Steven Heydemann
Ketcham Chair in Middle East Studies, Prof. of Gov, Smith College; Nonresident Senior Fellow CMEP, Brookings. Former VP, Center for Applied Research on Conflict, USIP.
smith.academia.edu/StevenHeydemann
- As Trump accelerates efforts to destroy the integrity of elections let's not forget that a state audit in GA found only 20 people out of 8.2 million registered voters were not citizens. Only 9 ever voted.
- Thus the old saying: democracy is not a suicide pact.
- There’s putting a thumb on the scale. Then there’s putting a trump on the scale.
- “Trump personally ordered Gabbard to go to Atlanta for the search, and coordinated her actions with Andrew Bailey, one of two deputy F.B.I. directors, according to the U.S. official.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
- Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare. en.majalla.com/node/329350/...
- After collapse of SDF Turkey hardens conditions for withdrawal of its forces from Syria. Yet its terms suggest Turkey intends to remain in Syria indefinitely. www.dailysabah.com/politics/tur...
- Racism and antisemitism do seem to go hand in hand. Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
