Marcus Walker
@MMQWalker
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South Europe bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal.
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Joined March 2011
Really looking forward to reading the new book 'Swap' by my brilliant colleagues @drewhinshaw & @JoeWSJ on Russian espionage's 'illegals' and Putin's hostage diplomacy.
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT🚨. Let us tell you a story about this young girl in Harry Potter shoes–an Argentine who was set to start 6th grade last summer when she was whisked onto a CIA jet with her mom. Sophie didn’t know her family was Russian–or their place in a global shadow war
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What's behind the disdain for Europe shown by Trump & co.? .@davidluhnow & I explore MAGA's anti-Europeanism, a front in the culture wars that goes beyond (well-earned) criticism of European policies on defense, economics and immigration. via @WSJ.
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You’ve heard about anti-Americanism. Welcome to anti-Europeanism.
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RT @yarotrof: Russia, which according to Trump wants peace, launches missiles against a hotel in Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvy Rih, killing….
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RT @LizRappaport: It Sank in 15 Minutes. How Tragedy Struck Mike Lynch’s Yacht. The story by @MMQWalker @MaximColch @aviswanatha
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Prosecutors have launched a manslaughter investigation after the boat trip to celebrate Lynch’s acquittal in a U.S. fraud trial ended in a fatal wreck.
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RT @frankmorano: This was a pretty interesting piece in @WSJ by @MMQWalker, @FatiabdulFatima & @AnatPeled1 on the current state of the #Isr….
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Violence and settlements have destroyed once-broad support for the two-state solution.
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The rise and fall of the two-state solution. A tragedy that leaves Israelis & Palestinians with no way out of the conflict. Via @WSJ, with @FatiabdulFatima & @AnatPeled1, 📸by @thabjouqa .
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Violence and settlements have destroyed once-broad support for the two-state solution.
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RT @bopanc: I’m writing about it regularity but it really feels the biggest underreported story in Europe atm is how the Russian aggression….
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Europe's new politics: Nobody is popular. Fragmentation of the electorate is making many European countries harder to govern. Meanwhile the external pressures on Europe are growing. My analysis via @WSJ .
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Divisions are multiplying in European societies, making it harder for leaders to claim a clear mandate—or, in many countries, to cobble together a coherent governing majority at all.
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The sham trial of our colleague Evan Gershkovich is underway in Russia. They gave him the prison buzz cut. In solidarity. Evan is a journalist, journalism is not a crime. #IStandWithEvan
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RT @rachaelmbade: The real winners of the night? @WSJ's @AnnieLinskey & @siobhanehughes, who got so much crap for that story abt Biden's de….
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The hostages next door: a look inside a notable Gaza family’s dark secret. By @Abeerayyoub . via @WSJ.
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To the outside world, they were a physician and a journalist. No one suspected their apartment had become a prison.
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Lost generation: young Palestinians are losing hope of ever seeing peace or leading normal lives. By @omarabdelb, with photos by @thabjouqa . via @WSJ.
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Young Palestinians, scarred by conflict, say they are losing faith in prospects for peace: “I have lived through things no one ever should.”
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RT @yarotrof: After two and a half years of war, Russia failed to take and keep a single Ukrainian regional capital. Now, Putin lists his c….
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Another blow: our friend and colleague Evan faces trial. Hopefully it's at least a step closer to a deal, freedom and an end to this injustice. via @WSJ.
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Russian prosecutors said they have approved an indictment of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia for over a year, falsely accusing him of espionage and referring his...
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Stronza or stateswoman? On Meloni's dual political persona . via @WSJ.
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Giorgia Meloni’s broad appeal across the political right is giving Italy an unusually stable government.
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Biden's push to end the war in Gaza tries to put both Hamas and Israel on the spot. Here's why it's unlikely to break the deadlock. via @WSJ.
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President Biden’s call for an end to the Israel-Hamas war was designed to make it hard for either side to say no. But disagreements on crucial details remain hard to overcome.
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