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New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2019

Zelenskiy wins: What’s next for Ukraine?

By David A. Wemer

The results is "clearly a vote for change," John Herbst says.

Democratic Transitions Elections

Report

Apr 22, 2019

US international broadcasting: recommendations from the Eurasian experience

By Thomas Kent

Perhaps the most important US tool for contesting these narratives, directly to the populations Moscow targets, is US international broadcasting.

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UkraineAlert

Apr 18, 2019

Don’t believe the hype. Presidential elections aren’t what matters in Ukraine

By Melinda Haring

There’s election fever in Kyiv, and with less than a week before Ukrainians go to the polls to likely elect an inexperienced comedian as their next president, the outcome is all but certain. Volodymyr Zelenskiy should easily defeat incumbent President Petro Poroshenko on April 21.      The far more interesting question is who will […]

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Program Impact Story

Apr 15, 2019

Workshop on the future of Northeast Syria

By Atlantic Council

From April 15-17, Middle East Programs, along with former Resident Senior Fellow Aaron Stein (now Director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute), hosted a conference on the future of Northeast Syria in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Participants addressed the future stability of Syria’s northeast through the lens of governance, political reconciliation, and external actors. Assistant Director […]

Conflict Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2019

In Sudan, Bashir is out, but military rule is not quite what the protesters had in mind

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Questions remain about who will fill the vacuum left by Omar al-Bashir's ouster.

Democratic Transitions Sudan

Event Recap

Apr 10, 2019

Tangled! The new politics of the Congo

By Africa Center

On Wednesday, April 10, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion on provincial decentralization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Africa Center Senior Fellow Dr. Pierre Englebert and Congo researcher Ms. Lisa Jené. Africa Center Director of Programs and Studies and Deputy Director Ms. Bronwyn Bruton welcomed guests and highlighted the […]

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Program Impact Story

Apr 10, 2019

Roundtable with Ouidad Bouchamaoui

By Atlantic Council

On April 10, Middle East Programs hosted a private roundtable featuring Tunisian Nobel Laureate Ouidad Bouchamaoui.  Ms. Bouchamaoui spoke about her experience in the Tunisian revolution, regional developments, and aspirations for her country’s future. Damon Wilson served as moderator for the discussion, which addressed how the conflict in Libya impacts Tunisia’s security, upcoming presidential and […]

Conflict Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2019

Will the elections give the Ukrainian economy the kick It needs?

By Anders Åslund

Between the two rounds of the presidential election, a strange calm has grasped Kyiv. The election billboards are gone, and so are the many local protests. The only drama takes place on the Internet, where the two remaining candidates duel with videos. This is a propitious moment to take the temperature of the Ukrainian economy. […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2019

It’s time to invite Georgia to join NATO

By Colby Galliher

Leaving Georgia with a promise as protection in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood may only encourage Russia to exploit the West’s hesitation and retard the tenuous progress made in Tbilisi thus far.

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UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2019

Ukrainians are world champions at coping with crisis

By Peter Dickinson

The ability to recover from national crises is plugged into Ukraine’s DNA.

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Experts

Fellow

Cameron Munter

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center South Asia Center

National Security Conflict

Fellow

Constance Berry Newman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

Staff

Gissou Nia

Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Corruption

Fellow

Parker Novak

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Australia Democratic Transitions

Staff

Victoria Olari

Research Assistant, Moldova

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Democratic Transitions Disinformation

Fellow

Patrick Quirk

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center GeoStrategy Initiative

Civil Society Conflict
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