Gabriel Mitchell
@gabiamitchell.bsky.social
Eastern Mediterranean Energy & Geopolitics | Maker of Soup | PhD, VTSPIA | Husband, Father, Jerusalemite, Veteran (not exclusively in that order) | Substack: https://gabimitchell.substack.com/
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105: Unrecognizable
Reflections on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and coming home
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Sharing my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey, and the challenges facing soldiers coming home from war gabimitchell.substack.com/p/105-unreco...
My latest on the Mecca Agreement, its implications for Israel, and some recommended readings by Aziz Alghashian, İsmail Numan Telci, Gonul Tol & Asad Ullah
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106: Misreading Mecca
Israel shouldn't make the new Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense arrangement about it
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September 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
My latest on the Mecca Agreement, its implications for Israel, and some recommended readings by Aziz Alghashian, İsmail Numan Telci, Gonul Tol & Asad Ullah
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/106-misrea...
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/106-misrea...
📢 Announcing the launch of Within Your Gates, a forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy City.
withinyourgates.org
withinyourgates.org
Within Your Gates | The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem
A forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy ...
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September 1, 2026 at 11:46 AM
📢 Announcing the launch of Within Your Gates, a forum for applied interdisciplinary research and outreach — rooted in the realities of Jerusalem — convening scholars, faith and civic leaders across traditions to serve the common good of the Holy City.
withinyourgates.org
withinyourgates.org
Delighted to share my review of Mohammad Soliman's fantastic book West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East and the important questions it raises about Israel's regional belonging in @haaretzcom.bsky.social
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Book Review • Dreaming of a pragmatic West Asia from an ideological Middle East
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August 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Delighted to share my review of Mohammad Soliman's fantastic book West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East and the important questions it raises about Israel's regional belonging in @haaretzcom.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/life/books/2...
www.haaretz.com/life/books/2...
Sharing my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey, and the challenges facing soldiers coming home from war gabimitchell.substack.com/p/105-unreco...
105: Unrecognizable
Reflections on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and coming home
gabimitchell.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Sharing my reflections on Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey, and the challenges facing soldiers coming home from war gabimitchell.substack.com/p/105-unreco...
A chance run-in with a familiar face brings back memories of the war
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104: The Valley of Tears
A chance run-in with a familiar face brings back memories from the war
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July 31, 2026 at 9:36 AM
A chance run-in with a familiar face brings back memories of the war
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Israel's attention has been fixed on the war and elections, but key commercial decisions in the Eastern Mediterranean carry real costs for 🇮🇱's long-term energy security.
My latest:
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My latest:
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Israel’s energy blind spot: Why gas export strategy risks long-term security | The Jerusalem Post
Israel expanded its natural gas export agreement with Egypt – the largest in its history – while ENI and TotalEnergies committed Cyprus’s Kronos field to Egyptian liquefaction terminals
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July 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Israel's attention has been fixed on the war and elections, but key commercial decisions in the Eastern Mediterranean carry real costs for 🇮🇱's long-term energy security.
My latest:
www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
My latest:
www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
This week I wrote about fair weather friends t.co/qIMCf25Teb
July 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
This week I wrote about fair weather friends t.co/qIMCf25Teb
🇮🇱🇹🇷🧵 The Israeli government voted today to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, following a resolution proposed by FM Gideon Sa'ar last week. The proposal now goes to the Knesset plenum for a vote.
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Israeli gov't votes to recognize Armenian Genocide | The Jerusalem Post
Turkey denies that the massacres, imprisonment, and forced deportation of Armenians amounted to genocide, and Israel long avoided recognizing it as such due to diplomatic sensitivities.
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June 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🇮🇱🇹🇷🧵 The Israeli government voted today to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, following a resolution proposed by FM Gideon Sa'ar last week. The proposal now goes to the Knesset plenum for a vote.
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My latest substack on the US-Iran MOU and Israel's need to shift its approach in the region
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Issue 102: Deal With It
Israel may not like the US-Iran MOU, but it still needs to make the most of it
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June 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
My latest substack on the US-Iran MOU and Israel's need to shift its approach in the region
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-102-...
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-102-...
In my latest for @gmfus.bsky.social I explain how commercial decisions are outpacing regional diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean and risk locking in vulnerabilities that will be hard to reverse www.gmfus.org/news/eastern...
The Eastern Mediterranean’s Dependency Trap
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June 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
In my latest for @gmfus.bsky.social I explain how commercial decisions are outpacing regional diplomacy in the Eastern Mediterranean and risk locking in vulnerabilities that will be hard to reverse www.gmfus.org/news/eastern...
I just went 82–0 — think you can go 82-0? www.82-0.com/share?id=Dfu...
June 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I just went 82–0 — think you can go 82-0? www.82-0.com/share?id=Dfu...
