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May 28, 2021

Haring in The National Interest: Why the New York Times Is Getting Ukrainegate Wrong

By Atlantic Council

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May 28, 2021

Slavin quoted in VOA on reviving the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

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May 28, 2021

LeBaron joins Tulsa to discuss forging a new model for US engagement in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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May 28, 2021

The post-COVID world this week: The next vaccine millionaire and how vaccination campaigns are choosing their words wisely

By Andrew R. Marshall

What can we expect from a post-COVID world after a pandemic that has reshaped international affairs? A world in which vaccination campaigns are going to be getting creative about their words in order to persuade more people to get their doses.

Coronavirus Education

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May 28, 2021

Khamenei is dropping Iran’s democratic façade

By Borzou Daragahi

The Supreme Leader for years has been agitating to find what he describes as a new generation of young and pious “revolutionaries” to take the helm of the country’s institutions. That aim may be taking priority.

Iran Middle East

BelarusAlert

May 27, 2021

Putin sides with Belarus dictator over air piracy as Ukraine rejects Minsk talks

By Peter Dickinson

Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk has confirmed that Ukraine will seek to move peace talks with Russia away from Minsk as the international fallout from Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s recent act of air piracy continued to make waves throughout the region.

Belarus International Norms

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May 27, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Middle class foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Christopher Preble and co-hosts discussed President Biden’s “foreign policy for the middle class”, focusing on Charles Kupchan and Peter Trubowitz’s recent article “Why an Internationalist Foreign Policy Needs a Stronger Domestic Foundation.” They questioned who, exactly, is in the “middle class,” whether certain positions on foreign policy are pro- or anti-middle class, if […]

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May 27, 2021

Katz quoted in Middle East Eye on Russia desire to see the deterioration of relations between the US and Middle Eastern allies

By Atlantic Council

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May 27, 2021

Slavin quoted in Arab News on the upcoming presidential election in Iran

By Atlantic Council

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May 27, 2021

Viačorka on CNN: ‘No one can feel safe in Europe’

By Atlantic Council

Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya's advisor Franak Viačorka and journalist Anne Applebaum tell CNN's Bianna Golodryga about the wider repercussions of Belarus's forced downing of a Ryanair plane.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

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