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May 16, 2025

The killing of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli may be a turning point for Libya

By Karim Mezran and Dario Cristiani

The killing is considered to be part of a push to eliminate influential militia leaders and consolidate GNU loyalist control over Tripoli.

Libya Middle East

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May 15, 2025

Feeding the ‘water mafia’: Sanctions relief and Iran’s water crisis

By Nik Kowsar

Trump comments mark the first time a US president acknowledges a “water mafia”: a connected network responsible for ecological catastrophes.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

MENASource

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
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Aug 23, 2021

Wechsler joins Modern Warn Institute to discuss US military failures post 9/11

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 23, 2021

COVID-19 lockdown highlights policies to reduce pollution in Saudi Arabia

By Faisal Algosair and Abdulmohsen Almuhaisen

In March 2020, the Saudi government instituted a national lockdown for three months to prevent the proliferation of the coronavirus. These extraordinary circumstances provide the perfect experiment for policymakers and researchers to investigate whether daily human activities significantly affect pollution levels in an oil-exporting country like Saudi Arabia.

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Aug 22, 2021

Katz quoted in BBC News on the US not learning lessons from the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 22, 2021

Sales quoted in The New York Times on Afghanistan’s permissive environment for numerous terrorist groups

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Aug 21, 2021

Katz quoted in Forbes on the Taliban’s anticipated struggles with operating US aircrafts they captured

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 20, 2021

Atlantic Council press call: Protecting Americans and their Afghan allies in Afghanistan

As the dire situation in Afghanistan continues to unfold, senior former officials and experts discuss the urgent policies, posture and operations needed to ensure a rapid, safe evacuation in the days and weeks ahead.

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Aug 20, 2021

Sales joins Sky News to discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 20, 2021

Katz in The Hill: “After the fall of Kabul, will there be more Islamist revolutions?”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 20, 2021

Iran spent years preparing for a Taliban victory. It may still get stung.

By Borzou Daragahi

Iran’s relatively sanguine stance toward the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan demonstrates, above all, the strides Tehran has made in improving its relations with the armed insurgent network that was once considered a mortal enemy of the Islamic Republic. 

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Aug 19, 2021

Peek quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Iran’s desire for a stable relationship with Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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