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New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2025

Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the next phase of an Israel-Hamas deal

By Atlantic Council experts

What will follow part one of the cease-fire deal brokered by the Trump administration? Atlantic Council experts share their answers.

Conflict
Israel

Fast Thinking

Oct 3, 2025

Hamas just agreed to release all remaining hostages. What does that mean for the Trump peace plan?

By Atlantic Council

On Friday, Hamas agreed to release all of the remaining hostages that the militant group captured during its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Our experts share their perspectives on what this means for a potential cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Conflict
Crisis Management

MENASource

Sep 30, 2025

ISIS has its sights set on a new potential ally—Uyghur jihadi groups

By Morgan Tadych

The burgeoning ISIS-K and Turkestan Islamic Party partnership is likely to further threaten Chinese interests.

China
Extremism

In the News

Sep 24, 2025

Gray on Fox News ‘Fox News @ Night’ on retaking the Bagram Airfield

On September 24, Alexander B. Gray, nonresident senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center, appeared on Fox News to discuss President Trump’s desire to reclaim the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan
Conflict

In the News

Sep 22, 2025

Charai in Newsmax: Trump’s Bold Confrontation Can Stop Antifa, Global Terror

By Atlantic Council

Extremism
Resilience & Society

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2025

What to know about Trump’s war on drug trafficking from Venezuela

By Atlantic Council experts

The recent US strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat is best understood in the context of the Trump administration’s policies toward Venezuela and the wider Western Hemisphere.

Caribbean
Latin America

In the News

Sep 9, 2025

Charai for Newsmax: Israel’s Fight Against Terror Is to Save Civilization

By Atlantic Council

Israel
Middle East

In the News

Sep 8, 2025

Charai in The National Interest: Jerusalem in Blood: The War Against Radical Islamism

By Atlantic Council

Middle East
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2025

Dispatches from Damascus: The state of Syria’s postwar transition nine months after Assad’s fall

By Atlantic Council experts

On a recent trip to the Syrian capital, Atlantic Council experts took note of how far the country has come since the Assad regime’s fall and what still needs to happen to secure peace and prosperity.

Conflict
Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 24, 2025

Charai in Jerusalem Post: Israel’s moral dilemma: Being a picture of morality or destroying Hamas

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Extremism
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Experts

Expert

Gregory Waters

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Democratic Transitions Middle East

Fellow

Nadia Farra

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

Fellow

Rose Keravuori

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Defense Policy

Fellow

Rob Macaire

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Iran Middle East

Fellow

Courtney Spivey Urschel

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights Middle East

Staff

John T. O’Brien

Associate Director of Research

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Security & Defense Space Security
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