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May 23, 2019

Critical questions for Ukraine’s new president

By Andreas Umland

Ukraine’s domestic politics will change fundamentally in 2019. On May 20, Volodymyr Zelenskiy was inaugurated as president of Ukraine. The country’s upcoming parliamentary elections this summer or autumn will likely reconfigure much of the governing elite, and lead to deep changes in the country’s legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Five major topics will keep Kyiv […]

Conflict Economic Sanctions

In the News

May 7, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Times of Israel on US Response to Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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Program Impact Story

Apr 15, 2019

Workshop on the future of Northeast Syria

By Atlantic Council

From April 15-17, Middle East Programs, along with former Resident Senior Fellow Aaron Stein (now Director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute), hosted a conference on the future of Northeast Syria in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Participants addressed the future stability of Syria’s northeast through the lens of governance, political reconciliation, and external actors. Assistant Director […]

Conflict Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2019

NATO membership for Cyprus. Yes, Cyprus.

By Damon Wilson

With NATO membership built into any settlement, Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, along with Athens and Ankara, and in partnership with all of their European partners and NATO allies, might have more confidence in striking a deal.

Greece NATO

In the News

Mar 29, 2019

Biberman in East Asia Forum: Pakistan is ready for stability in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 21, 2019

Trump’s support for Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights may hurt Israel

By Ashish Kumar Sen

While there is perhaps more than a touch of politics behind the timing of the tweet, an actual shift in US policy on this sensitive issue could have serious consequences.

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Event Recap

Feb 14, 2019

President Iván Duque Márquez: Colombia’s domestic and regional opportunities and challenges

By Chloe Zoeller, Katherine Pereira & Camila Hernandez

On Thursday, February 14, His Excellency Iván Duque Márquez, president of the Republic of Colombia, discussed Colombia’s ambitious agenda for transitional justice, economic reform, and regional leadership. Duque, who was sworn in as president of Colombia in August 2018, was interviewed by CNBC Contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at the Atlantic […]

China Colombia

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2019

Getting peace right in Afghanistan: A political solution to a military problem

By Thang Tran, Leo Blanken, and Philip Swintek

The path to the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will be political and it will be in the hands of the Afghans.

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2019

A step closer to peace in Afghanistan?

By Omar Samad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Washington will need to scale its expectations and give the process more time to mature. But the United States must also maintain its strategic imperative to find a way to leave Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2019

A ‘monumental day for the Western Balkans’

By David A. Wemer

Members of the Ohrid Group provided their reactions to the passage of the Prespa deal in the Greek Parliament on January 25.

Greece Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

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