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MENASource

Dec 8, 2025

States shouldn’t waste the chance to establish a Syria Victims Fund

By Kate Springs, Celeste Kmiotek

A centralized fund would better support victims of international law violations in Syria, who face unique challenges.

Democratic Transitions
International Norms

MENASource

Dec 7, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, here’s what’s needed to advance justice for Syrians

By Elise Baker and Ahmad Helmi

The second year of a post-Assad Syria requires structural reform, victim-centered leadership, and international reinforcement.

Democratic Transitions
International Norms

MENASource

Dec 3, 2025

All West Bank annexation proposals are illegal—and put core international principles at risk

By Elise Baker

States agreed to respect territorial integrity because they knew the deadly consequences of wars of aggression and annexation.

International Norms
International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Dec 2, 2025

Ukraine peace plan must not include amnesty for Russian war crimes

By Ivan Horodyskyy

US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine includes an amnesty for war crimes that critics say will only strengthen Putin's sense of impunity and set the stage for more Russian aggression, writes Ivan Horodyskyy.

Conflict
European Union

UkraineAlert

Nov 27, 2025

While Trump talks peace, Putin is escalating efforts to erase Ukraine

By Peter Dickinson

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree this week calling for an escalation in efforts to erase all traces of Ukrainian identity from the approximately 20 percent of Ukraine currently under Kremlin control, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2025

After a lackluster G20 in South Africa, Trump can take the group ‘back to basics’ in 2026

By Hung Tran

A 2026 agenda of economic and financial stability could refocus the group and make it more relevant.

Economy & Business
International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 14, 2025

The UN’s Western Sahara vote marks a diplomatic ‘Green March’

By Sarah Zaaimi

Morocco's autonomy plan lays the foundation for resolution for the Sahrawi people, after fifty years of rivalry between Morocco and Algeria.

Human Rights
International Organizations

Report

Nov 11, 2025

The future of food in the Americas

By Peter Engelke and Matias Margulis

Though the Americas have traditionally been a food-secure region, even moderate shocks can have profound consequences for agriculture. But there are concrete steps policymakers can take to protect the Western Hemisphere's breadbaskets from climate disruption, rising protectionism, and other risks. 

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Nov 11, 2025

El futuro de la alimentación en las Américas

By Peter Engelke y Matias Margulis

Un informe del Centro Scowcroft para la Estrategia y la Seguridad evalúa los mayores desafíos y oportunidades que enfrenta la seguridad alimentaria del hemisferio occidental en un panorama estratégico cambiante.

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Nov 11, 2025

O futuro da alimentação nas Américas

By Peter Engelke e Matias Margulis

Um relatório do Centro Scowcroft para Estratégia e Segurança avalia os principais desafios e oportunidades que a segurança alimentar enfrenta no Hemisfério Ocidental em um cenário estratégico em transformação.

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action
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Fellow

Priya Pillai

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Conflict

Staff

Britt Gronemeyer

Assistant Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Organizations

Advisory Council member

Helga Flores Trejo

Vice President, Special Envoy Multilateral & Sustainability Affairs, Bayer

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Economy & Business

Advisory Council member

Glory Edozein

Global Advisor, Women for Prosperity

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Africa Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Heidi Hardt

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Transatlantic Security Initiative

Climate Change & Climate Action International Organizations

Fellow

Alexandra Lily Kather

Legal Advisor

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms
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