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In the News

Aug 14, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss fallout from Beirut explosion, Belarus election and reflect on General Brent Scowcroft’s legacy

By Atlantic Council

On August 14, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss the fallout from the explosion in Beirut, potential consequences of protests following Belarus’s presidential election, and the legacy of General Brent Scowcroft.

Belarus Corruption

IranSource

Aug 14, 2020

Are the US and Iran talking behind the scenes?

By Sina Toossi

If there is an ongoing US-Iran backchannel, it may be similar to the one Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama conducted via Oman late in the term of former hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran Middle East

Insights & Impact

Aug 13, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in the Wall Street Journal on UAE-Israel normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Insights & Impact

Aug 13, 2020

Wechsler joins Voice of America to discuss Israel-UAE normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Blanford quoted in Newsweek on Beirut blast

Lebanon Resilience & Society

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Slavin quoted in The Hill on UAE and Israel normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in Politico on Israel and UAE normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in the Wall Street Journal on UAE/Israel normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Aug 13, 2020

Lipner quoted in Bloomberg on normalization

Israel Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

New Atlanticist

Aug 13, 2020

A rare strategic victory—for everyone except Iran

By William F. Wechsler

It’s been so long since the Middle East last experienced undeniably good news, that observers can be forgiven if they have difficulty recognizing it when it happens. But the “Abraham Accords” is indeed one of those moments.

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

Experts