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SyriaSource

Nov 7, 2019

Journalists in northeast Syria fear the return of state security services

By Dan Wilkofsky

US President Donald Trump’s decision in early October to withdraw American troops from the Syria-Turkey border put the US’s local partner in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS, Daesh), the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in an unenviable position. Faced with an offensive by Turkey, NATO’s second largest military, the SDF struck a deal with […]

Conflict
Media

Long Take

Oct 28, 2019

Russian youth in the Moscow protests

By Olga Khvostunova

Russian youth show little interest in politics, which begs the question: what made young Muscovites, arguably the most privileged group among the Russian youth, protest this summer?

Corruption
Elections

Uncategorized

Oct 23, 2019

2019 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Journalist Fellowship Application

By Asia Security Initiative

DEADLINE EXTENDED Accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Fellowship Program untilMONDAY, NOVEMBER 25. Apply at KFJournalistFellowship@atlanticcouncil.org About The Atlantic Council is proud to announce the 2019-2020 Korea Journalist Fellowship Program. In partnership with the Korea Foundation, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will recruit the second annual class of Fellows in 2019. The […]

Indo-Pacific
Korea

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Oct 11, 2019

Seven takeaways from Zelenskyy’s marathon press conference (and one surprise) 

By Iryna Matviyishyn

At the press conference, Zelenskyy said he was ready to “sit down and talk” with Kolomoisky.

Civil Society
Conflict

AfricaSource

Oct 11, 2019

Ahead of elections, Mozambique grapples with violent insurgency

By James Rogers

Whichever way the government proceeds, it seems unlikely that a long-term solution to the ASWJ insurgency will be feasible without a concerted effort to simultaneously address the poverty and economic conditions underlying the insurgency in the first place.

Africa
Conflict

UkraineAlert

Oct 7, 2019

Coming into her own

By Melinda Haring

“What I’m seeing now is speed over professionalism,” Suprun said. “I think it’s about time Ukraine started being more mature about what it’s doing.”

Civil Society
Media

In the News

Sep 27, 2019

Simakovsky quoted in Newsweek on Ukraine scandal

By Atlantic Council

Corruption
Elections

UkraineAlert

Sep 27, 2019

Why Zelenskyy needs a new chief of staff now

By Melinda Haring

A new investigation may shed light on the views of Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Bohdan toward Russia and the West.

Corruption
Democratic Transitions

In the News

Sep 26, 2019

Hunter joins Al Jazeera to discuss impeachment

By Atlantic Council

Corruption
Elections

UkraineAlert

Sep 23, 2019

The Kremlin is betting we will forget these names

By Vitalii Rybak

The release of prisoners was a big win, but activists worry that those who remain behind will be forgotten.

Conflict
Crisis Management

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