Nicolai Due-Gundersen

‘Those Who Wrap Themselves in America Are Naked’ As the Iran war intensifies, the Gulf Arab states are beginning to openly question the US role in the region

As the Iran war intensifies, Gulf leaders and Arab commentators are beginning to openly question America’s role in the region, write @faisalalyafai.bsky.social  and @chriselkholy.bsky.social .

Trump and Iran 10 March 26 YouTube video by Nicolai Due-Gundersen

What does victory look like for #Iran?
Discussed #Iran and #Trump

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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Fighting in Lebanon expands to areas that are not traditional Hezbollah strongholds In some cities, automated calls are sowing fear among residents with warnings of strikes that, more often than not, don’t take place

“I don’t know what’s going on – we have nothing to do with any of this.”

Fear and anger spread in Lebanon as Israel begins targeting areas outside traditional Hezbollah strongholds.

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Stranded en route to London.
Emirates disruptions expose how fragile global aviation hubs are in geopolitical escalation.
In Covidocracy, I argue crises don’t just disrupt systems — they reshape power.
Airspace today. Governance tomorrow.
#Geopolitics #Risk #Aviation #CrisisPolitics

#Iran launches strikes in the #Gulf after #Trump and #Israel attack

Trump, who has previously said Khamenei should be 'very worried', is urging Iranians to overthrow their government

Trump, who has previously said Khamenei should be 'very worried', is urging Iranians to overthrow their government https://aje.news/376v22

AFP: Loud explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh <article data-history-node-id="434280" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/afp-loud-explosions-heard-saudi-capital-riyadh" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/afp-loud-explosions-heard-saudi-capital-riyadh" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">AFP: Loud explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Loud explosions were heard in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, the AFP news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Iran has announced that all US and Israeli assets and interests in the Middle East have become legitimate targets after the country was jointly attacked by the US and Israel.</p> <p>Qatar's defence ministry on Saturday said that it has downed all missiles targeting the country. Explosions were also heard in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Reuters news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain has also been subjected to a missile attack, the country's state media has reported.</p> </div> </div> </article>

AFP: Loud explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/afp-loud-explosions-heard-saudi-capital-riyadh

#Covidocracy is out in April with @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

Signing My Geopolitics Book Covidocracy at JW Marriott Maldives 🌍📖 YouTube video by Nicolai Due-Gundersen

Signed and donated @bloomsburypol.bsky.social Covidocracy at the JW Marriott Maldives today — a book on how COVID reshaped global power, from Brexit to Xi Jinping.
Ideas travel. 🌍
#Covidocracy #Geopolitics #Democracy #AuthorLife #GlobalPolitics

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Donated *Covidocracy* to @jwmarriotthotels.bsky.social #Maldives at their request 🌍📘

From #Brexit to #Beijing, the book argues economic performance became the benchmark of political legitimacy — democratic or authoritarian.

Now on a global shelf.
@bloomsburypol.bsky.social @atifajiwa.bsky.social

Pandemics redistribute power.
✈️ Borders closed. Elections delayed.
Who gained legitimacy — democracies or dictatorships?
📘 #Covidocracy is the travel read on what crisis does to political systems. @bloomsburypol.bsky.social
#Democracy #Geopolitics #TravelReads #PoliticalScience

One metric ruled every government during Covid: economic performance.

*Covidocracy* explains.

Watch.

Order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/covidocra...
#Covidocracy #PoliticalAnalysis #Geopolitics #Nonfiction #PublicPolicy #GlobalPolitics #Author #BookRelease #MustWatch #Viral

Covidocracy In December 2019, China reported the first COVID cases to the World Health Organization going on to impose lockdowns as early as January 2020. Saudi Arabia anno…

Secure your copy: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/covidocra...

Author copies just arrived.
COVIDOCRACY asks a question most governments don’t want asked:
Did pandemics make #dictatorships stronger and #democracies weaker?
Published by @bloomsburypol.bsky.social @atifajiwa.bsky.social
Pre-order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/covidocra...

'Is It Possible To Have A Principled Foreign Policy In The Era Of Trump?' YouTube video by Global Strategy Forum

A pleasure to discuss #Maduro at last week’s talk on #Trump with the Global Strategy Forum: youtu.be/YyeyhXIxJ7I?...

Order my @bloomsburypol.bsky.social book #Covidocracy on Amazon UK:
Did #Covid erode democracy?
How much money did #pfizer make from the vaccine?
How did the pandemic influence Amazon’s deal with #Deliveroo?

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China carries out further executions of Myanmar scam centre suspects Executions are part of broader crackdown by Beijing on scam centres across Southeast Asia built on an industrial scale.

#China executes #Myanmar #scamcentre suspects: www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202... @aljazeera.com

The ‘Wall of Tears’ in New York: when the names of Gaza's children become testimony that refutes Israel In NYC the ‘Wall of Tears’ has emerged, documenting the names of thousands of Palestinian children Israel has killed in the Gaza Strip

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French, Syrian presidents discuss regional situation in call Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa held a call Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed developments in the region and efforts to promote stability, according to a …

French, Syrian presidents discuss regional situation in call

Halifax man tells fake Covid test lab trial Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat's defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.

Ex politician accused of running fake #covid testing lab: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I discuss how companies profited from covid in my @bloomsburypol.bsky.social book #Covidocracy out April: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/covidocra...

Drive Time Show Podcast 30-01-2026: Politics Hours & Misogyny Voice of Islam Radio is a new Digital DAB 24hr radio station which offers news, views, discussion and insight on Islam’s Perspectives on the world today. It is a new channel that will inform, engage a

My latest @voiceofislamuk.bsky.social appearance discussing #Trump and his #peaceboard (12 minutes 40 seconds in): on.soundcloud.com/5j0Qsh86yEpR...

#Trump has withdrawn the #UnitedStates from the #WorlHealthOrganization. So I want to hear from you: do you think pandemics challenge #democracy and #globalgovernance? Comment below: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/covidocra... @atifajiwa.bsky.social @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it? The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.

The #USA and #Trump will soon be leaving the #WHO: www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g... @npr.org

At the House of Lords today to discuss #Syria

Just discussed #SDF and clashes with #Syrian Army for #ANewz
Key points:
Syria needs stability not #democracy
Oil control is important to ensure predictable export and quickly inject cash into the Syrian economy and to rebuild infrastructure

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Thousands join 'Hands off Greenland' protests in Denmark against Trump The protest followed Donald Trump's warning on Friday that he 'may put a tariff' on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Finally, Europeans are taking to the streets to protest against the American aggression against Europe.

But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.

If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.

ICE agents stuff their faces at Minnesota Mexican restaurant - then arrest staff The Mexican restaurant a two-hour drive from Minneapolis, where the city's people are fighting a desperate battle against ICE

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Palestinian president to meet Putin in Moscow next week Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his visit to Moscow next week, according to Russia’s state news agency Tass on Thursday, Anadolu re…

Palestinian president to meet Putin in Moscow next week

Wikipedia at 25: can its original ideals survive in the age of AI? The 25th anniversary of Wikipedia’s first public entry comes amid the rapid growth of Elon Musk’s AI-powered alternative, Grokipedia.

The 25th anniversary of Wikipedia’s first public entry comes amid the rapid growth of Elon Musk’s AI-powered alternative, Grokipedia.