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UkraineAlert

Sep 16, 2021

America must lead the international response to Russia’s human rights crisis

By Dave Elseroad

US President Joe Biden took an important step in Geneva towards supporting Russian human rights defenders. America must now follow this up with concrete action to punish Moscow's abuses.

Human Rights Russia

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2021

What these Russian elections will reveal about the Kremlin’s power

By Brian Whitmore

They're the last big test for the Kremlin before the 2024 presidential election.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Sep 15, 2021

Ukraine’s top soccer stars join the country’s Ukrainian language renaissance

By David Kirichenko

Ukraine's national football team captain Andriy Yarmolenko recently conducted a press conference in Ukrainian, marking the latest small step forward in what is a wider renaissance of the Ukrainian language.

Resilience & Society Ukraine

SouthAsiaSource

Sep 15, 2021

The implications of the Taliban’s new government for Afghanistan

By South Asia Center

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, in partnership with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, recorded a panel discussion on Tuesday, September 14 to discuss what the future holds for Afghanistan amid the Taliban’s new government and recent political developments in the country.

Afghanistan Human Rights
A top-down view of a workspace including coffee, papers bearing the State Department logo, a laptop, a smartphone, and highlighters

Issue Brief

Sep 15, 2021

Upgrading US public diplomacy: A new approach for the age of memes and disinformation

By Marta Churella, Wren Elhai, Amirah Ismail, Naima Green-Riley, Graham Lampa, Molly Moran, Jeff Ridenour, Dan Spokojny, and Megan Tetrick

A group of current and former State Department officials offer a set of principles and actions the Biden administration can adopt to strengthen US outreach efforts to overseas publics.

Civil Society Internet

Insights & Impact

Sep 13, 2021

Chaudhary joins other experts at the American University to discuss the United States’ 20 years engagement in Afghanistan after 9/11

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 11, 2021

Nawaz’s book “The Battle For Pakistan, published in 2020” was quoted in The Express Tribune

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2021

Confronting the disaster left behind in Afghanistan

By Mir Sadat

The United States screwed up the endgame in Afghanistan once again, but working with allies and private rescue efforts, there's time to make things right.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: “On Abraham Accords Anniversary, Biden Is Tepid About Israeli-Arab Peace”

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Israel

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Arbit mentioned in Politico’s National Security Daily

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Economy & Business

Experts