There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye

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.
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There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye

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.
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There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye

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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New Atlanticist

Aug 18, 2022

There’s more to China’s new Global Development Initiative than meets the eye

By Joseph Lemoine, Yomna Gaafar

A growing Chinese presence in multilateral organizations could give Beijing undue influence over the developing world.

China Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Aug 17, 2022

Russia’s Ukraine War is forcing the Belarus opposition to rethink strategy

By Alesia Rudnik

Representatives of the Belarusian opposition gathered in Vilnius on August 8-9 for a conference that highlighted a mood of growing militancy as they respond to the new realities created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus Civil Society

In the News

Aug 17, 2022

Hakimi in The Diplomat: Western Disengagement Will Turn Afghanistan Into a Pariah State 

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Aug 16, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine genocide is rooted in Russian impunity for Soviet crimes

By Alexander Khara

Failure to hold anyone accountable for the crimes of the Soviet era has fostered a climate of impunity in modern Russia that has paved the way for the genocidal invasion of Ukraine, writes Alexander Khara.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Aug 16, 2022

Dr. Sakhi in The National Interest: The cost of engaging the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Hakimi in Chatham House: Afghanistan: one year of Taliban rule

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Amb. Ahmad speaks at the Hudson Institute: US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return, one year later

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Shuja Nawaz in Dawn: What went wrong in 1971?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Conflict

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2022

Guide to wartime Kyiv: City on the frontlines of European history

By Andreas Umland

Visiting wartime Ukraine is certainly an extreme option but a trip to today’s Kyiv offers an opportunity to witness world history in the making while providing Ukrainians with meaningful moral and material support.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Aug 9, 2022

Flawed Amnesty report risks enabling more Russian war crimes in Ukraine

By Lillian Posner

Amnesty International's recent report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilian lives has sparked a wave of international criticism and is being actively used by the Kremlin to justify Russian bombing of civilian targets.

Civil Society Conflict
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Aalaa Abuzaakouk

Deputy Director, Millennium Leadership Program

Millennium Leadership Program

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Santiago Villa

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

Global China Hub

Africa China

Fellow

Peter Arvo

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

China Human Rights

Fellow

Julie Recinos

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

English Human Rights

Millennium fellow

Zeina Boustani

Director, Strategy & Operations, Mastercard

Millennium Leadership Program

Human Rights Middle East

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Oleksandra Matviichuk

Head, Center for Civil Liberties

Millennium Leadership Program

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