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Oct 24, 2017

Atallah Quoted in ABC News on US Intelligence Officials Examining Video of Nigerien Militant Group

By Rudolph Atallah

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Nigeria

In the News

Oct 24, 2017

Atallah Quoted in ABC News on Video of Militant Group in Niger

By Rudolph Atallah

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North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Oct 19, 2017

Atallah Quoted in Wall Street Journal on FBI Probe in Niger After Death of US Soldier

By Rudolph Atallah

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North & West Africa Sahel

Event Recap

Oct 17, 2017

Roundtable with Nigerien Tuareg leader

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, October 17, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Dr. Adal Ag Rhoubeid, President of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR) Tarna, for a private roundtable discussion on the security situation in Niger and the broader Sahel region. Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham welcomed guests and Africa […]

Africa Conflict

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Oct 12, 2017

Women’s rights in Morocco: Balancing domestic and international law

By Leila Hanafi and Danielle Hites

Despite Morocco’s many legal advances in women’s rights, its lack of effective implementation and the existence of legislative loopholes undermines its reputation as an open, tolerant, and progressive country. In recent months, Morocco’s human rights record has come under the scrutiny of international organizations, notably the UN Human Rights Council latest UPR. Morocco’s questionable human […]

Human Rights Morocco

MENASource

Oct 11, 2017

The limits of democratization in Morocco

By Dr. Nabeel Khoury

The demonstrations, police repression, and continued violence in al-Hoceima in the northern Rif region of Morocco bring back not only the rebellious past of that region, but also memories among Moroccans of Hassan II’s repression—the so-called years of lead. The events also bring the country full circle back to the beginning of the Arab uprising […]

Democratic Transitions Morocco

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Pham Joins PBS to Discuss US Soldiers Ambushed in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

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North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Oct 5, 2017

Pham Joins PRI to Discuss US Special Forces Soldiers Die in Niger

By J. Peter Pham

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North & West Africa Sahel

In the News

Oct 4, 2017

Pham Quoted in New York Times on Militants in Niger

By Peter Pham

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North & West Africa Sahel

Defense Industrialist

Oct 3, 2017

The military implications of Catalonian secession—an update

By James Hasik

assuming that Catalonia was admitted to NATO, what would the newly independent country contribute? At the 2014 Strategic Foresight Forum at the Atlantic Council, Anne Marie Slaughter of the New America Foundation opined that an independent Catalonia would do a fine job of defending itself. After all, Catalonia is a country of over 7 million people, with more than $300 billion in GDP. Spending just 1.6% of that—well below the widely-ignored NATO threshold, of course—provides over $4.5 billion annually. y de-emphasizing the military forces that any landlocked country will have, and instead steering investments towards those it is comparatively positioned to provide, Catalonia could punch above its weight in European political affairs.

Defense Policy Eastern Europe

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