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In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Kroenig appears on Al Jazeera to discuss President Biden’s strike on Iranian-backed militia

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Matthew Kroenig appeared on Al Jazeera where he discussed President Biden’s strike on an Iranian-backed militia, in response to a rocket attack against US forces.

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Qaddour joins The World to discuss the political and humanitarian implications of US airstrikes in Syria

Human Rights Middle East

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in Foreign Policy on US airstrikes in Syria

Conflict Extremism
Forward Defense and Seizing the Advantage

Fast Thinking

Feb 26, 2021

FAST THINKING: Biden’s first bombing

By Atlantic Council

What does the strike signal about Joe Biden’s simultaneous efforts to re-engage Iran in talks to revive their nuclear deal? And what does it suggest about how the president will approach military action and the American presence in the Middle East?

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Feb 25, 2021

Qaddour in JCL-MENA: Syria: The Constitutional Committee is No Longer Sufficient

Middle East Political Reform

MENASource

Feb 23, 2021

Don’t rely on Moscow to help with “reconciliation” in Syria’s Daraa province

By Jomana Qaddour, Abdulrahman al-Masri

Any deal Russia strikes in Syria’s southern province will be volatile and temporary, given that resolving underlying conditions are impossible under the Bashar al-Assad regime and Russia’s direction.

Middle East Russia

In the News

Feb 21, 2021

Al-Masri quoted in Ahval on Biden’s Syria policy

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 8, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Arab News on Turkey opening schools in war-torn Syria

Civil Society Education

Press Release

Feb 8, 2021

Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs deepens expertise with addition of nonresident fellows

New fellows will contribute to the Atlantic Council’s leading work on security, human rights, and economic development in the Middle East

Economy & Business English

MENASource

Feb 1, 2021

Syria: Which way forward under Biden?

By Frederic C. Hof

The default position of President Joe Biden and his team will likely be along the lines of trying to manage the mess.

Middle East Syria

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