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Jul 23, 2015

VOA Features MEST Event

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America’s International Edition features the Rafik Hariri Center’s Middle East Strategy Task Force event in a discussion on the role of religion in the rise of threatening extremist groups:

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Jul 21, 2015

Hadley and Ricciardone on ISIS

By Atlantic Council

Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone and former National Security Advisor and Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) Co-Chair Stephen Hadley join Voice of America to discuss ways to combat ISIS and the need for strong governance in Syria and Iraq to combat terrorism:

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Event Recap

Jul 15, 2015

What’s Religion Got to Do with It?

By Rafik Hariri Center

On June 9, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center hosted What’s Religion Got to Do with It?, a Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) event featuring Co-Chairs Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley with a panel discussion on the role of religion in the region’s conflicts.

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Jul 10, 2015

#CounteringISISpropaganda

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Web-savvy extremists dominate discourse on social media Web-savvy extremists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and their online cohort of supporters dominate the conversation on Twitter leaving little hope for the success of US efforts to counter that propaganda, according to a former State Department official. “ISIS has created, using this […]

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Jun 22, 2015

A View from the Region: Public Launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force

By Rafik Hariri Center

Atlantic Council A View from the Region: Public Launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force Introduction: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO Atlantic Council Speakers: Madeleine K. Albright, Former US Secretary of State Middle East Strategy Task Force Co-Chair Stephen J. Hadley, Former US National Security Adviser Middle East Strategy Task Force Co-Chair James Zogby, […]

Event Recap

Jun 10, 2015

Launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force – A View from the Region

By Rafik Hariri Center

On June 4, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted the public launch of the Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST), a new initiative focused on responding more strategically and comprehensively to the collapse of regional order amid a tide of failing states. The Task Force aims to examine the underlying causes of […]

In the News

Jun 6, 2015

Euronews Highlights MEST Launch

By MEST

Euronews highlights the launch of the Atlantic Council’s New US Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) in a bid to find new solutions to tackle ISIS:

In the News

Jun 6, 2015

Zogby: Finally, a Think Tank that Thinks of Arab Opinion

By MEST

The National features the launch of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) in an article by one of its panelists, James Zogby:

In the News

Jun 6, 2015

Huffington Post Features MEST

By Atlantic Council

James Zogby, Managing Director at Zogby Research Services, writes for the Huffington Post on the Rafik Hariri Center’s Middle East Strategy Task Force (MEST) launch and his presentation during the event, highlighting the importance of understanding Arab public opinion concerning the various challenges facing the Middle East:

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Jun 4, 2015

‘We Are Not Freaks of Nature’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Panel looks at view from the Middle East, examines US’ role Few people would be surprised to learn that people in the Middle East—just like Americans—care first and foremost about bread-and-butter issues, their lives, and the lives of their families. “Contrary to the myth that [people in the Middle East] go to bed at night […]