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Nov 15, 2021

Lipner in Project Syndicate: Escaping Bibi’s Shadow

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions
Israel

In the News

Nov 11, 2021

Kadhim and Slavin quoted in TRT World on the failed assassination attempt on President Mustafa al-Kadhimi

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
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New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2021

How to get Biden’s democracy summit right

By Daniel Fried, Rose Jackson

Two of the Council’s democracy experts say the upcoming Summit for Democracy needs to take aim at autocrats’ tools by focusing on anti-corruption and tech standards, and elevating civil society.

Civil Society
Corruption

UkraineAlert

Nov 8, 2021

De-oligarchization of Ukraine is President Zelenskyy’s top priority

By Andriy Yermak

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's anti-oligarch agenda holds the key to Ukraine's reform ambitions and is vital for the country's future national security, argues presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak.

Corruption
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In the News

Nov 8, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Deutsche Welle on the failed assassination attempt on President Mustafa al-Kadhimi

By Atlantic Council

Arabic
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UkraineAlert

Nov 6, 2021

Ukraine’s anti-oligarch law could make President Zelenskyy too powerful

By David Clark

President Zelenskyy has trumpeted the country's new anti-oligarch law as a meaningful step towards curbing the power of Ukraine's oligarch class, but critics fear it may actually make Zelenskyy himself too powerful.

Corruption
Democratic Transitions

In the News

Nov 5, 2021

Warrick quoted in Bloomberg Government on Biden’s nomination of Ken Wainstein

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy
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Past events

Nov 3, 2021

Workshop on freedom and prosperity in the Greater Middle East and North Africa

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Project, on October 28, 2021, in collaboration with the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Tunisian Council for International Relations, hosts the second in a series of virtual workshops on strengthening economic freedom, rule of law, and representative government in different regions across the world.

Democratic Transitions
Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 2, 2021

Riaz joins WGLT FM 89.1 to discuss “the rise of autocrats and democratic backsliding”

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions
Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2021

Sudan’s coup wasn’t a failure of US diplomacy. It was the dawn of a new era in Africa.

By Cameron Hudson

In a context where Washington’s voice is diluted amid competing powers vying for influence in Africa, Sudan has emerged as the ultimate battleground.

Africa
Democratic Transitions

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