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Sep 27, 2019

Slavin joins France 24 to discuss Trump, UNGA, and sanctions on Iran

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 26, 2019

Dagres joins The Monocle to discuss Rouhani’s UNGA speech

By Atlantic Council

International Organizations Iran

UkraineAlert

Sep 26, 2019

Explainer: Five things about the Ukraine controversy you need to know (plus a freebie)

By Melinda Haring

Many of the names in the Ukraine controversy are new to general readers, so we attempt to answer a few basic questions. If you have others, please drop us a line on Twitter.

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IranSource

Sep 26, 2019

Sanctions supersede overtures between US and Iran at the UN

By Barbara Slavin

United Nations General Assembly summits can be an opportunity for ice-breaking encounters between long and bitter adversaries. For the US and Iran this year, however, it was another missed opportunity.

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In the News

Sep 25, 2019

Pyper quoted in KCRW on climate action summit and global climate strikes

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Sep 24, 2019

What’s at stake with the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

By Paul Grod

Ukraine is at risk of coming to the negotiation table with a weak hand, unless the United States throws its full support behind it and encourages Europe to do the same.

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In the News

Sep 24, 2019

Bryza joins Al Jazeera to discuss the G7 Summit

By Atlantic Council

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Sep 24, 2019

Trump defends his foreign policy to the world at UNGA

By David A. Wemer

Trump justified his vision for the United States' role in the world to the UNGA crowd. Here what Atlantic Council experts think it means.

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In the News

Sep 22, 2019

Cohen in The Hill: The new Kazakhstan president comes to the UN

By Atlantic Council

Central Asia Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Sep 21, 2019

Trump’s Iran test: Nerves and vision

By Frederick Kempe

President Trump’s maximum pressure and Iran’s escalating responses have increased the risks of conflict. They have also brought a new chance of resolution that may become the most significant test yet of President Trump’s ability to transform his disruptive foreign policy into positive outcomes.

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