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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

Syria: All Eyes on Trump (and His Tweets)

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is weighing his options as he decides how to respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria. He has not ruled out military strikes. In a tweet on April 11, Trump warned Russia that missiles targeting its ally, Syria, “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'”

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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

A new era for Uzbekistan

By Aziz Egamov and Rafael Sattarov

Shavkat Mirziyoyev has charted a fiercely independent foreign policy that aims to mend ties with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and boost its economy.

Central Asia

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

Populists-1, Globalists-0

By Vriddhi Sujan

Fourteen years after Hungary joined the European Union—a celebrated and significant milestone for the post-Communist nation—the country’s deviation from the EU’s shared principles of democracy and freedom is both a source for concern and a warning sign for others following suit.

Hungary

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

With Democracy in Retreat and Authoritarians Rising, H.R. McMaster Delivered a Historic Call to Action

By Fred Kempe

Atlantic Council President and CEO Fred Kempe reflects on H.R. McMaster’s last public speech as National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s last public speech as President Trump’s national security advisor was more of a warning than a valedictory. It was delivered with elegance, passion and power at the Atlantic Council, closing a dinner we […]

Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

Trump’s Decision to Skip the Summit of the Americas Sends the ‘Wrong Message’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump’s decision not to attend the Summit of the Americas in Peru this week sends the “wrong message” to many of the United States’ friends in Latin America, according to Jason Marczak, director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. Trump will skip the summit, scheduled for April 13 […]

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IranSource

Apr 10, 2018

Is Trump Counting on Iranian Hardliners to Nix the Nuclear Deal?

By Noah Annan

As a May 12 deadline for the US to renew sanctions waivers on Iran approaches, there are a number of possible scenarios for the nuclear deal’s survival or demise.

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

A Brief History of Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump said on April 9 that he will respond within forty-eight hours to an alleged chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has denied responsibility for the attack. Assad was supposed to have given up his chemical weapons under a deal reached in 2013. Here is […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Apr 9, 2018

Factbox: Another Chemical Attack in Syria

By Savannah Carter and Yousuf Eltagouri

Saturday, April 7, 20187:45pm EST: A suspected chemical gas attack targeted the last opposition-held town of Douma, in eastern Ghouta on April 7—the eighth chemical attack since US President Donald Trump took office. The Syrian Civil Defense rescue workers recorded 42 fatalities as of Sunday, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll […]

Syria

UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2018

Why Expelling Russian Diplomats Isn’t Enough

By Jakub Janda

So far, twenty-eight nations have sent home more than 140 Russian diplomats and spies in a coordinated response to the Russian nerve agent assassination attempt in Salisbury, England. Symbolically, this unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials constitutes an important show of unity, but its practical impact in terms of hindering Russian subversion operations is limited. With […]

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IranSource

Apr 9, 2018

Iran’s Uncertain Future: Revolution or Evolution?

By Thomas Buonomo

In his article published February 12, 2018, “Iran’s Uncertain Future,” Alireza Nader, an Iran expert who spent nearly 10 years working as a senior policy analyst with the RAND Corporation, raises serious questions about the stability of the Islamic Republic of Iran and offers a set of likely future political scenarios for the country.

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