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MENASource

Apr 18, 2016

Institutionalizing Ties and Rebuilding Relations

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

As President Barack Obama heads to the region one last time, US-Gulf relations are at their lowest point in the past three decades. Relations have come under significant strain since 2011, driven by a general dissatisfaction among ruling elites in the Gulf with the administration’s approach to regional affairs. A variety of factors have contributed […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2016

Road to Riyadh: Bridging the Gulf

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States must not be neutral in its relationships with its Gulf partners and Iran, says Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel As US President Barack Obama prepares to attend a summit with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh on April 21, the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel has some words of advice: The United States must […]

Iran Saudi Arabia

Regional Security Initiative

Apr 18, 2016

After hub-and-spoke: US hegemony in a new Gulf security order

By Bilal Y. Saab

The era of Pax Americana in the Gulf, and perhaps in the broader Middle East, is changing. Regional transformation and chaos resulting from the Arab uprisings, the rise of ISIS and its global terrorist reach, shifting US priorities around the world, and the rise of other outside powers in the Gulf have contributed to an […]

Middle East Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 16, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by the EU Observer on the West’s Decision Not to Give Ukraine Military Support

By Ian Brzezinski

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Ukraine

FutureSource

Apr 15, 2016

Imagining the Future: An Interview with Greg Lindsay

By Greg Lindsay

With this interview series, we want to explore narratives about future industries and how our lives will look decades from now with expert viewpoints from around the world. Below is a 5-question interview with expert Greg Lindsay: 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on Cyberwar in Ukraine Featured in The Christian Science Monitor

By Atlantic Council

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Ukraine

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Brzezinski in Global Policy Institute: What the NATO ‘Enhanced’ Force on the Eastern Border Should Look Like

By Ian Brzensinski

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Nordenman in USNI News: Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Russia

MENASource

Apr 15, 2016

In Year of Summits, Weighing the Benefits and Challenges of NATO-GCC Cooperation

By Owen Daniels

The passports of high-ranking NATO and GCC officials seem to tell a tale of impending dialogue in the coming days. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s recent flights to Kuwait, the UAE, and Washington, and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani’s visit to Brussels presage talk of the GCC working with NATO […]

International Organizations NATO

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Farkas Joins CBS News to Discuss Close Russian Fly-Bys

By Evelyn Farkas

View More: World News|Live News|More News Videos Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Ward in War on the Rocks: Hillary Clinton’s And Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policies On Display

By Alex Ward

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Apr 14, 2016

President Obama and GCC Leaders: Let’s Talk about Jobs

By Richard LeBaron

When President Barack Obama meets his Gulf Cooperation counterparts in Riyadh on April 21, he will yet again reassure them about the US commitment to Gulf security and once again they will work through a litany of regional issues, focusing on Syria, Yemen, and Iran.  There is little expectation of startling results, and given the […]

International Organizations North Africa

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Diplomatic Relations Between China, Taiwan, and Kenya

By Jamie Metzl

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China East Africa

MENASource

Apr 13, 2016

The United States Has No Gulf Allies

By Bilal Y. Saab

The word “ally” is used far too casually in Washington’s Middle East lexicon. It’s time to break this bad habit, because the truth is that with the exception of Turkey—a NATO member—the United States does not share a single alliance with any Middle Eastern country. As the US-GCC summit in Riyadh approaches, understanding what really constitutes an alliance […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 13, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss North Korean Defector

By Jamie Metzl

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East Asia

MENASource

Apr 13, 2016

Working in Tandem on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

From the beginning of the Syrian crisis Washington and key GCC players have approached the problem with fundamentally differing priorities inspired by one key player: Iran. For Riyadh in particular, the salient feature of Syria’s agony and destruction has been Tehran’s aggressive, aggrandizing reach into the Arab world. For Washington, reaching a nuclear agreement with […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Smart Homes Report Featured in Tech Times

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Manning in East Asia Forum: What Might a New Asian Order Look Like?

By Robert A. Manning

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China Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Jones Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee on Violent Extremism and the Role of Foreign Assistance

By James L. Jones

Read the full testimony here.

In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Saab in Foreign Affairs: The United States Has No Gulf Allies

By Bilal Y. Saab

Read the full article here.

Middle East
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