NATO Summit Special Series: United Arab Emirates

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Oct 2, 2024

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NATO Summit Special Series: United Arab Emirates

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International recognition of the acute risk creatives face in Iran is necessary to ensure their vital role in advocating for human rights continues.

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NATO Summit Special Series: United Arab Emirates

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On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader had been killed in an Israeli air strike. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might come next for the already war-torn region.

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Oct 8, 2024

A bipartisan Iran strategy for the next US administration—and the next two decades

As tensions spike in the Middle East, how should the next US president approach Iran and its network of proxies including Hezbollah and Hamas? With a strategy that can be maintained for decades, by administrations of either party. A bipartisan, expert working group lays out the details.

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2025 will be a decisive year for Iran’s nuclear program

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Jul 1, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: United Arab Emirates

By Muath Al Wari

NATO’s ties with the United Arab Emirates are complicated by several factors that negate the significance of the upcoming summit in Warsaw for Abu Dhabi’s foreign policy interests.

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In the News

Jun 30, 2016

Slavin in Al Monitor: Senior American at International Monetary Fund Says Iran Faces ‘Fundamental’ Choices

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 28, 2016

Slavin Joins Women’s Action for New Directions to Discuss the Iran Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 26, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Can the US Work with Iran: Challenges and Opportunities Mentioned by the Associated Press

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In the News

Jun 23, 2016

Younis Quoted by Rudaw on the Boeing Iran Deal

By Nussaibah Younis

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Jun 21, 2016

Can the US Work with Iran: Challenges and Opportunities Featured by the Wall Street Journal

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Jun 21, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Can the US Work with Iran: Challenges and Opportunities Mentioned in the Wall Street Journal

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Jun 20, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: One Year In, the Iran Nuclear Deal Is Working

By Barbara Slavin

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Jun 17, 2016

Memo to Next US President: Don’t Squander Opportunity with Iran

By Mitch Hulse

The nuclear deal with Iran has laid the foundation for a stable relationship between the United States and Iran, and the next US administration must prioritize ties with the Islamic Republic, panelists agreed at a conference at the Atlantic Council in Washington on June 16.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2016

Ben Rhodes: Tearing Up Iran Nuke Deal Will Precipitate a Crisis in the Middle East

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The next US president would precipitate a crisis in the Middle East and alienate America’s allies if he or she decides to tear up the nuclear deal with Iran, a senior White House official said at the Atlantic Council on June 16. “The way in which the Iran deal was structured creates enormous disincentives for […]

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Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

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Carmiel Arbit

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Danny Citrinowicz  

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