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Rebuilding Syria

Sep 10, 2018

Has the US given up on stabilization efforts in Syria?

By Emily Burchfield

The Trump administration announced last month that it would not be releasing the over $200 million in State Department funds destined for stabilization operations in Syria, which were “frozen” by President Trump earlier in March this year pending comprehensive review.

Syria

Inflection Points

Sep 9, 2018

China, Trump and an ‘epochal shift’

By Frederick Kempe

Moral of the story: In an increasing number of places in the world, it isn’t that the US and its democratic allies are losing the battle for influence. They are too frequently no-shows.

China
Politics & Diplomacy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sep 5, 2018

The Islamic tradition and the human rights discourse

By Atlantic Council

The report sheds light on new methods for the exploration and engagement of the Islamic tradition and the rights discourse, featuring theoretical and practical accounts by Muslim scholars, academics, and human rights practitioners.

Human Rights
Middle East

Inflection Points

Sep 1, 2018

McCain’s ‘Causes greater than ourselves’

By Frederick Kempe

Most of all, Senator McCain understood that the cancer of US political polarization and self-centered myopia was as hazardous in a larger sense as brain cancer had been to him personally.

Politics & Diplomacy
United States and Canada

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 30, 2018

#ElectionWatch: URSAL, Illuminati, and Brazil’s YouTube Subculture

By Luiza Bandeira

YouTube played an important role in the spread of the ­­United Socialist Republics of Latin America (URSAL) conspiracy theory in Brazil.

Brazil
Disinformation

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 28, 2018

#ElectionWatch: As Colombia votes again, misinformation flows

By Jose Luis Peñarredonda

On Sunday, August 26, Colombians went to the polls again. A significant share of the campaigning involved spreading misinformation  —  or countering it.

Colombia
Disinformation

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 17, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Bots Around Brazil’s First Presidential Debate

By Marco Ruediger, Director of the Department of Analyses and Public Policy, Fundação Getúlio Vargas

A piece published by the website República de Curitiba claimed Twitter “removed” mentions of right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro during the debate.

Brazil
Disinformation

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 16, 2018

Conference Call: Brazil’s Election Takes Shape

By Bryce Couch

On August 16, the first official day of the Brazilian presidential campaign, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), hosted the conference call, “Brazil’s Election Takes Shape.” The discussion focused on three primary issue facing the incoming administration: economic reform and trade; political reform; […]

Brazil

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 16, 2018

SPOTLIGHT: 2018 Election Series – Brazil

By Atlantic Council

Brazil’s race for the next president is narrowing by the day. Of the fourteen candidates announced as of the beginning of August, five viable front-runners have emerged. In this Spotlight, we ask: With Brazil’s presidential campaign set to officially kick off, what could an October win for one of the top contenders mean for political […]

Brazil

2018 Elections in Latin America

Aug 15, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Loves For Sale In Brazil

By Ben Nimmo, Maria Fernanda Perez Arguello, Jose Luis Peñarredonda, and Kanishk Karan

A group of apparently young Brazilians is running a network of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts to trade engagement for cash.

Brazil
Disinformation