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May 27, 2021

Katz quoted in Middle East Eye on Russia desire to see the deterioration of relations between the US and Middle Eastern allies

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

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May 27, 2021

Slavin quoted in Arab News on the upcoming presidential election in Iran

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Corruption Elections

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May 27, 2021

Viačorka on CNN: ‘No one can feel safe in Europe’

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Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya's advisor Franak Viačorka and journalist Anne Applebaum tell CNN's Bianna Golodryga about the wider repercussions of Belarus's forced downing of a Ryanair plane.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

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May 27, 2021

Samad joins Ankara Centre for Crisis and Policy Research to discuss the rise of Asian geopolitics and terrorism

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Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

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May 27, 2021

Akhtar joins the Centre for Strategic Contemporary Research to discuss the role of nuclear weapons in India’s general defense

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India Nuclear Deterrence

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May 27, 2021

Ahmad quoted in Gulf News on how the ‘Afghanistan pavilion will herald new dawn for country at Expo 2020 Dubai’

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Afghanistan Economy & Business

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May 27, 2021

CBDC tracker cited in Reuters explainer on the digital dollar

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies United States and Canada

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May 27, 2021

D’Anieri in The National Interest: Kyrgyzstan’s Japarov emulates Putin’s authoritarian model

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Central Asia Populism

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May 27, 2021

Ashford in Cato Unbound: On Afghanistan, the retrospective approach is the right one

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Emma Ashford published a response essay in this month’s Cato Unbound, which focused on the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I hope that Joe Biden’s decision to finally withdraw troops from Afghanistan will thus also serve to improve the quality of Washington’s debates on the war, as we finally start […]

Afghanistan Security & Defense

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May 26, 2021

Lipner joins CNBC to discuss the Israel-Hamas cease-fire

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East