MENA Program Director @crisisgroup. Conflict mitigation, human rights, good food. Author of "The Resurrected," a novel (forthcoming 2025). https://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3lgbuopv7ec2vWe @crisisgroup.org have just published our view on the strengths and weaknesses of the Gaza ceasefire deal in a Q&A format. Take a gander. https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/understanding-israel-hamas-truce21 Jan 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbuopv7ec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3lfsid5o3ec2hBut he'll take it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsid5o3ec2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3ldkeyra6ak2pIn this 360-degree view, @crisisgroup.org experts offer a brief survey of the discussions in Turkey, Iran, Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, the oPt, Gulf Arab states, the US and at the UNSC about the latest developments in and around Syria. https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/syria/regional-perspectives-house-assads-fall?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email18 Dec 2024 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkeyra6ak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3ld357gjdms2lTogether with other rebel groups, Hei'at Tahrir al-Sham #HTS has toppled the House of Assad and now holds central power in #Syria. Will notoriously meddling foreign powers give it the space it needs to steer the country toward a better future? @crisisgroup.org https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/syria/priorities-after-assads-fall12 Dec 2024 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld357gjdms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3ld2p6dcqfc2sFor the Dutch speakers among you. @crisisgroup.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2p6dcqfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3lcv5il2cmc26I teamed up with @natashahall.bsky.social to share our initial assessment of the origins and implications of the fall of the House of Assad in @foreignaffairs.com. @crisisgroup.org @CSISMidEast https://www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/day-after-bashar-al-assad-russia-iran09 Dec 2024 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcv5il2cmc26https://bsky.app/profile/joosthiltermann.bsky.social/post/3lcgj3morks2rIsrael and Lebanon (meaning Hezbollah) agreed to a ceasefire a week ago. How is it faring? UNIFIL reports already 100 Israeli violations. Yet by and large the ceasefire seems to be holding. What can we expect? My @crisisgroup.org colleagues offer their views. https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/lebanon-israelpalestine/can-hizbollah-israel03 Dec 2024 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:kv3xvijd46rog5wblhchtjq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgj3morks2r