Samad joins DW to discuss if the Afghan capital is likely to fall

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The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US?

By Atlantic Council experts

In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
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Samad joins DW to discuss if the Afghan capital is likely to fall

New Atlanticist Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
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Samad joins DW to discuss if the Afghan capital is likely to fall

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Present without impact? How the Middle East perceives China’s diplomatic engagement

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Despite economic advancements and high-profile diplomatic engagements, China’s influence remains largely economic rather than political, Jonathan Fulton argues.
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Aug 14, 2021

Samad joins DW to discuss if the Afghan capital is likely to fall

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Samad joins TRT World to discuss if the US support for the Afghan government be enough to stop Taliban gains.

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 13, 2021

Ashford on Crashing the War Party: When the backlash means you’re doing something right

By Atlantic Council

On August 13, Emma Ashford featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where she discussed the discourse and disagreements between different schools of foreign policy thinkers. “Kelley and Dan talk this week with Emma Ashford, an expert at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. Her experience spans the Middle East, Russia, and Europe, and she spends […]

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Aug 13, 2021

Samad quoted in TSF Rádio Notícias: There’s a lot to learn from 20 years of mistakes and there’s no one to blame for Afghansitan

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 13, 2021

It’s been one year since the Abraham Accords. Gulf-Israel ties are still far from normal.

By Jonathan H. Ferziger

One year after former President Donald Trump coaxed the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations, ties between the two countries and other signatories to the Abraham Accords have a distance to go before they can be considered an enduring success.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2021

Experts react: How far will Poland push away its friends?

By Atlantic Council

Poland's move against a critical television network fits into a pattern of criticized behavior by a one-time showcase of post-communist recovery.

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Aug 12, 2021

Alam in Geo News: According to Ahmad Massoud Afghanistan must have strategic partnership with Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

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Aug 12, 2021

Nasr quoted in The Guardian: US deserves big share of blame for Afghanistan military disaster

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera Arabic on negotiations of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 12, 2021

Samad quoted in Stars and Stripes: Taliban unlikely to support keeping US counterterrorism in Afghanistan, analysts say

By Atlantic Council

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