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NATO 20/2020

Twenty bold ideas to reimagine the Alliance after the 2020 US election

More than two decades after NATO’s inspired decision to invite former adversaries to join its ranks, the Alliance is in need of equally captivating ideas. The essays in this volume are intended to push the Alliance to think boldly and creatively in the service of recapturing the public’s imagination.

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In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab Quoted by Al Jazeera on President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab Joins Al Jazeera English to Discuss President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council

By Bilal Y. Saab

Saudi Arabia United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Saab in Defense One: Obama’s Last Chance To Change the Saudi Arabia Playbook

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Middle East Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 20, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Newsweek on the Transitional Government in Libya and the Libyan Peace Process

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Al-Khoei Writes for Lowy Institute on Sectarianism and How It Can Be Used Incorrectly to Understand Conflict

By Future of Iraq Task Force

Iraq Task Force Member Hayder al-Khoei discusses the problems of sectarianism in the Middle East, not only from an on-the-ground perspective, but also how international powers use sectarianism to try to understand various conflicts instead of trying to understand the root of the issue. Read the full article here.

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Al-Khoei Joins ABC Australia to Explain Why He Believes ISIS Will Soon Meet Its End

By Future of Iraq Task Force

Iraq Task Force Member Hayder al-Khoei discusses on ABC Australia how the changing security situation in Syria and Iraq and loss of oil fields have dealt a severe blow to ISIS, saying that the more territory they lose and the less money they earn, the weaker they will be. Al Khoei explains how post-ISIS Iraq  […]

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Manning Quoted by Marketplace on President Obama’s Upcoming Visit to Saudi Arabia

By Robert A. Manning

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Energy & Environment Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: A New Generation Of Unrestricted Warfare

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Bryza Quoted by the Financial Times on US and Russian Foreign Policy Toward the Karabakh Conflict

By Matthew Bryza

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Russia The Caucasus

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted By Washington Post on Oil Prices in Response to Doha Meetings

By Sara Vakhshouri

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The Gulf