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Oct 9, 2020

Slavin quoted in the Middle East Eye on US sanctions on Iran

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Oct 9, 2020

How did Russia’s security services capture the Kremlin?

By Sabrina Hernandez

On October 5, the Eurasia Center launched the English-language translation of "Lubyanka federation: How the FSB determines the politics and economics of Russia," a groundbreaking new work by the Dossier Center utilizing confidential sources placed inside the Russian security services.

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Oct 9, 2020

Nurkin and Hu in The Hill on countering Chinese influence in multinational organizations

By Atlantic Council

On October 9, The Hill published an opinion piece from Forward Defense Non-Resident Senior Fellows Tate Nurkin and Evanna Hu discussing the need to counter Chinese influence in multilateral institutions. In this piece, they discuss how China has weaponized its role in international bodies like the United Nations and the International Technology Union to advance its foreign […]

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Oct 8, 2020

Charai in the National Interest: Why the coronavirus can’t kill the American spirit

By Atlantic Council

Though the world is currently mired in crisis, facing challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and its associated impacts, the United States remains an essential global leader and the only country able to organize to meet the danger of rising authoritarian powers. Confronted with these immense challenges, Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai argues, the United States will still prevail along with its values. Read Charai's latest in the National Interest on the resilience of the American spirit.

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BelarusAlert

Oct 8, 2020

Putin’s fear of democracy is fueling the crisis in Belarus

By Peter Dickinson

The leaders of pro-democracy protests in Belarus have repeatedly denied any anti-Russian agenda but this has failed to prevent Moscow from offering its full backing to beleaguered dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

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Oct 8, 2020

Slavin quoted in AFP on Trump’s Iran policy

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Oct 8, 2020

Shaffer quoted in Asia Times on unification between Iran’s Azeri-speaking provinces, and Turkey and Azerbaijan

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MENASource

Oct 8, 2020

The Shia are a black hole for US policy in the Middle East

By Andrew L. Peek

The US government's public engagement work has not caught up with the new focus on Iran. In other words, the US lacks virtually any engagement with the Shia body politic.

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Oct 8, 2020

Slavin joins BBC to discuss US sanctions on Iran

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Oct 8, 2020

Slavin quoted in USA Today on US sanctions on Iran

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