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UkraineAlert

Mar 23, 2021

Returning the US-Ukraine relationship to normalcy

By John E. Herbst

The election of Joe Biden has raised the welcome prospect of a return to normalcy in US-Ukraine ties but the past two months have demonstrated that this return to the norm will not be without challenges.

Corruption Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 23, 2021

Al-Masri quoted in Al Arabiya on the role of Daraa in the Syrian revolution

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 23, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Al Arabiya on the role of Daraa in the Syrian revolution

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 23, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Washington Examiner on the recent Russian hospital attack in Syria

Conflict Middle East

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2021

How Russia, China, and climate change are shaking up the Arctic

By Larry Luxner

The Kremlin’s increasing military activities in the Arctic are worrying Norway—the only NATO member country that borders Russia north of the Arctic Circle. Frank Bakke-Jensen, Norway’s minister of defense, outlined his concerns.

Crisis Management Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2021

The Arctic is a place of unusual international cooperation. Can that last?

By Larry Luxner

For decades, Norway’s policy towards neighboring Russia has balanced “between deterrence and reassurance” and combined “firmness and predictability,” says Ine Eriksen Søreide, the country’s minister of foreign affairs. “This policy remains unchanged. But it has become an ever more challenging task in the face of a steadily deteriorating security environment.”

Crisis Management Defense Technologies

SouthAsiaSource

Mar 22, 2021

Intelligence reform for peacetime – A call to reform and modernize the Afghan intelligence services

By Tamim Asey

The United States, as it pushes for a political settlement and withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, needs to leave a credible and professional Afghan intelligence partner behind with whom it must partner for counter-terrorism (CT) missions post-withdrawal.

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

ABC covered the Atlantic Council’s event with US Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

Salahi quoted in Al Jazeera on seeking justice in Syria

Conflict Human Rights

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: Netanyahu Stumbles Before Election as UAE Deal-Signing Blocked

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