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Mar 18, 2025

Plitsas joins Fox News to discuss Hamas’ peace deal with Israel

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Alkhatib quoted in International Business Times on Trump’s Gaza strategy

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Alkhatib quoted in Al-Monitor on Trump’s Gaza plan

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Idlbi quoted in Al Jazeera on Israeli bombings of southern Syria

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Mezran quoted in Decode 39 on Putin’s push into Africa

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Panikoff quoted in Newsweek on Trump’s approach to the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 18, 2025

Wechsler quoted in The Wall Street Journal on the division of Arab countries on Hamas

By Atlantic Council

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MENASource

Mar 18, 2025

Landmark SDF-Damascus deal presents opportunity, and uncertainty, for Turkey

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Despite positive signals, critical ambiguities remain in agreement between Syrian President Ahmed Shara and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi.

English Middle East

New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.

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Mar 17, 2025

Kroenig quoted in the New York Times on Europe’s nuclear posture and US deterrence  

On March 15, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in the New York Times on European leaders’ discussion of replacing US nuclear protection with European capabilities. He argues that Europe does not have sufficient resources to replace the nuclear umbrella provided by the United States.  

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