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IranSource

Feb 6, 2020

Why Europe should delay FATF countermeasures on Iran

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Iran’s economic policymakers and economic operators remain committed to reforms that improve the transparency of the Iranian financial system.

Economy & Business Iran

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2020

Albania still committed to EU membership, PM says

By David A. Wemer

Despite continued delays in the opening of accession negotiations with the European Union, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that his country remains committed to pursuing EU membership because “there is no alternative.” Speaking at the Atlantic Council on February 5, Rama reported that Albania is continuing with its planned reforms as European leaders debate the proper time to begin the membership process for Albania and its neighbor North Macedonia. “We are not sitting and crying,” Rama said. Albania is “not waiting for some miracle to happen.”

Democratic Transitions European Union

In the News

Feb 5, 2020

Ullman in UPI: Inside the looking glass: Trump is the GOP’s new Ike

By Harlan Ullman

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

Insights & Impact

Feb 5, 2020

A reason for skepticism with China’s coronavirus comms

By Tessa Knight and Jacqueline Malaret

While presenting an image abroad of transparency and cooperation in the country's response to COVID-19, China is simultaneously threatening journalists and detaining people who speak out on social media, the latest in its long history of attempting to maintain tight control over the facts to avoid domestic public scrutiny of a public health crisis.

China Civil Society

New Atlanticist

Feb 5, 2020

Kenyan president says global leaders must see Africa as “the world’s biggest opportunity”

By David A. Wemer

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta implored an Atlantic Council audience on February 5 to see Africa as “more than just a continent producing security threats or unregulated migration that must be contained,” but rather as a region that has “immense strategic importance to the security and prosperity of the transatlantic alliance.”

Africa Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Feb 5, 2020

Should the Palestinians look a gift horse in the mouth?

By Kyle Thetford

Palestinian policymakers might not actually want all that cash. This is in part because of the challenges associated with spending such a vast sum.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Feb 5, 2020

Herbst dives deep on US-Ukraine relations on NPR’s WorldAffairs

By John E. Herbst

Former ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst joins NPR's WorldAffairs to break down why US-Ukraine relations are vital and the complicated history behind them.

Conflict National Security

In the News

Feb 4, 2020

Aman in Responsible Statecraft: How U.S.-Iran Tensions Are Impacting South Asia

By Atlantic Council

Indo-Pacific Iran

In the News

Feb 4, 2020

Engelke in NewCities: Environmental security, cities, and international order

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Feb 4, 2020

Hudson quoted in Middle East Eye on Sudan-Israel relations

By Atlantic Council

Africa Israel

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