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Jun 20, 2025

Inside Cairo’s ‘security first’ calculus on the March to Gaza

By Shahira Amin

Egypt’s deterrence of the march are baffling to many, because the international initiative is in line with Egypt’s declared position on Gaza.

Human Rights Israel

MENASource

Jun 20, 2025

On World Refugee Day, complexities persist for Syrian returnees

By Sinan Hatahet

While Syria’s political shift brings new hope, it also highlights the complex realities that still define the Syrian landscape.

Middle East Migration

MENASource

Jun 18, 2025

Dispatch from Jerusalem: Inside Israel’s bunkers as Iran war erupts

By Sarah Zaaimi

The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

Civil Society Iran
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May 28, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford explore a Western response to Belarus’s act of air piracy

By Atlantic Council

On May 28, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discussed how the West should respond to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, the U.S. role in the […]

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May 28, 2021

Slavin quoted in VOA on reviving the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 28, 2021

LeBaron joins Tulsa to discuss forging a new model for US engagement in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

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May 28, 2021

Khamenei is dropping Iran’s democratic façade

By Borzou Daragahi

The Supreme Leader for years has been agitating to find what he describes as a new generation of young and pious “revolutionaries” to take the helm of the country’s institutions. That aim may be taking priority.

Iran Middle East

In the News

May 27, 2021

Katz quoted in Middle East Eye on Russia desire to see the deterioration of relations between the US and Middle Eastern allies

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 27, 2021

Slavin quoted in Arab News on the upcoming presidential election in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Elections

In the News

May 27, 2021

Ahmad quoted in Gulf News on how the ‘Afghanistan pavilion will herald new dawn for country at Expo 2020 Dubai’

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

May 26, 2021

Lipner joins CNBC to discuss the Israel-Hamas cease-fire

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 26, 2021

Qaddour joins CNN to discuss Syrian elections

By Atlantic Council

Elections Middle East

In the News

May 26, 2021

Qaddour quoted in KCTV 5 (CBS) on Syrian presidential election

By Atlantic Council

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Kyle Atwell

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Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Marino Auffant

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GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Ilker Baburoglu

CEO, MedTrade Energy & Commodities

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Emadeddin Badi

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Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Elise Baker

Senior Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project

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