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Abu Dhabi dispatch: The Soleimani earthquake and coming aftershocks

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Abu Dhabi dispatch: The Soleimani earthquake and coming aftershocks

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Jan 11, 2020

Abu Dhabi dispatch: The Soleimani earthquake and coming aftershocks

By Frederick Kempe

The conventional wisdom – underpinned by visuals from Iran – is that the US drone strike reinforced hardliners and shifted the internal Iranian dynamics from protests against the regime to angry demonstrations against the United States. Far harder to measure is the longer-term impact of Soleimani’s absence on the country’s revolutionary effectiveness and structure.

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In the News

Jan 10, 2020

Bryza joins Indus News to discuss US-Iran relations and politico-military theory

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jan 10, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Oil Markets Prove Resilient In Aftermath Of Iran Attacks – For Now

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2020

Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump administration policy after Soleimani targeting

By David A. Wemer

“This entire escalatory lead up,” Murphy contended, “was all an exercise of choice.” While both Democratic lawmakers conceded that Soleimani—who led the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force—was an enemy of the United States and responsible for the deaths of US soldiers, they called into question the administration’s decision to target Soleimani on Iraqi soil and at a moment of such high tensions in the region.

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In the News

Jan 9, 2020

Francis in Financial Post: Russia is the only winner after Iranian strikes, plane shoot-down

By Atlantic Council

Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Diane Francis explains in the Financial Post about how Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin intend to take advantage of recent events in the Middle East and will attempt to insert themselves as a major geopolitical player in the region. Related reading Related experts

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In the News

Jan 9, 2020

Slavin joins CNN to discuss reasons behind Soleimani killing

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Jan 9, 2020

Beyond the impeachment drama: Why Ukraine matters to America

By Mark Temnycky

The impeachment of President Donald Trump has thrust relations between the United States and Ukraine into the spotlight, but some in the United States have yet to appreciate the importance of bilateral ties for broader American interests on the global stage.

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In the News

Jan 9, 2020

Bryza joins CNN to discuss Iran’s strikes against US military bases in Iraq

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jan 9, 2020

Slavin joins CBC to discuss US-Iran conflict

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Jan 9, 2020

Prisoner exchange lifts the veil on Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Moscow's insistence on the inclusion of figures with no apparent relationship to the conflict in eastern Ukraine during a recent prisoner exchange has exposed the nationwide scale of Russia's hybrid hostilities against Ukraine.

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