Kareem Rifai ๐
@KareemRifai
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syrian-circassian-american | currently: @aei + m.a. @georgetowncss | soon: fulbright research fellow @utokyo_news | alum: @umich | all opinions my own
now: dc soon: tokyo
Joined June 2014
A decade ago, an Assad regime tank blew up my grandparents' home while they were still inside. The misuse of Syria videos in the Israel-Palestine information war spits on their memory. It must stop. My words for @Telegraph. https://t.co/Q0JNgUOmlL
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Videos of Aleppo โ where the Assad regime's tanks fired on my grandparents in their home โ are being circulated as clips from Gaza
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Really easy way for the US to support Japan against China: remove the ridiculous tariffs we just imposed on Tokyo!
Japan will likely lean more heavily on the US and its allies if China escalates economic pressure
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Just one more round of appeasement. One more meaningless piece of paper. Russia will totally stop!
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If signing agreements, memorandums, and treaties with Moscow could stop Russia's rabid expansionism, we wouldn't even be discussing signing yet another one.
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JAPAN TIMES: Seeking good relations with Xiโs CCP is a foolโs errand https://t.co/QfRpvlvKXS
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China has a history of favoring Japanese leaders, going back at least to Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in the 1970s, who are inclined to comply with its 'red lines.'
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Stay in touch with my work in Japan on LinkedIn! https://t.co/KG3A8yJy0B
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I currently work as the American Enterprise Institute's Foreign and Defense Policy Mediaโฆ ยท Experience: American Enterprise Institute ยท Education: Georgetown University ยท Location: Washington ยท 500+...
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Officially done with my MA in Security Studies from Georgetown! Wrapping up my work at AEI these next few weeks before moving to Tokyo, where I'll be on a Fulbright doing research at UTokyo on the Japanese military. Thanks to all who made this journey possible and stay tuned!
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China is now threatening to take unprovoked "direct military action" against Japan without Security Council approval. Two weeks straight of progressively crazier unhinged threats and we're supposed to believe that Japan is the aggressive actor.
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It is expected that the DuPont Circle Chipotle will have guacamole. Yet, they always run out. Curious!
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"It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries" Do you hear that? It's the collective laughter of every Syrian, Ukrainian and Georgian reading this utter joke of a peace proposal.
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What is your favorite country? (Taiwanese citizens living in Taiwan, April 2025) Japan: 76% China: 3% https://t.co/Gw5b3mVBt8
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"Japan colonized Taiwan so now China must colonize Taiwan" isn't a very compelling message.
In history, Japan forcibly occupied Taiwan and exerted colonial rule on the island for half a century. Under Japanese occupation, Taiwan people suffered enormously. Hundreds of thousands of our Taiwan compatriots were killed, the people had no political rights, no freedom of
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2014: Just a little Ukrainian land and Russia will stop 2022: Just a little more Ukrainian land and Russia will stop 2025: Just a little more Ukrainian land and Russia will stop 2030: Just all of Ukraine and Russia will stop 2035: Just a little Estonian land and...
๐จSCOOP: The new Trump plan to end the war in Ukraine would grant Russia parts of eastern Ukraine it does not currently control, in exchange for a U.S. security guarantee for Ukraine and Europe against future Russian aggression. My story on @axios
https://t.co/1mjq7NFuHm
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The subliminal messaging is very intentional: after Taiwan, Okinawa could be next. https://t.co/o0pMyjdSXp
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Systematically promoting the coordinated development of the
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China is a caricature of the "imperialism" it criticizes. China's top propaganda rag just put out an editorial questioning Japan's sovereignty of Okinawa and spelling out China's supposed historical relationship with the Ryukyu islands, which smells a lot like laying down the
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This person is calling other people unpatriotic.
"You cannot represent America if your loyalty is split." Rep. Luna, literally yesterday:
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Anna Paulina Luna, who just engaged in a very public lobbying campaign on behalf of Putin's special envoy for several weeks, accuses Joe Wilson of being unpatriotic. Absolutely unreal.
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One final schmooze in DC before heading off to Tokyo ๐ฅณ
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Freedom Manifesto These principles have united us in this long struggle and are the pillars of the new Venezuela. To the people of Venezuela and our President, Edmundo Gonzรกlez Urrutia:
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