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Aug 4, 2020

Three years after the Caliphate, Iraq’s Christians find little incentive to return

By Paul Gadalla

The region’s few remaining Christians find themselves caught between Iran-backed Shia militias and an Iraqi government that, nearly twenty years after the American invasion, is politically paralyzed and still unable to provide basic security and services—let alone protect the country’s embattled minority populations.

Iraq Middle East

In the News

Aug 4, 2020

Carpenter in Politico: 5 ways to fix America’s broken ties with Europe

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia NATO Partnerships

In the News

Aug 3, 2020

Fishman with Mohandas in Foreign Affairs: A council of democracies can save multilateralism

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 2, 2020

Mack in The National: Thirty years on from the invasion of Kuwait, what have we learnt?

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 2, 2020

Mack in The National: Thirty years on from the invasion of Kuwait, what have we learnt?

When Saddam Hussein gave the order for Iraqi forces to enter Kuwait on August 1, 1990, he set off a chain of diplomatic, military and economic responses. The result was a decade-long peak of US presence and influence in the Middle East. In most respects, it was a period of positive accomplishments for the US […]

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Aug 1, 2020

Azodi quoted in The New York Times on Iran’s foreign policy

Iran Nuclear Energy

In the News

Aug 1, 2020

Azodi quoted in The New York Times on Iran’s nuclear program

Iran Middle East

In the News

Aug 1, 2020

Hruby joins Talking Africa to discuss how a new administration could impact evolving relations between the United States and Africa

By Atlantic Council

Africa Economy & Business

MENASource

Jul 31, 2020

The American moment: Creating a new balance of power in Syria

By Ayman Abdel Nour and Dania Koleilat Khatib

The United States should seize this moment on changes in the Syrian landscape to create a new balance of power in Damascus.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jul 31, 2020

The Syrian parliamentary elections were a mockery

By Michel Duclos

All in all, the July 19 result was not great for the Bashar al-Assad regime, but the veneer of a normal election was achieved, especially given that the low turnout could be excused by the pandemic.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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