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Aug 9, 2021

Alam quoted in the Media Line: Amid Heavy Fighting, Taliban Capture 6 Provincial Capitals

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

BelarusAlert

Aug 9, 2021

The new US sanctions on Belarus: Strong, but not enough

By Daniel Fried, Brian O’Toole

A reasonable set of targets, the sanctions are welcome news for the Belarusian opposition. But are they powerful enough to rattle President Lukashenka?

Belarus Eastern Europe

BelarusAlert

Aug 9, 2021

Dictator vs democracy: Belarus one year on

By Peter Dickinson

On the first anniversary of the pro-democracy protest movement in Belarus, the Atlantic Council invited a range of Belarusian and international experts to share their views on how the past year has changed the country.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

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Aug 9, 2021

Mezran quoted in The New Arab on Italy’s security concerns with Tunisia

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Democratic Transitions

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Aug 9, 2021

Manning in The Hill: The Serenity Prayer as a guide to US foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On August 9, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill, making the case for the United States adopting the Serenity Prayer as a starting point for formulating strategy and foreign policy. “In fact, many of the major failures of U.S. foreign policy can be attributed to not fathoming the things the U.S. could not […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Mezran quoted in African Manager on Tunisian-Italian relations

By Atlantic Council

French Human Rights

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Aug 9, 2021

Cooper quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the UAE-Russia relations

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Slavin joins the Global Agora to discuss Iranians’ expectations for President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Qaddour quoted in the Wall Street Journal on Syria’s future

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 9, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Economist on the echoes of Mao Zedong’s “politics-in-command” economy

On August 9, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Economist that discussed Beiing’s movement on abandoning China’s old pro-growth model and the beginning of “real state capitalism.” Roberts highlights that senior officials in the US government believe that China will become “not just an economic superpower but a geopolitical and military one” […]

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