MENA Programme Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations @ECFR. Europe-based, once upon a time in Syria and Egypt
Joined November 2011
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Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
سعدنا بزيارة الممثلة العليا للاتحاد الأوروبي @kajakallas إلى دمشق، وبأن نكون جزءاً من اجتماعاتها مع فخامة الرئيس أحمد الشرع ومعالي وزير الخارجية أسعد الشيباني.
زيارة أتاحت مساحة مهمة للحوار، وللبناء على ما تحقق، وفتح آفاق جديدة للعلاقة بين الاتحاد الأوروبي وسوريا. 🇸🇾🇪🇺
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Very excited to be publishing this new @ecfr project by my colleague Beth Oppenheim tackling the ideological struggles shaping Israel’s future.
“Irrespective of the outcome of the October election, Israel will continue to push policies that clash with European interests”
Israel's illiberal and ethno-nationalist forces are reshaping the country in their image. This is a structural transformation that runs deeper than October's election and will outlast Netanyahu. ECFR's web special maps the battle of ideas for the country's future and what a new Israel could mean for Europe. @ECFRMena
🧵 👇 ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Launching our new project: The Ideas of Israel. My colleague @BethOppenheim maps the battle of ideas reshaping the country as hardline nationalist & religious ideas go mainstream - with important implications for European policy @ecfr ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Whoever wins Israel's election, this is a new Israel - and its illiberal turn will outlast Netanyahu. Our new web special maps the battle of ideas reshaping the country, and what it means for Europe: ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of… @ecfr
@ECFRMena
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🗞️"The Red Sea is one of the key areas where Emirati ambitions collide with regional rivals, including increasingly Saudi Arabia", writes @Cinzia_Bianco in her @ecfr policy brief on UAE's strategic shift after the Iran war. Read the policy brief here 👉️ buff.ly/GDCU22X
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
The UAE built its power by turning itself into a hub that binds it to every great power at once. The war with Iran has tested this strategy and is forcing a rethink in Abu Dhabi, writes @Cinzia_Bianco. @ECFRMena
ecfr.eu/publication/little-v…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Saudi Arabia is facing a real dilemma vis-a-vis the latest escalation, what we feared this summer is coming true: ecfr.eu/article/the-saudi-di… @ECFRMena
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New polling published by ECFR shows that Britons across the political divide favour banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, writes @h_lovatt. @ECFRMena
ecfr.eu/article/britons-back…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Happy to contribute chapter to @euromesco Policy Study: The Return of Syria to the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Arena. Make case for strategic but clear-eyed partnership that supports inclusive stability, arguing that Europe can play key enabling role euromesco.net/publication/th…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
None of this is correct. It may be what the Israeli government wants. But it is not what the Roadmap says. Israel needs to first "fully complete, without delay" all remaining Phase 1 commitments, including cessation of hostilities (Point 2). No mention of destroying weapons.
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
📑 NEW @ecfr commentary by @Cinzia_Bianco: As the Houthis attack Saudi ships & infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or retaliate and risk a dangerous escalation. Read the piece here 👇 ecfr.eu/article/the-saudi-di…
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📑 NEW @ecfr commentary by @Tmegrisi: The war between the US & Iran is destabilising North African economies, putting an already fragile region at the very edge of polycrisis. Read the piece here 👇ecfr.eu/article/down-and-out…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
🎙️Ahead of upcoming White House visit by Lebanon's President, listen to latest @ECFR WOMENP podcast unpacking recent Israel-Lebanon framework deal, ground reactions & implementation prospects. With Lebanese experts @aliamoub @rmslim & @mahamyahya 👇️ buff.ly/bSLYYyj
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Great to see this big piece in the @nytimes featuring the proposal that @MehranHaghirian and I put forward last week for the shared administration of the Strait of Hormuz.
Grateful to @NeilMacFarquhar for the coverage.
Gift link here:
nytimes.com/2026/07/19/world…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
EU: time to ban all trade with Israeli settlements
Ahead of the 🇪🇺 Foreign Affairs Council where this matter will be discussed this is a joint call by @sigmargabriel @PascalLamyEU @EnricoLetta @MalmstromEU and yours truly
@ecfr @jbdacey @h_lovatt
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ecfr.eu/article/the-eu-shoul…
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Watch our @ecfr interview with Saudi FM @FaisalbinFarhan yesterday: Riyadh’s reaction to the Iran-US MOU, prospects for a wider deal & new regional security architecture, thoughts on the $300bn investment fund, passage through Hormuz, Gaza & more
youtu.be/ov0jVc-Z6cc?si=LOaX…
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Israel is yet to abide by its obligations under the 1st phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Here is @ECFRMena's tracker, based on a confidential summary drawn up by Arab mediators in April👇
ecfr.eu/article/rescuing-the…
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After suffering from blockades piracy and closures leaders in both Europe and the Gulf have a top priority: ease dependency on chokepoints like Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. Me and @arturo_varvelli help them think how for @ECFRMena: ecfr.eu/article/bypassing-th…
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🔴 NEW commentary by @muhammadshehad2: A Northern Ireland-style decommissioning model could help unlock a path to peace in Gaza. Europe should work with influential Board of Peace members to push the US toward a more realistic approach to Hamas’s weapons. buff.ly/7YeDxHm
Julien Barnes-Dacey retweeted
Iran’s attacks on the Gulf have convinced Abu Dhabi that accommodation with Tehran has failed. Leaving OPEC reflects the UAE’s turn towards strategic autonomy, harder security alliances and a regional order less constrained by old consensuses, writes @Cinzia_Bianco. @ECFRMena
ecfr.eu/article/the-postwar-…
