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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.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 18, 2021

Sales quoted in the Washington Times on the dangers of terrorist groups potentially controlling new territories in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Middle East

Insights & Impact

Jun 17, 2021

Warrick in DefenseOne: “The Domestic Counterterrorism Strategy Is a Good Start—But Needs More”

By Atlantic Council

Extremism Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 14, 2021

Grieco in International Politics: Can drones coerce?

By Atlantic Council

On June 14, Grieco was featured in International Politics, in which she coauthored an article with J. Wesley Hutto analyzing the coercive effect of remote warfare. “While drone technologies can effectively degrade organizational capabilities and impose significant costs, they complicate the tasks of signaling clear and credible threats and assurances of restraint. Persistent surveillance combined […]

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In the News

Jun 14, 2021

Sales quoted in Le Point on Hezbollah and France

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Extremism

In the News

Jun 10, 2021

Sales quoted in Wall Street Journal on ISIS families

By Atlantic Council

Europe & Eurasia Extremism

In the News

Jun 7, 2021

Sakhi to join Tillotoma Foundation to discuss violence in Afghanistan and the regional impact of US withdrawal

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

May 27, 2021

Samad joins Ankara Centre for Crisis and Policy Research to discuss the rise of Asian geopolitics and terrorism

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 27, 2021

Ashford in Cato Unbound: On Afghanistan, the retrospective approach is the right one

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Emma Ashford published a response essay in this month’s Cato Unbound, which focused on the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “I hope that Joe Biden’s decision to finally withdraw troops from Afghanistan will thus also serve to improve the quality of Washington’s debates on the war, as we finally start […]

Afghanistan Security & Defense

MENASource

May 26, 2021

Event Recap: After the Insurrection: Domestic Violent Extremism and the Intelligence Challenge

By Hezha Barzani

The Atlantic Council hosted an event examining domestic violent extremism and the failures in intelligence analysis and warnings that allowed the storming of the Capitol building on January 6. Read the key takeaways.

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