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Aug 20, 2019

Lipner in Foreign Policy: Trump Doesn’t Care About Israel. He Cares About Reelection.

By Atlantic Council

Elections Israel

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Aug 20, 2019

Slavin in Axios: How Trump’s push to end Iran oil exports could backfire

By Barbara Slavin

The Trump administration Monday dramatically escalated its campaign of economic warfare against Iran, announcing that it would not renew any waivers for countries to import Iranian oil after May 2. The big picture: Per Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the goal is for Iran to reverse its foreign and domestic policies and accede to 12 demands he set out in […]

Iran

IranSource

Aug 19, 2019

Why an Iran-backed paramilitary group has rebuilt a shrine in a ruined Iraqi city

By Lizzie Porter

Construction of religious sites has a long history in both Iraq and Iran. The Imam Ali Brigades’ religious narrative justifies its presence in Sinjar, but their contribution to the patchwork of paramilitaries in a disputed area is a cause for concern.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Aug 16, 2019

Katz in LobeLog: Is Putin really gaining a stranglehold over the Gulf?

By Atlantic Council

Middle East The Gulf

In the News

Aug 16, 2019

Lipner quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Netanyahu’s blocking of visits by Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar

By Atlantic Council

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 16, 2019

Lipner quoted in Jewish Insider on Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib’s Israel visit

By Atlantic Council

Israel Politics & Diplomacy

IranSource

Aug 14, 2019

Is Iran’s president getting ready to step down?

By Shahir Shahidsaless

Although a Rouhani resignation under the immense pressure caused by economic woes and the hardliners’ constant attacks on him remains a possibility, it is unlikely.

Iran Political Reform

Report

Aug 13, 2019

The future of northeast Syria

By Aaron Stein and Emily Burchfield

Executive Summary The future of northeast Syria is unsettled after eight years of civil war and the US intervention to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). It also faces the various divergent interests of powerful external actors, including Russia and Turkey. In mid-April 2019, the Atlantic Council, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, and the Foreign Policy […]

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Aug 12, 2019

Khoury quoted in the Express on Yemen

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

IranSource

Aug 11, 2019

‘Maximum pressure’ campaign is bolstering Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

By Pia Hecher

The Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and full re-imposition of sanctions against Iran have fueled the nationalist and anti-imperialist ideology that has become central to the mission of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

Iran Security & Defense

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