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May 14, 2025

Choppy waters: Egypt’s waning patience with President Trump

By Shahira Amin

The US president’s Suez Canal demands signal “a shift in US-Egyptian relations” which experts describe as “at their lowest ebb in decades.”

Middle East North Africa

New Atlanticist

May 13, 2025

Experts react: Trump just announced the removal of all US sanctions on Syria. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts provide their insights on how the removal of US sanctions on Syria would affect the country and the wider region.

Civil Society Economic Sanctions

MENASource

May 12, 2025

Gazans fear famine amid Israel aid block: ‘I don’t want to be a number’

By Arwa Damon

For Palestinians, time is running out— a warning that has been echoed at some of the highest ranks of international organizations, including the World Health Organization.

Conflict Human Rights
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Jan 1, 2022

Alyemany in Independent Arabia: Arab Lebanon, not Persian

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Middle East

In the News

Dec 28, 2021

Fulton quoted in CNN on the US-China rivalry in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

China Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 25, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in RadioFreeEurope on the rivalry between regional powers to fill the power vacuum in Afganistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Dec 22, 2021

Nia quoted in DawnMENA on the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Dec 22, 2021

Dagres quoted in DawnMENA on the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Energy & Environment

In the News

Dec 22, 2021

Slavin quoted in DawnMENA on the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Dec 22, 2021

Slavin in The Washington Post: We should work more on ‘Plan A’ with Iran before moving to ‘Plan B’

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Dec 22, 2021

Libya’s long road to elections: ‘Unity cannot be a byproduct of a broken system’

By Yaseen Rashed

On December 17, the Atlantic Council’s North Africa Initiative held a panel discussion on “Libya: The long road to elections” on the democratic process in Libya, analyzing shortcomings and failures that threaten to derail the set election timeline.

Elections Libya

In the News

Dec 21, 2021

Farrand in New Degree Press: The Algerian dream: youth and the quest for dignity

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Human Rights

In the News

Dec 21, 2021

Badi quoted in New York Times on the likely postponement of the Libyan elections

By Atlantic Council

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Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Energy & Environment

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Program Assistant, Strategic Litigation Project

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Newton Howard

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

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Hany Ghanem

Nonresident senior fellow

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Thomas Storch

Distinguished fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Len Khodorkovsky

Nonresident senior fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Online Event Tue, May 20, 2025 • 12:00 pm ET

Saudi Arabia in 2025: Vision 2030 progress update and US-Saudi relations
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2025 Global Energy Forum

The ninth Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum will be held June 17 and 18 in Washington, DC.
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