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In-Depth Research & Reports

Dec 15, 2020

A guide to illicit Iranian weapon transfers: The Bahrain file

By Tim Michetti

A new report by illicit weapon flows expert Tim Michetti offers a comprehensive, field-based case study on illicit Iranian weapon flows. The report is based on a confidential assessment of the materiel procurement networks of militants operating inside Bahrain.

Iran
Middle East

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Lipner quoted in CGTN on Morocco-Israel normalization

Israel
Middle East

MENASource

Dec 10, 2020

Experts react: What the Morocco-Israel deal means for the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council experts react to the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel and what it means for the wider region.

Africa
Israel

In the News

Dec 8, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in Reuters on US-imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis

Iran
Politics & Diplomacy

Events

Dec 4, 2020

Wechsler joins ISPI to co-moderate a dialogue with Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia

This event was organized as part of the Rome MED 2020 Dialogues. Will and Lucia Annunziata posed questions to speaker Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

Events

Dec 3, 2020

Wechsler joins ISPI to moderate a panel on Regime-opposition dynamics in the MENA region

This event is organized in occasion of the joint report published by ISPI and Atlantic Council. Will was joined by Chris Murphy, US Senator and Ghassan Salamé, UN Former Special Representative for Libya.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

Events

Nov 19, 2020

Fontenrose joins the National Council on US-Arab Relations to discuss the future of MENA policy under the Biden administration

Elections
Middle East

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2020

How a Biden presidency could change US relations with the rest of the world

By Atlantic Council

We asked experts from around the Atlantic Council to preview what the election of Joe Biden as US president will mean for countries, big and small, all across the world. Here’s a quick spin around the globe as we preview what lies ahead for US foreign policy under Joe Biden:

Africa
East Asia

In the News

Nov 12, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in The Times of Israel on US-MENA policy in the final days of the Trump administration

Elections
Israel

In the News

Nov 8, 2020

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: UAE, Bahrain Brace for a Chillier Biden Approach

Elections
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding