Kim Ghattas

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@TheAtlantic @FT contributor. Author: BLACK WAVE on Saudi-Iran rivalry. Top 100 NYT books for 2020. The Best Kind of American- Out October 2026

Beirut- Washington D.C. kimghattas.com Joined June 2009

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Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas Oct 12

My new book The Best Kind of American is published tomorrow and there's a big book tour ahead, from NYC to LA, DC to London... Please join me along the road together with @RichardEngel @JobyWarrick @telariss @Kaibird123 Adding Yale on Nov 19 with @BBCLinaSinjab
US dates:

Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas 13h

Looking forward to discussing my book and the lessons it holds for today in the Middle East, I'll be in conversation with @peterbergencnn. Sign up and join us online on December 2.

Future Security at New America @NewAmericaISP 16h

Join us on December 2 for a conversation with @KimGhattas on her new book.

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Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas 2d

Blowing with the wind...

Clash Report Verified account @clashreport 2d

Palantir CEO Alex Karp is signaling a shift toward Democrats following their midterm victories, criticizing Trump's immigration crackdown and Republicans' approach to economic justice.

Despite securing billions in federal contracts under Trump, Karp said Democrats had corrected course enough to potentially win his support in 2028.

“I've been a Democrat my whole life. I grew up in a far left environment. I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet,” Karp said.

On immigration, Karp welcomed Trump's acknowledgment that enforcement had gone too far, saying: “I'm glad he's saying in public now what I've been saying in private.”

Source: POLITICO

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Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas 2d

A must read for anyone looking to understand the sad state of affairs in Lebanon. And as I wrote in my endorsement for the book it is also a "warning to others about debt, unaccountable elites, war and impunity, a multiplicity of crises that can quickly turn existential."

Sarah El-Richani @srichani 2d

Beirut: Join us on Wednesday November 25 at the @ifi_aub @AUB_Lebanon at 4pm for the launch of our book "Lebanon Anatomy of a Collapse" (@HurstPublishers ).

Joelle Abi-Rached and I will be on a panel moderated by @jobahout in the prescence of some of our contributors

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Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas 3d

Hello from Oklahoma city where the book tour continues with a private event for OKC Committee on Foreign Relations. Yesterday I spoke at Tulsa CFR. So great to be here! Next up, an event I am really looking forward to on Monday Nov 16 at @UCLA with Ann Kerr and Dalia Dassa Kaye.