Belarus dictator’s terror tactics backfire at Tokyo Olympics

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

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Belarus dictator’s terror tactics backfire at Tokyo Olympics

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

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Belarus dictator’s terror tactics backfire at Tokyo Olympics

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Aug 7, 2021

Belarus dictator’s terror tactics backfire at Tokyo Olympics

By Katia Glod

Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s terror tactics were thrust into the international spotlight at the Tokyo Olympics when one of his country’s athletes refused orders to fly home early and instead fled to Poland.

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Aug 6, 2021

Manning in Voice of America Korea: Former US officials “President Moon should not pursue inter-Korean summit at the end of his term… he will play with North Korea’s strategy” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On August 6, Robert Manning was interviewed for a VOA article about considerations by South Korea President Moon Jae-of pursuing a peace summit with North Korea late in his term. “After three Moon-Kim summits and two Trump-Kim summits, it should be obvious that for Kim, it is mostly a game to see what he can […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2021

Don’t lose Afghanistan

By James Cunningham, Hugo Llorens, Ronald Neumann, Richard Olson, and Earl Anthony Wayne

Given the Taliban’s behavior lately, US President Joe Biden’s decision to rapidly withdraw US forces from Afghanistan appears increasingly questionable. It's time for a course correction involving redoubled efforts to support the Afghan security forces—particularly through airpower, which is immediately critical.

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins Alaraby TV to discuss the challenges Raisi’s government will face

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins TRT World to discuss the likelihood of concessions made by President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 6, 2021

Roberts quoted in Fortune on Beijing’s recent crackdowns on its technology giants

On August 6, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in Fortune that discussed Beijing’s outsize influence on China’s technology giants, highlighting that these companies contribute billions of dollars to the central government in order to escape scrutinization from the CCP. Roberts explains that “the sudden bout of gift-giving is certainly no guarantee that […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: (Dis)integrated Deterrence

By Atlantic Council

On August 5, Christopher Preble and co-hosts explored the Pentagon’s new concept of “integrated deterrence” on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They attempted to differentiate the idea from existing theories of deterrence and concluded that the phrase seems better suited to identifying a problem, but not necessarily a solution. More about our […]

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Aug 5, 2021

Nasr quoted in the Monocle Minute: Cutting ties

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

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Aug 5, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Diplomat on China’s recent crackdowns on its ed-tech industries

On August 5, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Diplomat that discussed new Chinese regulations across its education and technology industries, highlighting the trend of China’s public sector replacing its private sector as the CCP’s key economic priority as it seeks to ensure internal stability. Roberts argues that, “while the importance […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

Dagres joins Al Jazeera to discuss the challenges facing Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

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