Links 1 September - 15 October 2019

Resuming the long-interrupted link dumps…

• A Reporter From Hell | Tablet
  Quite a piece by Armin Rosen on Syria and Nir Rosen - it over-complicates things, but a good read.

• The Emirati Lobby: How the UAE Wins in Washington | Center for International Policy
  A new report by Ben Freeman

• Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’ | NYT
  To be fair, US betrayal of Kurds came in increments, not just now, and clearly coming

• Has UAE gone too far in lobbying against Al Jazeera?
  The UAE is reportedly seeking to have Al Jazeera registered as a foreign agent in the United States.

• Kurds strike deal with Russia and Syria to stem Turkish assault | FT
  A win for Assad and Russia

• Trump’s Abrupt Shifts in Middle East Unnerve U.S. Allies | NYT
  Analysis by David D. Kirkpatrick, Ben Hubbard and David M. Halbfinger

• 12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia. | NYT
  Evan Hill and Christiaan Triebert analyze Russian Air Force activity in Syria

• Iran says missiles struck oil tanker near Saudi Red Sea port - Haaretz
  Iran says missiles struck oil tanker near Saudi Red Sea port - Haaretz

• Syrian Rebels See Chance for New Life With Turkish Troops - NYT
  Carlotta Gall on the upshot for the Free Syrian Army

• The men making a fortune from Syria’s war | Financial Times
  Chloe Cornish on the Makhlouf brothers.

• In Saudi Arabia, criticism of MBS increases after oil attack | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera
  In Saudi Arabia, criticism of MBS increases after oil attack | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera

• Russia Opens Digital Interference Front in Libya | MERIP
  Russia Opens Digital Interference Front in Libya | MERIP

• Family says Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah beaten in jail | Al Jazeera
  Family says Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah beaten in jail | Al Jazeera

• Scholars, Spies and the Gulf Military Industrial Complex | MERIP
  Shana Marshall

• Iran Attack on Saudi Arabia Shows Why Israel Must Shut Down Its Nuclear Reactor | Haaretz
  By Uzi Even, one of the Dimona nuclear power plant's founders

• Fear and oppression in Xinjiang: China’s war on Uighur culture | FT
  Christian Shepherd

• Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Haunts Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince | New Yorker
  Robin Wright

• Laying the ‘Islamist’ bogeyman to rest | LobeLog
  Andreas Krieg on how UAE agents are engaging in propaganda with European right-wingers

• Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost | NYT
  Farhad Manjoo on China and tech

• A Glass at Least Half Full
  Michelle Dunne on Tunisia's elections

• Children, Yet Convicted as Adults: A Report from Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
  On capital punishment for children in Iran

• He Was Detained. That Didn’t Stop Them From Kidnapping Him. - NYTYasmine Rashidi on Alaa Abdel Fattah

• Egypt: Largest wave of mass arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power | Amnesty International
  Egypt: Largest wave of mass arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power | Amnesty International

• Why the Middle East Is More Combustible Than Ever
  Rob Malley in Foreign Affairs.

• Kamel Daoud and the Paradoxes of Liberation | The Nation
  Kamel Daoud and the Paradoxes of Liberation | The Nation

• Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt’s Government

• Netanyahu approved submarine sale to Egypt to get discount from Germany, report says - Haaretz
  Friends and family deal?

• A review of The Novel of Ferrara
  Ursula Lindsey on the Italian writer Giorgio Bassani, Fascism and memory

• Why Republicans Love Israel – The Forward
  Peter Beinart: Republicans " see Israel as a model for what they want America to be: An ethnic democracy."

• An Iranian Dissident’s Tale | by Eric Randolph | NYR Daily

• NARCO ANALYSIS: US Think Tank Survey Distorts Political Attitudes of Algeria’s Military | North Africa Risk Consulting

• Will Sudan’s Revolution Succeed? - The New York Times
  Declan Walsh.

• On Resigning from the British Museum’s Board of Trustees | LRB
  Ahdaf Soueif

• Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: a change toward democracy?
  Inapt title but interesting that MB now says it will not seek government post-Sisi.

• Sudan's ruling military council reports it has survived coup attempt | Guardian
  Sudan's ruling military council reports it has survived coup attempt | Guardian

• Egypt detains man behind pro-Mubarak Facebook page - Reuters
  Egypt detains man behind pro-Mubarak Facebook page - Reuters

• Precarious Teachers Strike for Public Education in Morocco | MERIP

• A Russian company's secret plan to quell protests in Sudan - CNN