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UkraineAlert

Feb 9, 2021

Kremlin TV chief: Russia must annex east Ukraine

By Alvydas Medalinskas

Kremlin TV chief Margarita Simonyan called on Russia to annex eastern Ukraine's Donbas region during a recent high-profile forum that signaled an escalation in Moscow's seven-year hybrid war against Ukraine.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 5, 2021

Analysis: Ukraine bans Kremlin-linked TV channels

By Peter Dickinson

President Zelenskyy shut down three Kremlin-linked TV channels on February 2 in a move portrayed as a major blow to Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. The step has sparked debate over the balance between national security and free speech.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Feb 5, 2021

Ahmad joins Hudson Institute to discuss the United States’ peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Feb 5, 2021

Shahid in NBC News: Myanmar coup and Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest presaged by world ignoring Rohingya genocide

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Indo-Pacific

In the News

Feb 5, 2021

Nawaz joins CGTN to discuss Myanmar Military Coup

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Feb 5, 2021

Shahid joins NowThis News to discuss Myanmar Military Coup

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

In the News

Feb 5, 2021

Khoury quoted in VOA on ending the war in Yemen

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Feb 4, 2021

Nawaz quoted in VOA on NATO forces delaying Afghanistan withdrawal deadline

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Central Asia

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 4, 2021

A house divided: Afghanistan neighbors’ power play and regional countries’ hedging strategies for peace

By Tamim Asey

Afghanistan is once again at a cross-roads facing an uncertain future. The United States, intent on ending its longest war, is hoping to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan with a timeline based on the US-Taliban agreement, now under review by the new Biden administration. Afghanistan’s neighbors, hedging their bets and securing their borders, are expecting that the ensuing chaos will help to ensure that their geopolitical interests are served via proxies or at least a friendly government in Kabul.

Afghanistan Conflict

UkraineAlert

Feb 4, 2021

Ukraine scores court victory in long quest for justice over Russia’s Crimean crimes

By Shelby Magid, Andrew D’Anieri

Ukraine’s long quest to bring Russia to justice received a boost on January 14 when the ECHR ruled that Ukrainian complaints of Russian crimes in occupied Crimea were “partly admissible.”

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