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Sinan Hatahet

Arabic
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Hind Kabawat

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

Nonresident Fellow, Syria Project

Arabic
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Diana Rayes

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Past events

Putin loses in Syria. Is Russia in retreat?

Conflict
Europe & Eurasia
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Russia

Online Event
Tue, May 21, 2024 • 10:30 am ET

Exploring investment opportunities in northwest Syria

Conflict
Economic Sanctions
Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

Event Recap

Mar 29, 2024

Launching the Syria Strategy Project

By
JP Reppeto and Charles Johnson

On March 18, 2024, the Atlantic Council’s Syria Project, the Middle East Institute’s Syria Program, the European Institute of Peace, and Madaniya Civil Society Network launched the Syria Strategy, an intensive process of engagement with subject matter experts and policymakers in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East to develop a holistic strategy to […]

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Conflict

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In the News

Taylor Quoted in the Arab Weekly on US Foreign Policy to Kurdish Political Entities and ISIS

By Andrea Taylor

Read the full article here.

Syria

New Atlanticist

Report Finds More than a Million Civilians Under Siege in Syria

By Mitch Hulse

More than a million civilians are currently suffering under siege from both pro-government and rebel-allied forces across Syria, according to a new report from PAX and the Syria Institute. Last month, the international community was shocked to learn about Madaya—a besieged Syrian town where up to 300,000 civilians have been essentially cut off from the […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Top News: February,12 2016

By SyriaSource

Major powers agree to plan for cessation of hostilities in SyriaSyria task force hopes for humanitarian accessCarter says UAE will put special forces in SyriaTurkey says 100,000 refugees in border camps inside SyriaTurkish Prime Minister Davutoglu signals Turkish action after fall of Aleppo corridor

Syria

In the News

Hof Quoted by Business Insider on Assad’s Strategy in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Hof Quoted by McClatchy on Role of the Nusra Front in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Read the full article here.

Syria

Event Recap

Inside the Sieges: The Scope and Implications of Besieged Syria

By Rafik Hariri Center

On February 10, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a panel of distinguished experts for a discussion on “Inside the Sieges: The Scope and Implications of Besieged Syria.” Hariri Center Senior Fellow Faysal Itani was joined by Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Protection Officer Dr. Mohamed Katoub, The Syria […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Military Conscription: A Tool to Strengthen the Baathist State

By Hasan Arfeh

On November 3, 2012, I took a cab headed to the Lebanese capital of Beirut. I carried a light bag in preparation of repetitive searches through numerous regime checkpoints. I fled Syria because the Syrian army had drafted me for service. I choose to flee my homeland instead of fighting my countrymen.

Syria

In the News

Slavin Hosts Voice of America Program Issues in the News to Discuss Munich Security Conference, Syria, Russia, and US Politics

By Barbara Slavin

Russia Syria

New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2016

Libya Remains a Weak Link in Effort to Curb Migrant Flow into Europe

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO deploys ships to Aegean Sea to counter human trafficking between Turkey and Greece NATO’s decision to deploy ships to the Aegean Sea in an attempt to deter the smuggling of migrants from Turkey into Greece focuses on just one aspect of the problem; to Europe’s south, in Libya, a well-established human-trafficking network continues to […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2016

Questions to Consider as NATO Responds to Migrant Crisis

By Steven Horrell

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s February 11 announcement that NATO has agreed to a proposal from Germany, Greece, and Turkey to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas is an important response to a refugee crisis that has enormous implications for Europe. NATO’s naval response, however, opens up […]

European Union Greece

Experts

Fellow

Amany Qaddour

Nonresident Fellow, Syria Project

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Diana Rayes

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Lukas Andriukaitis

Nonresident Fellow

Disinformation Eastern Europe

Staff

Elise Baker

Senior Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project

Civil Society Extremism

Fellow

Nicholas Blanford

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Alia Brahimi