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Dec 13, 2020

Mezran quoted in The Hill on Israel-Morocco normalization

Israel Middle East

Inflection Points

Dec 13, 2020

Biden’s best chance for Mideast gains: go slow on Iran and build fast off the Abraham Accords

By Frederick Kempe

Imagine President-elect Biden standing before two doors that represent the Middle Eastern quandary he faces. One door is marked “Return to Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal.” The other is labeled “Build Upon Trump’s Abraham Accords.” As it is with most of these tales, there are perils in both paths.

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In the News

Dec 12, 2020

Burrows and Manning in The Hill: 6 policy don’ts for Joe Biden

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Arbit quoted in TRT World on Israel-Morocco normalization

Israel Middle East

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Slavin joins CGTN to discuss US-Iran tensions

Iran Middle East

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Lipner quoted in CGTN on Morocco-Israel normalization

Israel Middle East

In the News

Dec 11, 2020

Samad joins Figaro to discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

MENASource

Dec 10, 2020

Experts react: What the Morocco-Israel deal means for the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council experts react to the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel and what it means for the wider region.

Africa Israel

In the News

Dec 10, 2020

Hasik participates in GMU conference on government contracting

By Atlantic Council

On December 8, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik participated in the virtual Government Contracting Conference hosted by The George Mason University School of Business Center for Government Contracting.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

BelarusAlert

Dec 10, 2020

Russia in retreat as the Soviet collapse continues

By Peter Dickinson

Russia suffered a series of setbacks in its own neighborhood during 2020 that underlined the counterproductive nature of Moscow's imperial approach to the post-Soviet world.

Belarus Central Asia

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