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In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Katz in VOA (Kurdish): Iraq between the United States and Russia

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Fulton in CNN: China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 11, 2023

Arbit on Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia: Atlantic Council’s Arbit on Israel-Hamas Conflict

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

In the News

Oct 9, 2023

Samaan on Bloomberg: On Middle East Crisis

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management International Norms

Report

Oct 5, 2023

International avenues to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for human rights violations

By Lisandra Novo, Celeste Kmiotek, Elise Baker, Gissou Nia

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s discriminatory domestic legal framework and brutal suppression of dissent have left Iranians looking for international responses to their plight. This report aims to provide an overview of and recommendations relating to international avenues for accountability for atrocity crimes and human-rights violations committed in Iran.

Human Rights International Norms

New Atlanticist

Oct 5, 2023

Gender apartheid is a horror. Now the United Nations can make it a crime against humanity. 

By Gissou Nia

The international community has an opportunity to codify the crime of gender apartheid in the United Nations’ crimes against humanity treaty. Learn more about gender apartheid from the Atlantic Council’s Gissou Nia.

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Sep 20, 2023

Full transcript: The 2023 Global Citizen Awards honor leaders who build bridges in the face of unprecedented crises

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council celebrated world leaders, US officials, and others who embody global citizenship.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 20, 2023

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dedicates his Global Citizen Award to the brave people of Ukraine and those killed by ‘Russian terrorists.’ Read his full remarks.

By Atlantic Council

The Ukrainian president dedicated his award to the men and women on the frontlines of the war, the teachers and doctors who kept working despite the threat of missiles, and the children who have been killed.

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UkraineAlert

Sep 20, 2023

Zelenskyy tells United Nations: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine

By Taras Kuzio

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN this week that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. Efforts to legally prove genocidal intent will likely focus on the genocidal rhetoric of Putin and other Russian leaders, writes Taras Kuzio.

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In the News

Sep 19, 2023

Cynkin interviewed by Yonhap News on intelligence approaches to Russia-North Korea partnership

On September 17, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Thomas Cynkin was quoted in Yonhap News. Cynkin suggested that the United States may benefit from declassifying and disclosing more information related to trade activity between North Korea and Russia, as it did with intelligence on Russian military action prior to the invasion of Ukraine. He explained that […]

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