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Nicholas Blanford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Omar Samad

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Democratic Transitions Conflict

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William F. Wechsler

Senior Director

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

National Security Middle East

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Rama Yade

Senior Director, Africa Center

Africa Center Europe Center

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Blog Post by Annie Froehlich

Apr 19, 2021

An EAR-evolution? What Commerce’s military intelligence end-user rule may foretell

Blog Post by Annie Froehlich

Export controls have become an increasingly prominent tool in the US' foreign policy. However, a new rule that restricts the activities of US persons may foretell a shift in tactics.

Arms Control China

In-Depth Research & Reports by Tim Michetti

Dec 15, 2020

A guide to illicit Iranian weapon transfers: The Bahrain file

In-Depth Research & Reports by Tim Michetti

A new report by illicit weapon flows expert Tim Michetti offers a comprehensive, field-based case study on illicit Iranian weapon flows. The report is based on a confidential assessment of the materiel procurement networks of militants operating inside Bahrain.

Iran Middle East

Issue Brief by Joseph M. Humire

Oct 7, 2020

The Maduro-Hezbollah Nexus: How Iran-backed Networks Prop up the Venezuelan Regime

Issue Brief by Joseph M. Humire

Introduction In the face of another fated sham election in Venezuela, countries throughout the Americas and Europe are focusing on the many illicit tactics Nicolás Maduro uses to hold on to power. Top among them: the far-reaching illicit networks that prop up the Maduro regime. This includes armed groups that control vast swaths of territory, […]

Americas Conflict

In the News

Sep 9, 2020

Azodi quoted in Forbes on Iran weapon exports

In the News

Iran Middle East
Illicit Networks-Zaranj

In-Depth Research & Reports by Harris Samad and Fatima Salman

Jul 15, 2020

Strategies for reforming Afghanistan’s illicit networks

In-Depth Research & Reports by Harris Samad and Fatima Salman

Authored in-house and advised upon by senior fellows Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Ambassador Omar Samad, Marika Theros, Javid Ahmad, and Fatemeh Aman, this report explores illicit networks in Afghanistan in the context of peacebuilding, democratic consolidation, and enhancing state capacity. It concludes by outlining several specific policy recommendations that will be necessary to combat the illicit networks in a manner that supports the durability of the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan and the continued consolidation of its fragile democratic institutions.

Afghanistan Arms Control

In the News by Atlantic Council

Jun 10, 2020

McFate quoted in the Africa Report on the commercial nature of war in Libya

In the News by Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict

In the News by Atlantic Council

May 25, 2020

McFate quoted in the New York Times on the ways in which mercenaries are changing the nature of conflict in Libya

In the News by Atlantic Council

Africa Conflict

MENASource by Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff

Jun 18, 2019

How to counter Iran’s proxies

MENASource by Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff

Solutions will emphasize political efforts to continue to isolate Iran from the international community, make dependence on Iranian support less attractive to its proxies, and cultivate partners who can provide the kind of good governance and responsible behavior that serve as a more attractive model than Iran’s divisive practices.

Iran Iraq

Event Recap by Chloe Zoeller, Katherine Pereira & Camila Hernandez

Feb 14, 2019

President Iván Duque Márquez: Colombia’s domestic and regional opportunities and challenges

Event Recap by Chloe Zoeller, Katherine Pereira & Camila Hernandez

On Thursday, February 14, His Excellency Iván Duque Márquez, president of the Republic of Colombia, discussed Colombia’s ambitious agenda for transitional justice, economic reform, and regional leadership. Duque, who was sworn in as president of Colombia in August 2018, was interviewed by CNBC Contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center at the Atlantic […]

China Colombia

New Atlanticist

Feb 2, 2018

South Sudan arms embargo ‘weakens’ Salva Kiir

New Atlanticist

The US arms embargo on South Sudan not only sends a strong signal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, but ultimately “weakens his ability to hold on to power by force,” according to the Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham.

Weapons Trafficking
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