𝕋om 𝕆'ℂonnor
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Award-winning @Newsweek Senior Writer/Deputy Editor covering Middle East/China/Russia/North Korea/more ex-@ibtimes @DailyStarLeb @nypost @SIAdvance #ForzaNapoli
Staten Island, NY
Joined January 2013
My latest—Israel fears arms race in fight to remain Middle East's only nuclear power. Israel's nukes may be its "worst kept secret." But current & ex-officials tell @Newsweek of real concern over wider proliferation as Iran, Saudi Arabia & others eye deals
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"We wouldn't like to see some kind of nuclear race in the Middle East," Israeli diplomat Tsach Saar told Newsweek.
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My latest: Trump and Putin's Arctic chess game is about far more than Ukraine. The historic summit in Alaska takes place at the precipice of one of Earth's most contested regions—a source of both tension and, as many hope, new cooperation for the two men.
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"Better U.S.-Russian relations may enable cooperation among all Arctic nations," Mike Sfraga, former U.S. envoy to the Arctic, told Newsweek.
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My latest: Alaska Governor weighs in ahead of Trump-Putin summit. Gov. Mike Dunleavy tells @Newsweek success may lead to "a just peace" in Ukraine and better US-Russia ties, which "bodes well for everyone." He hopes Ukraine's Zelensky will ultimately join.
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy explained to Newsweek what he saw as the geopolitical significance of the high-stakes meeting being in his state.
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My latest: Russian breakthrough highlights Ukraine's biggest weakness before summit. Analysts & former officials tell @Newsweek infiltration behind one of war's most crucial defensive lines near Pokrovsk reflects Kyiv's manpower shortage in boost for Putin
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"What has been building up for the Ukrainians is fundamentally a manpower issue," a former senior Pentagon adviser told Newsweek.
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My latest: How US Pilots trained to fight Russia will soon help protect Putin. Trump will meet his Kremlin counterpart at one of key bases tasked with intercepting Russia warplanes. Now NORAD will partner with Secret Service & others to keep them both safe
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The former deputy commander of NORAD's Alaska Region described the situation to Newsweek as 'an interesting irony.'
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My latest: Israel conducts deadly strike against "fake" aid workers in Gaza. The IDF says it killed "fived armed terrorists" who were posing as workers of food aid group World Central Kitchen after verifying they were not really members of the organization.
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The IDF killed said it killed "five armed terrorists" posing as aid workers for World Central Kitchen in Gaza.
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My latest: Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it claims was Hamas member—What we know. IDF claims Anas al-Sharif was part of "Hamas East Jabaliya Battalion," while Hamas official tells @Newsweek he has "no knowledge" of slain reporter's affiliation.
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Israel claims one of Gaza's most prominent reporters was a Hamas military leader in disguise. His outlet ��� and many others — say that's not true.
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My latest: How NATO is using creative accounting to meet Trump's spending demands. Bridges, pensions, maybe even climate change. These are some of the costs allies are looking to credit to 5% defense budget targets, raising questions of "false commitments"
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In the Trump-brokered agreement for NATO to increase its defense spending, 'defense-related' projects take on a new definition.
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My latest: How "Trump Bridge" may soon reshape warzone bordering Russia, Iran, Turkey. An anticipated US-led peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan may finally bring peace to troubled South Caucasus, yet questions linger over a hotly contested corridor.
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'Russia is certainly the loser in this story.'
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RT @KamranBokhari: [Saudi Arabia's] importance continues to grow, and it's increasingly clear that if a Palestinian state ever emerges, it….
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My latest: Trump scores two big wins in one as NATO buys US arms for Ukraine. European allies are spending big on US-made weapons, allowing the White House to both shift the burden and retain a role in the war amid rapidly shifting transatlantic relations.
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NATO members have started moving weapons to Kyiv under a new Trump-led initiative that leaves US taxpayers off the hook.
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RT @KomissarWhipla: Contributed some thoughts for this Newsweek piece. Original comments:. Collapse of existing arms control mechanisms a….
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RT @keymiftah79: 🔴 أكاديمي سعودي يُعدّد الأدوات السعودية للضغط على حمـ.ـاس لتسليم سلاحها، والهدف؟ "تشجيع إسرائيل للامتثال للسلام"!. ⚠️ وباح….
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My latest: Trump and Putin are flexing their way toward a nuclear stand-off. As US & Russia ramp up heated rhetoric ahead of Ukraine peace talks deadline, miscalculation risk rises amid collapse of arms control. But could 21st-century brinksmanship work?.
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"Rhetoric sometimes turns into action in unpredictable ways," a former senior U.S. arms control official told Newsweek.
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RT @HeshamAlghannam: اقتباسات من حوار مطول معي مضمنة في هذا التقرير المهم من نيوزويك. قال هشام الغنام، الباحث في مركز كارنيغي للشرق الأوسط….
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RT @HeshamAlghannam: "Collectively, these efforts represent a continuous narrative of Saudi initiatives designed to lay a political and sec….
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RT @EyadAlRefaei: Saudi Arabia is making a power play against Hamas in Gaza @ShaolinTom . “The Kingdom recognizes that for any meaningful p….
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"Saudi Arabia is now in the driver's seat," a former consultant to the Saudi Royal Court told Newsweek.
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My latest: Saudi Arabia is making a power play against Hamas in Gaza. The Kingdom with long ties to the Israel-Palestine conflict is stepping up its role in hopes of empowering a beleaguered Palestinian National Authority and securing peace.
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"Saudi Arabia is now in the driver's seat," a former consultant to the Saudi Royal Court told Newsweek.
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RT @joedoc2112: Smart piece from @ShaolinTom: ISIS Is Waging a Deadly War Across Africa That Threatens US - @Newsweek .
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'The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.
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RT @DrJPPham: Excellent overview by @Newsweek’s @ShaolinTom on #ISIS’s expanding war in #Africa which increasingly threatens #USA🇺🇲 & allie….
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'The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.
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RT @SimNasr: Had the pleasure to answer @ShaolinTom @Newsweek about the evolution of the Islamic State in Africa with a few historic remind….
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'The risk is that it rises into something much larger that then presents a much greater threat on the global scene,' one expert told Newsweek.
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