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Jun 24, 2021

Preble in Responsible Statecraft: Time to bring all U.S. troops home from the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

On June 24, Christopher Preble’s “Demolishing tired assumptions about the US military posture” was featured in Responsible Statecraft’s symposium on withdrawing US troops from the Middle East. “Today, those who believe that ensuring the flow of Middle Eastern oil is a vital U.S. interest are prepared to expend considerable resources — and risk the lives […]

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Jun 24, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: learning from SolarWinds

By Atlantic Council

On June 24, Christopher Preble and co-hosts explored Marcus Willett’s article in Survival “Lessons of the SolarWinds Hack”. They explored the distinction between cyber espionage and cyber defense, considered the implications of the offense-defense balance in cyberspace, and reviewed possible global norms that can be put in place to limit the harm caused by malicious […]

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In the News

Jun 24, 2021

Arbit in The Hill: “Biden needs a special envoy for Middle East normalization”

By Atlantic Council

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Jun 24, 2021

Slavin in Responsible Statecraft: “Is a new security architecture in the Middle East possible?”

By Atlantic Council

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Jun 24, 2021

On World Refugee Day, we must choose action over words to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

By Imrul Islam

Two decades after it began, and 70 years since the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, World Refugee Day must be more than words. It must be a catalyst for urgent action to address the rights of people forced to flee.

Bangladesh Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2021

Fighting online extremism in ‘the Klan den of the twenty-first century’

By Nick Fouriezos

How can civil society groups, law enforcement, and policymakers assess and combat the threat of online extremism? Experts at the Digital Forensic Research Lab's 360/Open Summit dive in.

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Issue Brief

Jun 24, 2021

No, the US shouldn’t withdraw from the Middle East

By William F. Wechsler

Wechsler responds to the New American Engagement Initiative's latest publication. Read his recommendations and analysis on why the US should not withdraw from the Middle East.

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Jun 24, 2021

Slavin joins Gallup to discuss Iran’s recent presidential elections

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Jun 24, 2021

Reality Check #8: Rethinking US military policy in the Greater Middle East

By Robert A. Manning, Christopher Preble

The core assumptions underpinning US policy in the Middle East—ensuring oil flows, maintaining Israel’s security, preventing the rise of a dominant hegemon, and countering terrorism—have been upended by new realities.

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Jun 23, 2021

Brahimi quoted in Asia Times on Libya’s peace conference hopes and General Haftar

By Atlantic Council

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