PeaceGame Venezuela: Pathways to Peace

MENASource Mar 19, 2025

Inside Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s diplomatic offensive with Syria’s Christians and Ismailis

By Gregory Waters

HTS’s diplomatic offensive demonstrates the leadership’s political approach, which evolved over years of engaging with the Christian and Druze communities in Idlib.
Democratic Transitions Freedom and Prosperity
PeaceGame Venezuela: Pathways to Peace

UkraineAlert Mar 6, 2025

US peace initiative can help bring Ukraine’s abducted children home

By Kristina Hook, Iuliia Hoban

Securing the return of the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia since 2022 must play a part in the peace efforts recently initiated by US President Donald Trump, write Kristina Hook and Iuliia Hoban.
Civil Society Conflict
PeaceGame Venezuela: Pathways to Peace

New Atlanticist Feb 28, 2025

Egyptian senator: The mass displacement of Gazans will only fuel Hamas’s extremist ideology

By Mohamed Farid

Displacing Palestinians from Gaza would perpetuate cycles of violence, deepen regional instability, and undermine Israel’s security.
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Issue briefs and reports

Jan 21, 2020

PeaceGame Venezuela: Pathways to Peace

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

As Venezuela becomes increasingly engulfed in internal strife, the international community must prepare for the most dire scenarios. What would be the reverberations of complete state collapse? How might various stakeholders— from Venezuelan actors to regional neighbors to Russia or armed groups—respond?

Crisis Management
Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jan 15, 2020

Shahid in The Globe Post: What Drives Ethnic Cleansing in Post-Colonial South Asia?

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights
Migration

In the News

Jan 14, 2020

Nooruddin joins VOA Urdu to discuss Kashmir, India and the United States

By Atlantic Council

Interview begins at 4:40.

Human Rights
India

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2020

Iranians are protesting again: What does it mean?

By Barbara Slavin

So far, Iranian security personnel have remained loyal to the regime—again, unlike 1979 when the military and police defected in droves. As long as the repressive apparatus of the government is intact, it is likely that the latest protests will eventually fade as past ones have done, only to be followed by others.

Civil Society
Corruption

In the News

Dec 10, 2019

Nia in The Washington Post: Iran’s dark history could repeat itself — unless the world acts

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights
International Norms

In the News

Dec 10, 2019

Nia quoted in The Conversation on the human rights situation amid Iran protests

By Atlantic Council

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Human Rights

MENASource

Nov 12, 2019

Art of the Egyptian revolution

By MENASource

In 2011, Egyptians came out in unprecedented numbers to organize and build a revolution that inspired the region. One of the ways they did this was through street art. MENASource interviewed well-known Egyptian artist Ammar Abo Bakr on how street art began in Egypt and where it stands today.

Human Rights
Middle East

In the News

Oct 30, 2019

Slavin quoted in The Independent on Iranian access to humanitarian goods

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion
Human Rights

In the News

Oct 13, 2019

Nawaz in The Indian Express on his new book, The Battle for Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Corruption

In the News

Oct 11, 2019

Nawaz in India Today on his new book, The Battle for Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Corruption
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Associate Director, MENA Futures Lab

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Arwa Damon

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Nina Dannaoui-Johnson

Deputy Director

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Human Rights

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Emma Day

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

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Haydee Dijkstal

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Jenny Domino

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