Hesham Sallam
@wazirelkif.bsky.social
Stanford, Jadaliyya, among others. Opinions are mine
A couple of weeks ago, I overheard someone at a neighborhood BBQ remarking, "bro, there are a ton of random countries in this world cup...Morocco? Egypt?" (1/5)
July 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A couple of weeks ago, I overheard someone at a neighborhood BBQ remarking, "bro, there are a ton of random countries in this world cup...Morocco? Egypt?" (1/5)
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It's out!
The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
July 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It's out!
The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here:
www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
The Journal of Democracy lives at CDDRL now! Excited to see this partnership grow and flourish.
@jodemocracy.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
@jodemocracy.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
As democratic institutions face growing strain worldwide, @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social is partnering with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading publications on democratic theory and practice.🧵 cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/new-par...
New Partnership Brings Journal of Democracy to Stanford's Center on
The partnership will open opportunities for Stanford faculty and students at one of the world's leading forums for democratic thought and practice, and further position CDDRL as a global leader among ...
cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu
May 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The Journal of Democracy lives at CDDRL now! Excited to see this partnership grow and flourish.
@jodemocracy.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
@jodemocracy.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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⚠️ New book review!
🌍 Struggles for political change in the Arab world: regimes, oppositions, and external actors after the Spring, @lisablaydes.bsky.social, Amr Hamzawy and @wazirelkif.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✒️Silvia Colombo
🌍 Struggles for political change in the Arab world: regimes, oppositions, and external actors after the Spring, @lisablaydes.bsky.social, Amr Hamzawy and @wazirelkif.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✒️Silvia Colombo
March 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
⚠️ New book review!
🌍 Struggles for political change in the Arab world: regimes, oppositions, and external actors after the Spring, @lisablaydes.bsky.social, Amr Hamzawy and @wazirelkif.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✒️Silvia Colombo
🌍 Struggles for political change in the Arab world: regimes, oppositions, and external actors after the Spring, @lisablaydes.bsky.social, Amr Hamzawy and @wazirelkif.bsky.social, @uofmpress.bsky.social
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✒️Silvia Colombo
My interview with my colleague @mikealbertus.bsky.social on “the Good Society” on the regional ramifications of the US-Israel War with Iran.
Teaser below
Full interview: michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
Also “The Good Society” is full of gems. Check it out!
Teaser below
Full interview: michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
Also “The Good Society” is full of gems. Check it out!
March 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
My interview with my colleague @mikealbertus.bsky.social on “the Good Society” on the regional ramifications of the US-Israel War with Iran.
Teaser below
Full interview: michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
Also “The Good Society” is full of gems. Check it out!
Teaser below
Full interview: michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
Also “The Good Society” is full of gems. Check it out!
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Even if the US & Israel succeed in drastically weakening Iran, will it bring stability there or elsewhere in the Middle East? My interview with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholar Hesham Sallam suggests it won't.
@wazirelkif.bsky.social
michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
@wazirelkif.bsky.social
michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
A Far Weaker Iran Still Won't Bring Stability to the Middle East
My interview with Stanford University scholar and Associate Director of the Program on Arab Reform and Development Hesham Sallam on what the war in Iran will – and won't – change in the Middle East
michaelalbertus.substack.com
March 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Even if the US & Israel succeed in drastically weakening Iran, will it bring stability there or elsewhere in the Middle East? My interview with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholar Hesham Sallam suggests it won't.
@wazirelkif.bsky.social
michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
@wazirelkif.bsky.social
michaelalbertus.substack.com/p/a-weaker-i...
From panel discussion, "War and the Arab World: Regional Responses and Consequences" at
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
For full panel recap and video recording....
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
For full panel recap and video recording....
March 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
From panel discussion, "War and the Arab World: Regional Responses and Consequences" at
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
For full panel recap and video recording....
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
For full panel recap and video recording....
February 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Join us this morning! Register here: fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Join us this morning! Register here: fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...
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🧵 @wazirelkif.bsky.social notes that in Egypt’s 2025 elections, Mustaqbal Watan still dominates the regime’s electoral coalition, despite the rise of new regime-backed parties like Al-Gabha Al-Wataniyya — reflecting efforts to diversify loyalists and balance competing security factions.
As legislative elections are proceeding in Egypt, a few observations on the distribution of seats among parties in the state-sponsored list (the only list contesting the party list races) when compared to the 2020 election distribution:
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
🧵 @wazirelkif.bsky.social notes that in Egypt’s 2025 elections, Mustaqbal Watan still dominates the regime’s electoral coalition, despite the rise of new regime-backed parties like Al-Gabha Al-Wataniyya — reflecting efforts to diversify loyalists and balance competing security factions.
As we make sense of the new(ish) political landscape the ongoing legislative election is laying out in Egypt, it's crucial to remember that Mustaqbal Watan remains a home to a lot of networks that were tied to the Mubarak regime (either by formal or familial ties).
