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SyriaSource

Aug 31, 2018

Escalations and military build-up: what is happening in Idlib?

By Rachel Rossi and Aisha Han

Recent diplomatic escalations and a military build-up in Idlib province indicate a larger upcoming battle. The regime and Russia intend to recover the regime's sovereignty over Syria, and that has always included Idlib.

Syria

New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2018

The war in Syria: Idlib in the crosshairs

By Ashish Kumar Sen

An assault on Idlib would trigger an even greater humanitarian catastrophe as there are few safe spaces inside Syria to which civilians can be evacuated.

Conflict Russia

IranSource

Aug 31, 2018

Rage against the Elite: How Iran’s Nouveau Riche Profits from Sanctions

By Holly Dagres

“Iran suggested to me a massive Potemkin village, a facade with people at the top partying and people below struggling,” a cable from the US Embassy in Tehran read during the late 1970s. Not much has changed since the turban replaced the crown in 1979, except that now the party is behind closed doors and […]

Iran

New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2018

Imagining a world without NATO

By Michael Rühle

The end of NATO would mean the end of a unique institutionalized political and military link between Europe and North America—with consequences that range from merely uncomfortable to outright dangerous.

European Union NATO

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2018

US-North Korea impasse puts South Korea in a bind

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Moon has staked his presidency on achieving peace with North Korea. These stakes are especially high.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2018

The United States and North Korea: Back to square one?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Following his June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Trump boasted that he had removed the North Korean nuclear threat. So, what happened?

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2018

Trump-Kim summit’s success was ‘oversold’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

"The Singapore Summit was not a failure, but it is now clear to everyone—including President Trump—that the administration oversold the results," said Alexander Vershbow, Atlantic Council distinguished fellow.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

EnergySource

Aug 30, 2018

Puerto Rico chooses concession: Two strikes to date

By Branko Terzic

This piece is the second by the author on Puerto Rico’s electricity system. You can read the first piece here. The government of Puerto Rico has selected “concession” as the method of privatizing the transmission and distribution assets of the commonwealth’s electric system, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). This privatization through “concession” of transmission […]

Energy Markets & Governance Latin America

New Atlanticist

Aug 29, 2018

Galileo, Galileo: London is Losing the Fight Over a Satellite Navigation System All Over Again

By David Wemer

Campaigners in favor of Brexit made a famous claim in 2016 that leaving the European Union (EU) would allow the United Kingdom to pour its £350-million-a-week contribution to Brussels back into the nation’s National Health Service. Now the “remainers” have their own numbers to throw around: £3 billion may be necessary to keep the United […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Aug 29, 2018

Bilateral basing squabbles: Incirlik and America’s out of area wars

By Aaron Stein

The American alliance with Turkey is in crisis. The two NATO allies have divergent interests in the Middle East, stemming from differing policies towards non-state actors. The United States, as the dominant external power in the Middle East, has made counter-terrorism the focal point of its Middle East strategy. American policy is linked to pervasive […]

Middle East NATO Partnerships
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