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New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2016

The Presidential Debates: Here’s What We Would Like to Know

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, took part in their first presidential debate in New York on September 26. The debate was the first of three. Here are some questions the Atlantic Council’s experts would like to pose to the candidates.

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In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Telegraph on Aleppo Takeover by Syrian Regime

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Hof Joins BBC to Discuss Syrian Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

Listen to the full discussion here.

Syria

In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Alami in Al-Monitor: What’s Keeping Syria’s Rebel Forces from Consolidating their Power?

By Mona Alami

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Syria

In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Braw Joins Monocle 24 to Discuss Sweden Putting a Military Unit on Gotland

By Elizabeth Braw

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SyriaSource

Sep 26, 2016

Syria: The High Cost of Taking Russia at its Word

By Frederic C. Hof

The all-out assault on Aleppo by Russian and Assad regime aircraft, targeting as it does aid convoys, hospitals, homes, market places, and mosques, seems to have mildly surprised and deeply upset senior American officials. Saddled with a president content to look the other way while mass murder unfolds, they had persuaded themselves that Moscow’s demands […]

Syria

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Arab Weekly on US and Russia’s Efforts to Salvage Syrian Ceasefire

By Faysal Itani

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Sep 25, 2016

Hof Quoted by The Washington Post on Wishful Thinking on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Syria

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Sep 24, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Telegraph on Russian Support of Aleppo Takeover by Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Sep 23, 2016

Ashooh Quoted by the Daily Star on the Breakdown of the Syria Ceasefire

By Jessica Ashooh

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