Middle East Programs in the News

Lipner quoted in Jewish News on the economic implications of the judicial reform vote

By Atlantic Council

Arbit quoted in Al Jazeera on the threat to Israel’s democratic institutions following the judicial overhaul

By Atlantic Council

Arbit featured in Global News on the degradation of Israel’s judiciary

By Atlantic Council

Arbit quoted in The Wall Street Journal on the impact of Israel’s judicial overhaul on the US-Israel relationship

By Atlantic Council

Lipner quoted in The Washington Post on Israel’s judicial reform vote

By Atlantic Council

Arbit joins AlJazeera Arabic to discuss the implications of Israel’s judicial reform vote on Israeli democracy

By Atlantic Council

Lipner quoted in Jewish Insider on Biden’s conversation with Netanyahu

By Atlantic Council

Charai in the National Interest: Israel is Not a Racist State

By Ahmed Charai

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called Israel a “racist state,” touching off a controversy about America’s views toward the world’s only Jewish state. Ahmed Charai is a Moroccan publisher and an Atlantic Council Board Director. He is also an international counselor of the Center for a Strategic and International Studies, […]

Charai in the National Interest: Sweden’s NATO Accession Limits Putin’s Options

By Ahmed Charai

The Western powers are now more united with the Baltic nations than ever before. After months of diplomatic delays, Sweden can now join NATO—a genuine triumph for the Biden administration. This development has enormous geostrategic implications for the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Ahmed Charai is a Moroccan publisher and an Atlantic Council Board Director. He […]

N7 partners discuss in Bahrain establishing a regional free trade agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – JULY 11, 2023 – The N7 Initiative, a partnership between the Atlantic Council and the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, has concluded the N7 Conference on Trade, which was held on July 10-11, 2023, in Manama, Bahrain, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The N7 Initiative […]