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Mar 15, 2022

Qaddour mentioned in Politico National Security Daily on her testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Syria’s humanitarian situation

By Atlantic Council

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UkraineAlert

Mar 15, 2022

Ukraine’s exodus escalates as millions more prepare to flee Putin’s invasion

By Andrew D’Anieri

As Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, millions more Ukrainians are expected to flee the country in the coming days to escape Russian war crimes and the horrors of occupation.

Conflict Human Rights
Indian migrants detained at US-Mexico border

Engagement Reframed

Mar 8, 2022

Engagement Reframed #4: Securing America’s demographic and economic future

By Mathew Burrows

What is the opportunity? Throughout US history, many American entrepreneurial heroes have been immigrants or the children of immigrants—from Alexander Graham Bell and Andrew Carnegie, both born in Scotland, to Intel’s Andy Grove and Google’s Sergey Brin, originally from Hungary and Russia, respectively. Indian immigrants comprise only about 1 percent of the US population but […]

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In the News

Mar 7, 2022

Amb. Fried interviewed in Bloomberg’s Balance of Power podcast on the Ukrainian refugee crisis

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Mar 7, 2022

Quel avenir pour le Sahel?

By Richard Cincotta and Stephen Smith

Le Sahel est dans une impasse démographique. S’ils veulent sortir de l’impasse actuelle, les gouvernements sahéliens devront réorienter une partie importante de leurs efforts de développement et moyens financiers vers des politiques et programmes visant à améliorer la condition féminine : en prévenant les mariages et grossesses précoces chez les adolescentes, en promouvant l’éducation des filles et en garantissant la pleine participation des femmes dans tous les secteurs publics et privés, à commencer par les lieux de travail.

Africa Energy & Environment

In the News

Mar 3, 2022

Asat quoted in Radio Free Europe on asylum-seeker from China fleeing Ukraine amidst Russian invasion

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 2, 2022

Plitsas in Voice of America on Afghan evacuation

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense's Alex Plitsas estimates the number Afghans that have escaped the Taliban in the last six months.

Afghanistan Extremism

In the News

Feb 26, 2022

Qaddour quoted in the New York Times on correlations between Middle Eastern and Ukrainian refugee crisis

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Human Rights

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Qaddour joins What Are You Going To Do With That to discuss the experience of being an immigrant and her lessons from policy and research

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Middle East

New Atlanticist

Feb 16, 2022

Evacuating noncombatants from Ukraine will be a mess. The West needs to ditch the blame game this time.

By Thomas S. Warrick

In a further invasion of Ukraine, Putin would be to blame for any chaos that follows.

Conflict Crisis Management

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