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Apr 30, 2025

From Tripoli to Tehran: Lessons from Libya in US-Iran nuclear talks

By Yaseen Rashed

Twenty-one years later, the nuclear disarmament of Libya serves as a model for the United States in current nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Iran Libya

MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Why the US must not let Syria slip away

By Luke Wagner

Reconsidering the uneasy US-Syria relationship amid reports that Trump and al-Sharaa will meet during the US president’s Saudi Arabia visit.

Economic Sanctions Middle East
Scenes of destruction at the UN Blue Line, Southern Lebanon.

MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Dispatch from the UN Blue Line: Israel’s ‘systematic destruction’ in Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford

If Hezbollah refuses to disarm, Israel would almost certainly escalate its attacks possibly to the extent of resuming the war in Lebanon.

Iran Israel
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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative with H.E. Ali Allawi mentioned in Argus Media

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative event with H.E. Ali Allawi, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance featured in Rudaw

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Apr 20, 2022

Iraq Initiative event with H.E, Ali Allawi, Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister mentioned in S&P Global

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China-MENA Podcast

Apr 20, 2022

Chinese Soft Power Projection in MENA

By Atlantic Council

Shaojin Chai joins us to discuss China's reliance on soft power to develop favorable influence throughout the MENA region.

China Economy & Business
Map of the global south in which China uses discourse power.

Report

Apr 20, 2022

China’s discourse power operations in the Global South

By Kenton Thibaut

An overview of China’s discourse power activities in the Global South, including the regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. It outlines the processes through which China leverages its diplomatic, media, and political positions in these regions to gain influence, and assesses the impacts of these activities for democratic resilience worldwide.

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Apr 19, 2022

Panikoff mentioned in Politico National Security Daily on his appointment as the director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcrowft Middle East Security Initiative

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In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Arbit quoted in the Haaretz on Israel foreign policy interests in US-Saudi relations

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Israel

Press Release

Apr 18, 2022

Jonathan Panikoff Named Director of Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

By Atlantic Council

Veteran intelligence analyst will spearhead the Atlantic Council’s work to advance US national security interests across the MENA region.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 18, 2022

Wald quoted in The Intercept on Saudi oil production
Middle East Oil and Gas

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Apr 18, 2022

Chamlou joins VOA Farsi to discuss Iran’s recent economic developments with the IMF and World Bank

By Atlantic Council

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Itai Melchior

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Reem Goussous

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Robert Fardi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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