🎉 I’m excited and grateful to share that I successfully defended my dissertation and completed my PhD in Planning, Governance, and Globalization at @virginiatech.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🎉 I’m excited and grateful to share that I successfully defended my dissertation and completed my PhD in Planning, Governance, and Globalization at @virginiatech.bsky.social
The war with Iran has birthed a glut of ambitious infrastructure projects - and with them, maps - which I explore in some detail here 👇
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Issue 99: The Map Is Not the Corridor
New maps imagine the future of trade after the Hormuz shock. For now, oil is moving by truck.
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April 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The war with Iran has birthed a glut of ambitious infrastructure projects - and with them, maps - which I explore in some detail here 👇
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
Reposted by Gabriel Mitchell
My latest on the Hormuz crisis: competing corridor proposals, political constraints, and why most of them will remain in digital form only. gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
Issue 99: The Map Is Not the Corridor
New maps imagine the future of trade after the Hormuz shock. For now, oil is moving by truck.
gabimitchell.substack.com
April 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
My latest on the Hormuz crisis: competing corridor proposals, political constraints, and why most of them will remain in digital form only. gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
My latest on the Hormuz crisis: competing corridor proposals, political constraints, and why most of them will remain in digital form only. gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
Issue 99: The Map Is Not the Corridor
New maps imagine the future of trade after the Hormuz shock. For now, oil is moving by truck.
gabimitchell.substack.com
April 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
My latest on the Hormuz crisis: competing corridor proposals, political constraints, and why most of them will remain in digital form only. gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-99-t...
I tried to organize some thoughts on the odd return to routine in Jerusalem
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-97-w...
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-97-w...
Issue 97: What Was This All For?
A fragile ceasefire, Lebanon still burning, and questions that won't go away.
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April 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I tried to organize some thoughts on the odd return to routine in Jerusalem
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-97-w...
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-97-w...
This is an amazing podcast episode about Gaza's Christian community with Georg Rowenkamp
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Spotify – Web Player
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April 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is an amazing podcast episode about Gaza's Christian community with Georg Rowenkamp
open.spotify.com/episode/3Kt2...
open.spotify.com/episode/3Kt2...
🇮🇱 Was grateful to discuss Israel's wartime energy security measures here 👇
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www.al-monitor.com/originals/20... via @almonitor.bsky.social
Israel weathers energy shock from Iran war even as world battles crisis
Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has thrown the global economic system into turmoil, yet Israel, which launched attacks on Tehran alongside the United States, has emerged as a rare exception.S...
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March 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🇮🇱 Was grateful to discuss Israel's wartime energy security measures here 👇
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20... via @almonitor.bsky.social
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20... via @almonitor.bsky.social
My latest: When diplomacy is abandoned, escalation becomes easier and war becomes harder to contain.
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Issue 96: A War Without an Off-Ramp
Without diplomacy, escalation becomes easier and violence becomes harder to contain.
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March 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
My latest: When diplomacy is abandoned, escalation becomes easier and war becomes harder to contain.
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Reposted by Gabriel Mitchell
“𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬.”
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
Issue 95: Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion
Escalation and Reaction in the Middle East’s New Regional War
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March 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬.”
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
“𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬.”
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
Issue 95: Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion
Escalation and Reaction in the Middle East’s New Regional War
gabimitchell.substack.com
March 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬.”
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Sharing a few reflections from Jerusalem after the first week of the US/Israel–Iran war
gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-95-i...
My reflections on Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion
open.substack.com/pub/gabimitc...
open.substack.com/pub/gabimitc...
Issue 95: Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion
Escalation and Reaction in the Middle East’s New Regional War
open.substack.com
March 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
My reflections on Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion
open.substack.com/pub/gabimitc...
open.substack.com/pub/gabimitc...
I wish I spent a bit more time Bsky. Some of my favorite people are here. But there is a clear renewables/fossil fuels divide between Bsky and X and it is challenging enough to pay attention to one, let alone two distinct platforms.
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I wish I spent a bit more time Bsky. Some of my favorite people are here. But there is a clear renewables/fossil fuels divide between Bsky and X and it is challenging enough to pay attention to one, let alone two distinct platforms.
Some quick thoughts and recommended readings on the Iran protests
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Issue 93: What I am reading about the Iran protests
Welcome to 2026.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Some quick thoughts and recommended readings on the Iran protests
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gabimitchell.substack.com/p/issue-93-w...
🇮🇱🇪🇬 Happy to have offered my two shekels this excellent report by @timesofisrael.com on the consequences of Israel's gas arrangement with Egypt
www.timesofisrael.com/as-major-egy...
www.timesofisrael.com/as-major-egy...
As major Egypt gas deal burns through reserves, public will end up paying the price
'Historic' $35 billion sale means era of energy independence and cheaper electricity will end about a decade earlier than hoped, experts say, with more large offshore finds unlikely
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December 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🇮🇱🇪🇬 Happy to have offered my two shekels this excellent report by @timesofisrael.com on the consequences of Israel's gas arrangement with Egypt
www.timesofisrael.com/as-major-egy...
www.timesofisrael.com/as-major-egy...