrats in , & are trying to determine the future of .The U.S is blessing a Turkish invasion of Syria. The last time Ottoman Turks visited Syria, they stayed for 400 years. has become a travesty.

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  11. Analysis: "Donald Trump is not a Commander-in-Chief": Trump’s former ISIS envoy excoriates his Syria decision

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    イエメン政府(ハーディ大統領)と南部の分離主義者は、アデンでの権力闘争の幕引きに向けて合意に近づいている。南部分離主義者をハーディ政府に参加させ、サウジアラビア軍がアデンに駐留する方向。  Yemeni government, separatists close to deal on ending Aden...

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  13. 2 hours ago

    Israeli government is planning to stop Turkey’s activities in occupied East Jerusalem, report says

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  14. Lavrov is scheduled to meet with a number of Iraqi and Kurdish officials.

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  15. “Turkey has just overturned two years of effort to defeat ISIS," a senior administration official told me this morning. Read more

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  16. 2 hours ago

    The areas north of Raqqa+Hasaka are the Kurds' center of gravity, where much of their population is concentrated. Once Turkey seized those areas, the rest (Deir Ezzor, southern Hasaka, Raqqa) will almost automatically fall under Turkey's influence. Not immediately obviously.

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  17. 2 hours ago

    Most of the areas currently under the are going through a very fragile transition. At best, you could say it's work in progress against ISIS in those areas. In reality, things have been falling apart under the surface lately.

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  18. Sep 28

    Wow! Turkey announces a proposal for repatriation of Syrian refugees & creation of a “safe zone” in northern Syria (in Kurdish areas) Plan: 140 villages hosting 5,000 people; 10 districts with 30,000 population. Population engineering if there was ever one. Via

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  19. 2 hours ago

    Many right and center-left voters liked what leader offered them in the last election campaign

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  20. 2 hours ago

    イスラエルで5,000年前の都市の遺跡が発掘された。 BBC News - Ancient 'New York': 5,000-year-old city discovered in Israel

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  21. Kremlin: Syria's territorial integrity must be preserved

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