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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mar 22, 2022

Sales quoted in Fox News on the consequences of potential sanctions being lifted from Iranian military

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Slavin in Morning Consult: Despite friction over the Nuclear Deal, Iran is sticking by an unpopular Russia — for now
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In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Abderrahmane in The Conversation: Ce que change l’accord de coopération sécuritaire entre le Maroc et Israël

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Slavin quoted in Morning Consult on Russia-Iran relations amidst Vienna talks

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Fulton’s report on great power relations in the MENA region mentioned by the Middle East Institute

By Atlantic Council

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Testimony

Mar 21, 2022

Qaddour testifies to the MENA and Global Counterterrorism subcommittee on the humanitarian impact of the Syrian conflict

On March 16, 2022, Jomana Qaddour, Resident Senior Fellow with the Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs leading the Syria portfolio, testified to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism on the humanitarian impact of the ongoing conflict in Syria 11 years later.

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IranSource

Mar 21, 2022

Israel and Iran need to turn down the heat. The UAE could be the best choice as conduit.

By Danny Citrinowicz

The UAE could help defuse tension with Iran at a time when Israeli military activity in Syria continues against Iran.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 21, 2022

Katz in The National Interest: Why Russia upended the Iran Deal talks, and then backed down

"So long as Tehran favors the JCPOA, it is not in Russia’s interests to oppose it" writes Mark N. Katz.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 21, 2022

Slavin quoted in ISPI: Iran, Russia and the JCPOA: Is a year of negotiations at risk?
Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 19, 2022

Katz in The National: Why Russia Upended the Iran Deal Talks, And Then Backed Down

By Atlantic Council

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Alan Pino

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Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Amir Asmar

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Owen J. Daniels

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Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Alexander Young

Project Assistant

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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David H. Young

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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