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Nov 25, 2020

Christopher Preble discusses the Biden presidency and what it means for America’s ‘forever wars’

By Atlantic Council

On November 24, in partnership with the Charles Koch Institute, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion with Preble and other foreign policy scholars on the future of U.S. foreign policy, war in the broader Middle East, and other issues facing the new administration.

English Middle East

In-Depth Research & Reports

Nov 25, 2020

The temperature is rising, the fever white hot: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as flashpoint between Egypt and Ethiopia

By Christopher D. Booth

Once considered unlikely by regional experts, military confrontation along the Nile is a growing possibility, as a diplomatic solution to the Egyptian-Sudanese-Ethiopian stand-off recedes. Outside observers may not understand why Egypt considers the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) an “existential threat” to its existence, but, regardless, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his advisors see it as such.

East Africa Energy & Environment

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Fontenrose joins Newsy to discuss Biden’s national security challenges

Elections Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Pelayo quoted in Al Arabiya on the Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Caracas

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: Secret Flight Shows Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman Joining to Face Biden

Israel Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Slavin quoted in Just Security on the renewal of the Iran nuclear deal

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Al Jazeera quoted Pfaff on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq

Iraq Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Lipner quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on Trump’s US-Israel policy

Elections Middle East

In the News

Nov 24, 2020

Daragahi joins France24 to discuss US-MENA policy before the administration change

Elections Middle East

MENASource

Nov 24, 2020

UNRWA—and the Palestine refugees it serves—remains an investment worth protecting

By Mara Kronenfeld

UNRWA is one of the only entities standing between a tragic COVID-19 outbreak among Palestine refugees and safe passage to the other side of this global crisis. Though the agency has the expertise to help Palestine refugees, it can only continue doing so with adequate and reliable funding.

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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