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
As we make sense of the new(ish) political landscape the ongoing legislative election is laying out in Egypt, it's crucial to remember that Mustaqbal Watan remains a home to a lot of networks that were tied to the Mubarak regime (either by formal or familial ties).
As legislative elections are proceeding in Egypt, a few observations on the distribution of seats among parties in the state-sponsored list (the only list contesting the party list races) when compared to the 2020 election distribution:
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
As legislative elections are proceeding in Egypt, a few observations on the distribution of seats among parties in the state-sponsored list (the only list contesting the party list races) when compared to the 2020 election distribution:
Excerpt from my remarks at a Stanford Democracy Day panel on “Democracy under Threat at Home and Abroad” co-sponsored by @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and @theeuropecenter.bsky.social
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excerpt from my remarks at a Stanford Democracy Day panel on “Democracy under Threat at Home and Abroad” co-sponsored by @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and @theeuropecenter.bsky.social
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
The victory of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is not merely a warning sign for Trump, but also for the Democratic Party establishment. The lesson is that people will reward those who listen to them and heed the call for a more just and inclusive social order.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The victory of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is not merely a warning sign for Trump, but also for the Democratic Party establishment. The lesson is that people will reward those who listen to them and heed the call for a more just and inclusive social order.
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Happy Halloween from all of us at Stanford CDDRL! This year, our pre- and postdoctoral fellows all dressed up as Associate Director for Research Hesham Sallam. 🎃
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The best postdoc program and the coolest (and funniest)postdocs.
Why would anyone want to go elsewhere?
Please apply and/or spread the word.
Why would anyone want to go elsewhere?
Please apply and/or spread the word.
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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#NoKings_PaloAlto #StanfordProfProtests
🙏 Listen to and repost inspiring speech at No Kings Day rally in Palo Alto by Stanford professor Hesham Sallam on fighting for democracy and talking to others who disagree with us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC7...
🙏 Listen to and repost inspiring speech at No Kings Day rally in Palo Alto by Stanford professor Hesham Sallam on fighting for democracy and talking to others who disagree with us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC7...
October 18, 2025
YouTube video by Hesham Sallam
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October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#NoKings_PaloAlto #StanfordProfProtests
🙏 Listen to and repost inspiring speech at No Kings Day rally in Palo Alto by Stanford professor Hesham Sallam on fighting for democracy and talking to others who disagree with us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC7...
🙏 Listen to and repost inspiring speech at No Kings Day rally in Palo Alto by Stanford professor Hesham Sallam on fighting for democracy and talking to others who disagree with us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC7...
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Reposted by Hesham Sallam
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Excerpt from my remarks at the No Kings rally in Palo Alto.
For the full remarks: youtu.be/mDC7O2TO7s4
For the full remarks: youtu.be/mDC7O2TO7s4
October 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Excerpt from my remarks at the No Kings rally in Palo Alto.
For the full remarks: youtu.be/mDC7O2TO7s4
For the full remarks: youtu.be/mDC7O2TO7s4
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If you're looking for a #NoKingsDay II event this Sat 10/18 & in the SF Bay Area, come join @indimidpen.bsky.social and @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social for a parade and Democracy Fair!
Guests include @liccardo.house.gov @wazirelkif.bsky.social + more! www.indivisiblepeninsulabayarea.org/nokings/
Guests include @liccardo.house.gov @wazirelkif.bsky.social + more! www.indivisiblepeninsulabayarea.org/nokings/
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you're looking for a #NoKingsDay II event this Sat 10/18 & in the SF Bay Area, come join @indimidpen.bsky.social and @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social for a parade and Democracy Fair!
Guests include @liccardo.house.gov @wazirelkif.bsky.social + more! www.indivisiblepeninsulabayarea.org/nokings/
Guests include @liccardo.house.gov @wazirelkif.bsky.social + more! www.indivisiblepeninsulabayarea.org/nokings/
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Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
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Call for Applications: Spring 2026 Virtual Research Workshops - Project on Middle East Political Science
The POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop convenes online discussions of groups of three thematically linked journal article-length papers focusing on topics/cases in the MENA region. To provide fee...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
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Democracy colleagues,
@StanfordCDDRL is launching a new Democracy Action Lab (DAL) next October
To bridge the gap between scholarship and practitioners
The student movement in Serbia needs international academic solidarity now
Please share and sign
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@StanfordCDDRL is launching a new Democracy Action Lab (DAL) next October
To bridge the gap between scholarship and practitioners
The student movement in Serbia needs international academic solidarity now
Please share and sign
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Letter of Support for the Serbian Student Movement
We invite scholars of democracy worldwide to stand in solidarity with the students of Serbia in their struggle for fundamental rights and democratic renewal. By signing this letter, you express your s...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Democracy colleagues,
@StanfordCDDRL is launching a new Democracy Action Lab (DAL) next October
To bridge the gap between scholarship and practitioners
The student movement in Serbia needs international academic solidarity now
Please share and sign
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@StanfordCDDRL is launching a new Democracy Action Lab (DAL) next October
To bridge the gap between scholarship and practitioners
The student movement in Serbia needs international academic solidarity now
Please share and sign
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...