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As the MENA region continues to be the epicenter of news headlines, the Atlantic Council’s MENASource is a hub for thought-provoking and hard-hitting analyses about the latest trends, ideas, and debates. This online publication provides fast reactions and in-depth commentary on breaking news and key regional topics by a diverse team of experts and contributors.

MENASource brings you up-close to a region at the epicenter of geo-political headlines. It is the Atlantic Council’s hub for in-depth commentary about breaking news, key topics, and trends from our team of experts on the Middle East and North Africa.

The views expressed in MENASource are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.

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EconSource Headlines- February 14, 2014

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Jan 14, 2026

Voices from Iran: As rejection of government reaches all-time high, Iranians also wary of foreign intervention

If Trump is serious about peace, stability, and a lasting legacy, the path forward does not run through air strikes or transactional deals with a failing theocracy.

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EconSource Headlines- February 14, 2014

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Jan 28, 2026

Trump’s National Security Strategy doesn’t downgrade the Middle East, it redefines it

By
Kristian Alexander

Trump’s strategy is a sophisticated refinement of “America First.” For the Gulf, the implications are significant, but manageable.

Middle East
National Security

EconSource Headlines- February 14, 2014

MENASource
Jan 13, 2026

Eight questions (and expert answers) on the SDF’s withdrawal from Syria’s Aleppo

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Atlantic Council experts

Our experts unpack why violence erupted, what it means for Kurdish safety and integration in Syria, and how Washington is engaging.

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MENASource

Feb 14, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 14, 2014

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Feb 14, 2014

The Mother of the World?

By Amrou Kotb

As I sipped my coffee at a sidewalk café in Beirut’s famed Hamra Street, I was approached by a man asking if I would like my shoes shined. “No thank you,” I replied, but he was insistent. As we spoke, hearing my accent, he asked if I was Egyptian, to which I said yes. As […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 13, 2014

Top News: UN Says Clashes In Iraq’s Anbar Displaced 300,000

By MENASource

Violence in the Sunni-dominated Anbar province where armed groups have full control of Fallujah and partial control Ramadi has resulted in 300,000 displaced persons in six weeks of fighting, the UN reported on Wednesday.

MENASource

Feb 13, 2014

Top News: Putin Supports Sisi Bid for Presidency; Sisi Negotiates Arms Deal with Russia

By EgyptSource

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he supported Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s bid for presidency, wishing him luck after holding talks in Moscow. Sisi and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy travelled to Moscow Wednesday to discuss military and economic cooperation with Russian ministers. Anonymous Egyptian military sources told Al-Ahram that Sisi is in Moscow to finalize a $2 billion arms […]

MENASource

Feb 13, 2014

Economic Consequences and the State of the Arab Transitions

By EgyptSource

As the Arab uprisings begin their fourth year, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East continues to track and analyze the political and economic aspects of these transitions. Two new publications examine current trends and attempt to gauge future developments in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen.

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 13, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 13, 2014

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Feb 13, 2014

Economic Demands and Consequences in the Wake of the Arab Spring

By MENASource

As the Arab uprisings begin their fourth year, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East continues to track and analyze the political and economic aspects of these transitions.

MENASource

Feb 12, 2014

Factbox: Egypt’s Brotherhood on Trial

By Sarah Saleeb

As Egypt’s government has moved to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, its leading members have been brought up on multiple charges by the country’s courts. WIth widespread arrests of Brotherhood members and supporters, the judiciary continues to bring new charges against former president Mohamed Morsi, and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood from which […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 12, 2014

Top News: Opposition Mounts After Libya’s GNC Makes Insulting Body A Crime

By MENASource

Anger is growing among political activists over an amendment to the Penal Law passed by the General National Congress (GNC) imposing a one-year jail term for anyone seen to insult Congress, the government, the judiciary, or any of their members.

MENASource

Feb 12, 2014

Top News: Sisi, Fahmy in Official Visit to Russia

By EgyptSource

Egyptian army chief and defense minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is on an official visit to Russia, army spokesperson Ahmed Ali has stated. Sisi is accompanied by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in a visit that is a “response to the historic visit of their Russian counterparts to Egypt last November.” They will discuss cooperation between the two countries […]

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