Robin Wright @wrightr

New Yorker Writer, Author of Rock the Casbah & 7 others on Mideast; joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson Center; ex-Washington Post robinwrightblog.blogspot.com Joined July 2008

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Robin Wright @wrightr

3 months ago

My @NewYorker piece on whether Ayatollah @khamenei_ir and the Islamic republic can survive the military onslaught by US and #Israel. The outcome may be shaped more by #Iran’s culture and politics than by the military prowess of its opponents. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

3 months ago

"What is Israel's Endgame in Iran?" My @NewYorker piece on the challenges for all parties to achieve conclusive & enduring results in the escalating war--or subsequent diplomacy. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

4 months ago

"Torture and Tres Leches in Iran's most notorious prison." My piece in @thenewyorker about a haunting new book by a female dissident snuck out in scraps from inside Evin Prison in #Iran. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

8 months ago

My @NewYorker piece on Trump's combative pursuits at @thepanamacanal. Odd obsession since Panama has been a democracy & strategic ally since 1989. I crossed the canal last month to see for myself. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

9 months ago

"The remarkable collapse of #Iran 's powerful alliances." My analysis in @NewYorker about the transformed (and uncertain) landscape in the #Mideast. newyorker.com/culture/2024-i…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

10 months ago

My piece in @NewYorker on the scramble in the #MiddleEast -- after #Assad -- from recent reporting in the region. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

11 months ago

My piece on the new algorithm of conflict in the #Mideast amid escalating hostilities between #Israel and #Iran--with few viable means of defusing tensions that now date back 45 years. wilsoncenter.org/article/israel…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

12 months ago

My piece on my trip to the #NorthPole--following the steps of a great explorer who later won the #NobelPeacePrize for saving 450,000 refugees fleeing war & genocide. He's so relevant today on crises ranging from climate to conflict. wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/jour…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

a year ago

I spent several hours interviewing #Nasrallah for one of my books. I've been in the buildings struck in the Israeli attack during years living in #Beirut. My piece for The @NewYorker on what the #Hezbollah leader's death means for #Mideast, #Israel, #Iran, & the US.…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

a year ago

"The Agony & the Ecstasy of the #Arctic Lands" - my photo essay on travel to and around the @NorthPole --and the harbingers of #Earth 's future. wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/agon…

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Robin Wright @wrightr

a year ago

Part I of my series "In search of polar bears in the #Arctic summer" for the @PolarInstitute -- from my trip to the North Pole. wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/sear…. Part II is a photo essay. Enjoy!

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New York Times World @nytimesworld

a year ago

Iran has arrested more than two dozen people, including intelligence officers, military officials and staff workers at a military-run guesthouse in Tehran, in response to a huge, humiliating security breach that enabled the assassination of a Hamas leader. nyti.ms/3WPAscH

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Robert Griffin III @RGIII

a year ago

Black doesn’t look one way, talk one way, dress one way or marry one way. Whether you are black, white or anything in between, you should never question someone’s blackness. 🤙🏾

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto

a year ago

As you watch Ukraine compete in the @parisolympicss remember nearly 500 Ukrainian athletes and trainers have been killed in Russia’s ongoing invasion. I spoke with Ukraine’s sports minister about how that weighs on the athletes and how they keep fighting.

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Ali Vaez @AliVaez

a year ago

For 10 months, the specter of a regional conflict has loomed over the Middle East. Haniyeh's killing in Tehran now threatens to realize a scenario all sides have worked assiduously to avoid: A major multifront showdown b/w the Axis of Resistance and Israel/U.S. 🧵👇

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Randa Slim @rmslim

a year ago

Message from #US embassy in #Beirut: “We encourage those who wish to depart Lebanon to book any ticket available to them, even if that flight does not departimmediately or does not follow their first-choice route.” 1/2

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Middle East Program @WilsonCenterMEP

a year ago

[READ] Wilson Center experts and fellows, including James F. Jeffrey, Haleh Esfandiari, @wrightr, David Hale, @macaronjoe, and Dr. Jamal Nusseibeh react to the assassination of Hamas Leader Ismael Haniyeh. Full article⤵️ buff.ly/3LLj2HI

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Robin Wright @wrightr

a year ago

Join me to talk about #Iran after death of President #Raisi. What happens next? The stakes are more than just who will be the new president. The country is at a tipping point politically, economically and militarily. Join me on @ForeignPolicy Tuesday at 11 here:…