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BelarusAlert

Sep 30, 2021

Want to assess Ukraine’s progress? Look at Belarus

By Vitaliy Sych

Perhaps the best way to gauge Ukraine's post-Soviet progress is to compare the country's media freedoms and fledgling democracy with the authoritarian environment in neighboring Belarus and Russia.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

The 5×5

Sep 29, 2021

The 5×5—The future of cyber diplomacy

By Simon Handler

We brought together experts with a range of perspectives to discuss cyber diplomacy and what the future of responsible cyber statecraft looks like.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Sep 28, 2021

Shahid in article14: Singling Out Muslims: Bihar Govt Asks Citizens To Identify, Report ‘Illegal Immigrants’

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Human Rights

UkraineAlert

Sep 28, 2021

American author’s timely love letter to Odesa

By Anthony Bartaway

American author Vladislav Davidzon's new book "From Odessa With Love" takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour of Ukraine's famously colorful and cosmopolitan Black Sea port city.

Resilience & Society Ukraine

In the News

Sep 28, 2021

Atlantic Council mentioned in Politico on Europe’s response to Uyghur genocide

By Atlantic Council

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Sep 28, 2021

Nasr was quoted in the New Statesman article: Why getting aid to Afghanistan has become a moral dilemma for the West

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Human Rights

UkraineAlert

Sep 25, 2021

How village cheese is bringing Ukraine closer to Europe

By Dmytro Tuzhanskyi

A village cheese-making initiative in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast is bringing a taste of Western Europe to the Ukrainian countryside and highlighting the possibilities of agricultural entrepreneurship.

Economy & Business Resilience & Society

In the News

Sep 24, 2021

Charai in the National Interest: The fight for Afghan women’s rights is just the beginning

By Atlantic Council

While the US government needs to work with the Taliban to evacuate trapped Americans and allies, there can be no talk of "normalizing relations" with the Taliban until it normalizes its treatment of women and ethnic minorities, and the US has a major role to play in protecting human rights, argues Ahmed Charai.

Afghanistan Extremism

In the News

Sep 24, 2021

Asat quoted in Today Online on the struggle to locate Uyghur prisoners in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China East Asia

BelarusAlert

Sep 23, 2021

No regrets: One Woman in White’s story from exile

By Melinda Haring

Anastasia Kostyugova is one of the hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who have fled their country since 2020. “My mother is in prison. I’m in exile. I didn’t expect this. We didn’t understand the value of human rights and democracy,” Kostyugova affirms.

Belarus Resilience & Society

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