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Mar 24, 2025

Tahir in MSNBC on how Trump’s decision to cut Radio Free Europe comes at a great cost to democracy

By Muhammad Tahir

On March 24, Muhammad Tahir, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former RFE/RL Central and South Asia liaison in Washington, DC, was published in MSNBC on the termination of the US Agency for Global Media’s RFE/RL federal funding grant and its impact.

Central Asia Civil Society

AfricaSource

Mar 21, 2025

In the scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, the West must not abandon the ESG agenda

By Zainab Usman and Rama Yade

As this race for minerals and metals critical for the energy transition heats up, both companies and governments must not abandon environmental, social, and governance principles in Africa.

Africa Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Mar 20, 2025

Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine

By Peter Dickinson

Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin is pursuing policies in Russian-occupied Ukraine that almost certainly meet the definition of ethnic cleansing and may qualify as genocide, writes Peter Dickinson.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Mar 20, 2025

Silencing Voice of America will only strengthen autocrats around the world

By Mercedes Sapuppo

United States President Donald Trump's decision to shut down US-funded media outlets including Voice of America will boost authoritarian regimes around the world, writes Mercedes Sapuppo.

Democratic Transitions Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Mar 20, 2025

A light in the darkness: Why RFE/RL matters now more than ever

By Muhammad Tahir

The Trump administration’s plans to cut funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty endanger the organization’s ability to provide journalism for millions of people who would struggle otherwise to get access to news that is not controlled by an authoritarian government.

Democratic Transitions Human Rights

MENASource

Mar 19, 2025

Inside Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s diplomatic offensive with Syria’s Christians and Ismailis

By Gregory Waters

HTS’s diplomatic offensive demonstrates the leadership’s political approach, which evolved over years of engaging with the Christian and Druze communities in Idlib.

Democratic Transitions Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Mar 18, 2025

Nia joins Voice of America to discuss Iran’s human rights violations

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Iran

In the News

Mar 18, 2025

Rayes in British Medical Journal: quantifying the effects of attacks on health facilities on health service use in Northwest Syria: a case time series study from 2017 to 2019

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 18, 2025

Özkizilcik in Dirilis Postasi: are the Druze Israel’s new excuse?

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

In the News

Mar 18, 2025

Alyemany mentioned in American Enterprise Institute about his new book

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Migration

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