Program Impact Stories

Op-Ed

Feb 26, 2021

Akbar in The Washington Post: Afghans are living in terror. That must change for peace.

By Shaharzad Akbar

"It’s now been a year since the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban. Afghans were expecting peace, but one of the most tangible changes has been an increase in targeted killings, mostly unclaimed, that have created an environment of terror and fear," writes Shaharzad Akbar in The Washington Post Opinion.

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Ashford on the Brussels Sprouts podcast

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Emma Ashford joined Thomas Wright, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche to discuss the future of America’s democracy promotion efforts abroad and what the US government can do to preserve American democracy at home. More about our expert

Americas Democratic Transitions

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Ashford in Inkstick: It’s time to leave Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Emma Ashford published an opinion piece on the future of U.S. presence in Afghanistan in Inkstick. “It’s not often that President Donald Trump made life better for his successor. But Afghanistan may be the rare exception. After a twenty-year war, the Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban offers the opportunity for removal […]

Afghanistan National Security

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Manning in the National Interest: Offshore balancing strategy can correct America’s Middle East approach

By Atlantic Council

Robert Manning writes in the National Interest about how the United States’s approach to the Middle East requires a new mindset.

Defense Policy English

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Tasnim News Agency on possible US actions following release of Khashoggi report

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Khoury quoted in TRT World on the Houthis’ fight for Marib

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Qaddour joins The World to discuss the political and humanitarian implications of US airstrikes in Syria

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Slavin quoted in Politico on Iran’s nuclear stockpile

Iran Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Foreign Policy on US airstrikes in Syria

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Newsweek on American diplomacy in Iraq

Iraq Middle East