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FREE PDF copies: How an Islamist party managed to legitimate its authoritarianization in the eyes of the secularist opposition: the case of Turkey tandfonline.com/eprint/S97QYAY…

Thank you Dr Andrew Thomas for reminding us of the colonial roots of the conflict – must read for students of the Middle East: @DeakinArtsEd POLIS Deakin the Sykes-Picot agreement, why does it still affect the Middle East today? theconversation.com/what-was-the-s… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

👏👏👏Congratulations to MESF team for this fascinating publication on #conspiracytheories online and #authoritarianism in #Egypt Shahram Akbarzadeh Ali Al-Mamouri G Bashirov & Ihsan Yilmaz, ihsanylmz.bsky.social - thanks to Gerda Henkel Stiftung @Deakin_ADI Taylor & Francis Research Insights Global Souths Hub tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A huge achievement Dr Farasoo🎉🎉🎉 We are so excited to see our graduates making such important contribution to scholarship. Well done Abbas Farasoo And congratulations to supervisors at @Deakin_ADI : Shahram Akbarzadeh Zahid Shahab Ahmed Dara Conduit You make us all proud

It was wonderful to have Sarah G. Phillips deliver this empathetic & heartfelt keynote at our international conference: mesf.au/conference2024/ Simply wonderful!

Thank you Shahram Akbarzadeh for your analysis BBC News (World) News on #Israel sending delegation to #Qatar #ceasefire negotiations @Deakin_ADI Deakin Media youtu.be/AULoYUKH9uU?si… via YouTube

Can you please circulate? PhD Scholarship: The Effectiveness of Authoritarian Sharp Power Online in Influencing Diaspora Groups deakin.edu.au/study/fees-and…

Wonderful news Abbas Farasoo 🎉🎉🎉🎉 It is great to see your work making impact. Looking forward to hosting you again at MESF Deakin University

📚 Exciting news! My book Iran’s Soft Power in Afghanistan and Pakistan is now available to pre-order in paperback from the Edinburgh University Press! 👉 edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-iran-s-so… Use code PAPER30 for 30% off – feel free to share widely!

Thank you Shahram Akbarzadeh for your insights Middle East Council on Global Affairs Deakin University

📝 🇮🇳🤝🇵🇰 In my latest piece for Asialink, I explore why past peace efforts between India and Pakistan have stalled, and whether dialogue still holds promise amid strategic mistrust and shifting regional dynamics. asialink.unimelb.edu.au/diplomacy/indi…

See contribution by our Director Shahram Akbarzadeh to APSA MENA Politics Section on emerging regional order in the Persian Gulf: apsamena.org/mena-politics-… Middle East Council on Global Affairs Deakin University

Imagine someone in 2014 - when MbS was the barely known nephew of the Saudi king, Trump was The Apprentice guy, and Al Sharaa was an Al Qaeda leader - telling you this photo would be a thing in 2025

Thank you Shahram Akbarzadeh for your insights 🧐

NEW Tanya Goudsouzian : An inconvenient truth is that Iraq's dependency on American forces has hobbled the growth of its own military. responsiblestatecraft.org/us-forces-in-i…

As the EU reviews its relations with Israel over its escalating offensive in Gaza, Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is calling for Europe to go a step further by suspending EU-Israel trade, enacting an arms embargo and holding the Israeli government accountable at the ICC.

Starving a population is a war crime theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Yesterday (21 May) was the World day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. To mark thid important occasion, I was honourrd and excited to delivet the 2025 Cultural Diversity Oration organised by the Darebin City Council at the Intercultural Centre. Middle East Studies Forum;

Well done to our researchers G Bashirov Shahram Akbarzadeh Ihsan Yilmaz, ihsanylmz.bsky.social Zahid Shahab Ahmed for publishing this important research on ‘Diffusion of digital authoritarian practices in China’s neighbourhood’ in Democratization Taylor & Francis Research Insights thanks to Gerda Henkel Stiftung doi.org/10.1080/135103…