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Oct 26, 2021

Ahmad in The Wall Street Journal: How Pakistan won in Afghanistan

"For decades Islamabad played a double game, hosting the Taliban while posing as a US partner," writes Javid Ahmad in the Wall Street Journal.

Afghanistan Middle East

In the News

Oct 25, 2021

Manning in The Hill: Is Kim Jong Un angling for nuclear talks on his terms?

By Atlantic Council

On October 25, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill on the prospects of nuclear talks between the US and North Korea. Manning analyzes the recent maneuvering by North Korea and concludes that it is savvily working to improve its position in possible future negotiations. “After 25 years of efforts to denuclearize North Korea, […]

Indo-Pacific Korea

In-Depth Research & Reports

Oct 25, 2021

AUKUS: The Impact on the Transatlantic Partnership — Wieslander in ISDP Report

By Anna Wieslander

This Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) special publication brings together a number of experts from Europe and Asia to discuss the implications of AUKUS for Europe. AUKUS is a critical geopolitical development. It has complex chapters attached to it. Therefore, any assessment of the AUKUS has to be understood from a comprehensive perspective, […]

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EnergySource

Oct 23, 2021

Rapid Response: The energy crisis

By Global Energy Center

Global Energy Center experts comment on the energy crisis, energy security, and the future of the transition.

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In the News

Oct 22, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford assess China’s new hypersonic missile test

By Atlantic Council

On October 22, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss China’s new FOBS delivery system amid the country’s broader nuclear buildup, debate the viability of lasting arms control, and outline implications […]

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UkraineAlert

Oct 22, 2021

US and EU must react to escalating global energy crisis

By Anders Åslund

Recent mistakes by Germany, the EU, and the United States on gas policy are potentially disastrous and will have major costs unless all three parties urgently rethink their positions and address the growing energy crisis.

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In the News

Oct 22, 2021

Nilofar Sakhi writes for 9Dashline: Afghanistan continues to pose a traditional and non-traditional security threat

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

EconoGraphics

Oct 22, 2021

Global Sanctions Dashboard: Halloween edition

By Julia Friedlander, Michael Albanese and Castellum.AI

US’s evolving approach to cryptocurrencies, Pandora Papers; sanctions against Iran, Myanmar, and Russian authorities in Crimea.

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In the News

Oct 22, 2021

Asat quoted in Korea Times on criticisms of human rights violations in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

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IranSource

Oct 22, 2021

The Hazara community in Afghanistan is stuck in the middle between Iran and the Taliban

By Saumaun Heiat

With the Taliban having come to their second iteration of power and the announcement of a newly-formed government in Afghanistan in recent weeks, several stakeholders will see a shift in their relationships, namely Iran and Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazara minority

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