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Ibrahim Al-Marashi @ialmarashi

Associate Professor of History, Cal State San Marcos, Summer School Professor at John Cabot University in Rome

Joined May 2009
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Some geopolitical reading for the weekend ! @RStatecraft @tgoudsouzian @EmilyTasinato
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Feb 20
NEW @tgoudsouzian @ialmarashi Pakistan and Turkey are showing how emerging states are gaining leverage through democratization ... of airpower responsiblestatecraft.org/pa…
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Feb 20
NEW @tgoudsouzian @ialmarashi how #Pakistan is breaking the mold for the Global South and busting the monopoly that wealthy major powers have over airpower. responsiblestatecraft.org/pa…

How Pakistan is busting the Great Power monopoly on air power

The industry here is showing how emerging states are gaining leverage through the democratization ... of weapons

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What lessons does Plato’s "Republic" offer us about Iran’s current crisis? Can philosophical ideals survive in the real world of power and protest? @ialmarashi and I dig into these questions for @The_NewArab . newarab.com/opinion/iran-reg…

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Tanya Goudsouzian & Ibrahim Al-Marashi turn to Plato’s Republic to show how Iran’s moral authority decayed into rule by force—laid bare during protests.

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My latest !
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Jan 30
By publicly warning Iraqis against their own political choices, Washington risks triggering a backlash that turns Maliki into a symbol of resistance to external pressure. @tgoudsouzian @ialmarashi responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
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Our latest with @tgoudsouzian
Responsible Statecraft
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Jan 30
.@tgoudsouzian @ialmarashi In attempting to force Iraq to move forward, Trump’s Truth Social post may just push Iraq back into the hands of Nouri Al-Maliki. responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…
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Jan 30
.@tgoudsouzian @ialmarashi In attempting to force Iraq to move forward, Trump’s Truth Social post may just push Iraq back into the hands of Nouri Al-Maliki. responsiblestatecraft.org/tr…

Trump's Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Not exactly what the American president intended when he blasted the longtime politician this week. Or was it?

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Thrilled to see the piece that ⁦@ialmarashi⁩ and I wrote gain some traction. juancole.com/2025/12/steamsh…

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq's old Arteries challenge modern Myths

The region has always developed - not by oil, war or empire, but by their collateral effects of connecting peoples, ideas and economies

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Look at My piece looking at what Israels attacks on #Iran could mean fir the region aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/… @AJEnglish

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could backfire

And recent Iraqi history can tell us how. 

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My latest @sdsu School of Public Health @PrezdelaTorre and Little Saigon in your district @RepSaraJacobs timesofsandiego.com/opinion/…

Opinion: 50 years later the Vietnam War continues, emotionally and environmentally

From Saigon to San Diego, the effects of PTSD and Agent Orange, herbicide and ecocide, persist 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

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My shout to you in this article @stephaniefoooo timesofsandiego.com/opinion/…

Opinion: 50 years later the Vietnam War continues, emotionally and environmentally

From Saigon to San Diego, the effects of PTSD and Agent Orange, herbicide and ecocide, persist 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

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My latest #popefrancisfuneral #PopeFrancis #Border #Borderlands timesofsandiego.com/opinion/…

Opinion: Art and activism in San Diego echo Pope Francis’ teaching on borders

Pope Francis challenged the notion of walls that divide a common humanity. New art and activism in San Diego highlight this struggle.

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Tragic article I wrote #InternationalWomensDay yet still relevant for #InternationalWomensDay2025 juancole.com/2024/03/femicid… @jricole thank you for publishing it!

A Tale of two Femicides: Remembering Victims in Iraq and Italy on Int’l Women’s Day

San Marco, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - In early February 2023 a 22-year-old Iraqi YouTube star, Tiba Al-Ali …

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if you fly from #SanDiego @British_Airways was our only way to get to Europe directly but changed their points. @KLM will open a direct flight to Amsterdam from San Diego & they have @BankofAmerica card to collect miles too. @Chase you made a mistake partnering with @British_Airways
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My first article for 2025, on #JimmyCarter and his legacy, as well #Gaza #Lebanon #Syria #Ukraine #GeorgiaProtests timesofsandiego.com/opinion/…

Opinion: In 2025, Let's Embrace What Jimmy Carter and Carl Sagan Understood About Our Earth

The famed astrophysicist Carl Sagan and former President Jimmy Carter shared a fundamental understanding about the fragility of our planet and the futility of our wars in a "vast and awesome univer...

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Opinion: Assad's Fall a Mixed Message for San Diego's Diverse Syrian Community

While some members of the Syrian community in San Diego are celebrating, others are apprehensive, Syria still faces a perilous future.

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my latest on events in Syria @prof_ahmetkuru : aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

Ibn Khaldun’s asabiyya and Bashar al-Assad’s rapid downfall

The Syrian army disintegrated in the face of the opposition offensive because of low morale and years of mismanagement.

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If you want to understand what happened to Syria, read my synopsis of the conflict during year 8, @prof_ahmetkuru : news.johncabot.edu/2019/07/s…
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If you can understand Turkish (@HistorianDiary), my latest on the conflict in the Middle East. Here is the link for our interview: youtu.be/IaiPZHO7IN8?si=Jenn…

Irak Savaşının Kilit İsmi NTV'ye Konuk Oldu, Lübnan'daki Ateşkesi...

Lübnan'da ateşkes kalıcı olacak mı? Gazze'de ateşkes sağlanacak mı? Bu soruların yanıtları merak ediliyor. NTV Dış Haberler Editörü Sare Selvi Öztürk de bu s...

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My latest @NadiaMuradBasee @ClooneyFDN timesofsandiego.com/opinion/…

Opinion: We Have a Duty to Remember the San Diego Victims of International Gender Violence

More than ten years later, the international community has a responsibility to remember the Yezidis who died under ISIS, those still dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, including in the San...

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