Michael Rubin
@mrubin1971
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Senior Fellow, AEI; Director of Policy Analysis, MEF. (I use twitter to distribute writing/media. I only correspond by email).
Washington, DC
Joined February 2011
ICYMI: US Leaders Should Stop Seeking the Nobel Peace Prize
aei.org
Many American politicians have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Few have stood the test of time.
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Europe should not abandon monitoring in Armenia
washingtonexaminer.com
Given Azerbaijan’s record, it would be foolish for Armenia, the United States, or the European Union to abandon monitoring.
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Iraqis want the Marines to revisit Fallujah
washingtonexaminer.com
Fallujah and Iraq's Anbar province, home to some of the toughest fighting during the U.S. presence in Iraq, now resounds with prosperity and optimism.
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I have a few thoughts about Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir threatening nuclear war from U.S. soul, and #Pakistan's continued viability as a state.
#WATCH | Washington DC, USA | On Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s nuclear threat, Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin says, "Pakistan's threats on American soil are completely unacceptable and it is raising questions in many people's minds whether if it can fulfill the
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"Make Alaska Russian Again? Trump’s Legitimization of Putin’s Land Grab Sets a Horrible Precedent" - #Russia #Ukraine.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
Published on August 11, 2025, 8:23 am EDT – Key Points and Summary – The upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, aimed at securing a peace deal for Ukraine, is being framed as a dangerous strategic...
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Is #Armenia prepared to fight a guerilla war if necessary?
mirrorspectator.com
On August 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev met with President Donald Trump at the White House to sign a document expressing their intent to […]
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If Azerbaijan breaks its agreements, are Armenians prepared to resist?.#Armenia #Azerbaijan.
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Erdogan Gulenci olanlari hapise atacagina aynaya baksin ve Silivriye gidip teslim olsun. Zaten Erdogan aynaya bakinca aslan goruyor halbuki herkes ona bakinca bir fare goruyor. @RTErdogan . If Erdogan wants to arrest Gulenists, he should look in the mirror and turn himself in at.
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Steve Witkoff needs to visit Baghdad #Iraq.
washingtonexaminer.com
President George W. Bush imagined an Iraq that embraced democracy, eschewed terrorism, and thrived economically. He just got the timeline wrong.
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For those unable to access the Washington Examiner, here is the text of my essay "Turkey’s collapse and partition appears inevitable" in which I argue that @RTErdogan's triumphalism sets #Turkiye down the slippery slope to its own demise: . #TwitterKurds.
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.@amsafavi, the Mojehedin-e Khalq (MEK)'s foreign affairs representative, took issue with my writing in a letter to the editor. He seeks to bypass facts in order to launder his movement's history. My response is below his letter: The challenge, should his.
meforum.org
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Turkey’s collapse and partition appears inevitable #Turkey #TwitterKurds.
washingtonexaminer.com
While Erdoğan may imagine himself a sultan restoring the Ottoman Empire, Turks will likely remember him as the man whose arrogance led to Turkey’s collapse.
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Democracies snubbed, dictators courted: Inside Trump’s embrace of Pakistan: Was Trump bribed by Pakistan or its Qatari and Turkish friends? #India #Pakistan
firstpost.com
Was Donald Trump bribed to favour Pakistan over India? How should India respond?
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«Հայաստանի արտաքին քաղաքականությունը պետք է ձևավորվի Երևանում, ոչ թե Բաքվում․. Ադրբեջանի ապագան անորոշ է». Մայքլ Ռուբին.#Armenia.
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There Will Be New States in the Middle East, but Palestine Isn’t at the Front of the Line #Somaliland #Yemen #Tigray #TwitterKurds.
meforum.org
The Irony of Focus on Palestinians Is That, of All the Aspirants in the Broader Middle East, They May Be the Least Deserving
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“Unilateral recognition of Palestinian independence will spark anti-India terrorism” #India .
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The Zangezur Corridor: The Geopolitical Flashpoint You’ve Never Heard Of - #Armenia #Azerbaijan.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
Azerbaijan’s Demand for a Zangezur Corridor is about War, not Peace MEGHRI, ARMENIA—The last train left the old, abandoned Soviet station in this dusty, mountainous outpost just a few dozen yards...
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