Tech & Geopolitics & Business & EMEA. Director, Middle East Institute. Fellow @ FPRI & Third Way & Trilateral Commission. Charts & Maps. Book: West Asia (10/2025)https://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mkncfct2uc2cHuge. A Brookfield-backed datacenter company is pulling out of a major project in Virginia, that they had been working on for years, due to growing political opposition29 Apr 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkncfct2uc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mkdqt75yuc2a🇹🇷 When in Istanbul25 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdqt75yuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mj35cqpakc2xSoliman is an Asianist who evaluates every theater, coalition, and hard power commitment through a single organizing question: Does this serve or dilute America’s position in the Indo-Pacific? @politybooks.bsky.social https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/04/07/review-west-asia-a-new-american-grand-strategy-the-middle-east/09 Apr 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj35cqpakc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3milzvysovk2iReally enjoyed this conversation with The Geopolitical Desk. Grateful for their time and a genuinely thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion. A long, substantive interview that gets into the core arguments of the book. @politybooks.bsky.social Take a look: https://www.thegeopoliticaldesk.com/mohammed-soliman-the-realist-who-saw-the-end-of-the-middle-east-coming/03 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzvysovk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mijkptfas22b“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social https://www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/opinion/20260331/korea-uae-defense-ties-complicate-seouls-post-war-middle-east-strategy02 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijkptfas22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mijkptfas22b“Reading [West Asia] from Seoul, one question sharpens into focus: where does 🇰🇷 fit in this West Asia architecture? Soliman’s answer is that Korea is already a player in West Asia, as exemplified in its ties with 🇦🇪." @politybooks.bsky.social https://www-koreatimes-co-kr.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/opinion/20260331/korea-uae-defense-ties-complicate-seouls-post-war-middle-east-strategy02 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijkptfas22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3miehd7mztc2dLooking forward to this conversation about my book, West Asia, later today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3miehd7mztc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mhdkmqxgtc2fTomorrow at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social, I'll be discussing my book, West Asia (@politybooks.bsky.social) with two thinkers I deeply respect: @emmamashford.bsky.social & Daniel Markey. Book signing too. Come say hello. https://www.stimson.org/event/the-middle-east-is-asian-a-fireside-with-the-author-of-west-asia/18 Mar 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdkmqxgtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mh4csd7zuk2lHow will the Iran war reshape American power, especially in Asia? What does it mean for the future of the Gulf, for India–Pakistan, and for Turkey? And where does Europe fit into all of this? How about in infrastructure, connectivity, and logistics?15 Mar 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4csd7zuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mh3wqmbid22uHow the Escalation Trap Works15 Mar 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3wqmbid22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mh3vzcahsc2uThe Ukrainian FPV attack-drone revolution has arrived in the Middle East. For the first time, an Iranian-backed militia has carried out an FPV drone attack in Iraq. The FPV munition flies around Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport before slamming into a building.15 Mar 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3vzcahsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mgfufdskv22aTop Oil Supply Chokepoints06 Mar 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfufdskv22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mfxf7h5tm22mI’m tired of living through historic events.....28 Feb 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxf7h5tm22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mfexoyca4k2jGrateful to see West Asia climbing the Amazon charts 📚 #2 in Political Science • Top 20 in Asian Politics • Top 40 in Middle Eastern Politics Thank you to everyone reading, sharing, and debating these ideas. a.co/d/09N3OSZz21 Feb 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfexoyca4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mer7lymzv22k "The world is changing very fast right in front of us. The old world is gone ... We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be."13 Feb 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer7lymzv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mej3we7tzc2hIn my new book, West Asia, I trace the rise of the Gulf as a nerve center for this expansive system, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Order West Asia today: a.co/d/07MPms0V10 Feb 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej3we7tzc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3me4kbnssrc2uHappy book release day! Order your copy today. https://www.amazon.com/West-Asia-American-Strategy-Middle/dp/150956837905 Feb 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4kbnssrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mdb47kcq6k2oTrump’s Board of Peace25 Jan 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb47kcq6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mcid7ofrxk2cTaiwan’s technology industry would also commit to making at least $250 billion in direct investments to expand advanced semiconductor, energy and artificial intelligence operations in the US. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/us-taiwan-clinch-deal-to-cut-tariffs-boost-chip-investment15 Jan 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcid7ofrxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mccpqi6zlk2hMeta is signaling a deeper push into the Gulf’s AI race through a high-profile hire with close ties to the region. https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/meta-dina-powell-mccormick-president-vice-chairman?13 Jan 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccpqi6zlk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbwgss4jpk2mGulf capital is structurally intertwined with the success of leading AI frontier labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and many others. x.ai/news/series-e https://x.ai/news/series-e08 Jan 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwgss4jpk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbku5zwjo22nKissingerian consolidation04 Jan 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbku5zwjo22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbkhpw3pw22oThey had "Venezuela" in the search bar with the latest tab selected so they could see real time updates as posts were coming through03 Jan 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkhpw3pw22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbjv3t37j22vTrump: "The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. And we've superseded it by a lot. They now call it the Donro Doctrine."03 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjv3t37j22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbdp54c5pk2eHappy New Year. We are closer to 2050 than to 2000!01 Jan 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbdp54c5pk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mbbzgz2rc22gKeep an eye on Nvidia’s growing footprint in Israel: “Such a transaction would effectively provide Nvidia with a fast-track expansion of its AI talent base in Israel, at an implied cost of roughly $10-15 million per employee.” https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkbh00xnzl#31 Dec 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbbzgz2rc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/soliman.bsky.social/post/3mb6ayy2c5s2hAt this rate, America's biotech industry won't just sputter, it will collapse before it can even compete with China.30 Dec 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:tikxae3jr2zwcihvbz72gmt4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6ayy2c5s2h