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Jun 23, 2026

The Middle East’s greatest killer is not what you think

By Daniel E. Zoughbie

When considering the forces claiming lives across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), minds inevitably turn to warfare and terrorism. Yet the region’s most prolific killer does not carry a weapon. Its methods are salt, sugar, and sitting. The numbers are staggering. Cardiovascular disease kills approximately 1.4 million people in the region every year; […]

Economy & Business Middle East

MENASource

Jun 11, 2026

The Iran war is a game of liar’s poker

By Khalid Azim

The central question has not simply been who possesses power, but who is willing to absorb pain, tolerate risk, and continue escalating when conventional logic suggests restraint.

Conflict Iran

MENASource

Jun 4, 2026

تفتت الفصائل المسلحة العراقية بعد تحول النظام الإيراني من الثيوقراطية الى الجنتوقراطية

By Munqith Dagher

كيف يؤثر تغيير القيادة في ايران على الميليشيات العراقية؟ د. منقذ داغر يبدو اننا بتنا ، بعد 28 فبراير 2026 ،امام نظام مختلف وظيفياً، بل وحتى هيكلياً عما عرفناه طوال السنوات السبعة وأربعين من عمر النظام الايراني. فقد اتسم نظام الحكم في ايران بنسخته الخمينية الأولى 1979-1989  بأحادية قطبية لا مكان فيها سوى للمرشد الأعلى(الخميني). […]

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Through our Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, the Atlantic Council works with allies and partners in Europe and the wider Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the human potential of the region.

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Oct 23, 2020

Hudson quoted in Voice of America on Sudan’s normalization of relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Israel

In the News

Oct 23, 2020

Hudson quoted in the New York Times on Sudan’s normalization of relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Israel

In the News

Oct 23, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in Newsweek on Trump’s sanctions on Iran amid COVID-19 spike

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 23, 2020

Qaddour joins MEI to discuss Syria and US policy post-election

Elections Middle East

In the News

Oct 23, 2020

Kroenig participates in International Law Weekend panel

By Atlantic Council

On October 23, Matthew Kroenig participated in a virtual panel event for the International Law Association's International Law Weekend.

Iran Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Oct 22, 2020

Azodi quoted in The New Arab on the expiration of the arms embargo on Iran

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 21, 2020

Wechsler quoted in NBC on Trump’s foreign policy strategy ahead of U.S. election

Elections Middle East

IranSource

Oct 21, 2020

What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired

By Robert Czulda

The end of the UN arms embargo means that Iran can not only import military hardware but can also return to the market as an exporter.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Oct 20, 2020

Hudson quoted in the New York Times on the announcement of Sudan’s removal from US state sponsors of terrorism list

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

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Oct 20, 2020

Kroenig participates in panel on Iran and North Korea proliferation and regional challenges

By Atlantic Council

On October 20, Matthew Kroenig spoke on a panel hosted by the Brookings Institution. The panel, titled "Iran and North Korea: Proliferation and Regional Challenges for the Next Administration," focused on threats the next US administration will need to consider and how to build international and domestic support for countering those threats.

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