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SyriaSource

Nov 10, 2016

How the White Helmets Have Evolved During the Civil War

By Hasan Arfeh

“To be able to understand accurately the damage, threat and the devastation of the disaster in Syria, [it is like] we are having a 7.6 earthquake 50 times a day,” writes Ammar Al-Salmo, leader of Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo, on the agency’s website.

Syria

Trade in Action

Nov 10, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – November 10, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Donald J. Trump was elected the forty-fifth president of the United States on November 8. Atlantic Council analysts and board members describe the challenges and opportunities the new president will face as he takes office in January of 2017, and provide policy recommendations.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

SyriaSource

Nov 10, 2016

Trump and Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

For many Syrians, five-plus years of pain and suffering seem now to be crowned with another catastrophe: the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.  Feelings of foreboding and doom are deepened by much of the instant analysis pouring forth from Washington think tanks and editorial writers: analysis that recites […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Nov 10, 2016

Part 2: This is How They Killed Me Twice

By Hadi Alabdullah

In a hospital ICU room in Aleppo, with doctors all around me, I tried to open my eyes after a series of surgeries on my stomach and legs. I could see the fear and pity in their eyes. This is how they treat all of their patients; despite their personal tragedies, their hearts still have kindness […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 10, 2016

What a Donald Trump Presidency Means for the Middle East

By MENASource

On November 8, Donald J. Trump was elected the forty-fifth president of the United States. In transcribed interviews, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East experts weigh in on what a Donald Trump presidency means for the Middle East.

International Organizations Iraq

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2016

Trump’s Victory is Brexit Gone Global

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Interview with Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson Atlantic Council Executive Vice President for Programs and Strategy, Damon Wilson, discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s election victory, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Wilson spoke in an interview with the New Atlanticist’s Ashish Kumar Sen. Here are edited excerpts from our interview: […]

NATO Russia

UkraineAlert

Nov 9, 2016

Here’s Why Nord Stream 2 Isn’t the Only Game in Town

By Olga Bielkova

Most Russia watchers, including those at the Atlantic Council, recognize that in this age of hybrid warfare, energy trade is a potent weapon. What has changed with Nord Stream 2 is that the weapon is now pointed directly at the EU rather than Ukraine, and it is masquerading as a commercial project. But who could […]

Ukraine
Seretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 9, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2016

Secretary General Reminds Trump that NATO Members Have ‘a Solemn Commitment to Defend Each Other’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

I congratulate Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States. And I look forward to working with him.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2016

Secretary General Reminds Trump that NATO Members Have ‘a Solemn Commitment to Defend Each Other’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

I congratulate Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States. And I look forward to working with him.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2016

A Brave New Post-Liberal World?

By Fabrice Pothier

President-elect Donald J. Trump has delivered the greatest upset to Western politics in memory. This is Brexit on a global scale. Bye bye liberal order; welcome new post-liberal world! 

NATO Security & Defense