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“I hope that on this day we make a commitment that we are determined that the world will not turn its back on the girls and women of #Afghanistan,” explains @Malala. #IWD2024
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Somaliland is increasingly attracting interest from both global and regional powers, including the United States and Israel.
Amit Yarom explains how Somaliland could soon join the Abraham Accords.
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The Atlantic Council’s @ACGlobalEnergy and @ACMideast organized today a high-level, private breakfast with Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, H.E. Leila Benali to discuss the kingdom's energy transition strategy.
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Somaliland is increasingly attracting interest from both global and regional powers, including the United States and Israel.
Amit Yarom explains how Somaliland could soon join the Abraham Accords.
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🚨NEXT WEEK🚨@StarlingCG and Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Italy's Chief of Defense, will discuss Italy’s defense posture in light of Russia’s continued war in Ukraine and systemic changes to the European security architecture.
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Join us next Wednesday April 19 at 2 PM ET for a discussion moderated by @IamArwaDamon, featuring Ambassador @DSpeckhard and @haya_atassi, which will highlight the challenges facing #Syrian refugees in #Turkey following the Feb 6 earthquake.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi ratifies a law to seize, manage, and dispose of assets of terrorist organizations and individuals
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Last Friday, the @AtlanticCouncil launched @RFPalestine, led by @AFalkhatib, to redefine pro-Palestine advocacy by centering Palestinian voices that reject armed resistance narratives and extremist ideologies in favor of constructive solutions and hosted a panel discussion featuring @HowidyHamza, @KamalMashharawi, and moderator @MerissaKhurma.
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We're watching - #Iraq's governance and socioeconomic problems are critically important, as is the right to protest them. That's why we released this report publications.atlanticcouncil…
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🎙 OUT NOW #ChinaMENAPodcast 🚨 We know the US and China are involved in the Middle East, but what role does India play in this? Host @jonathandfulton discusses with @MohanCRaja the growing partnership between India and the Gulf. 🇨🇳 🇮🇳
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🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome @afalkhatib as our newest resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative.
Having grown up in #Gaza, Alkhatib writes extensively on the strip’s political and humanitarian affairs and advocates for peace and coexistence.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/3PGkM7G
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🇨🇳 TUNE IN 🚨 as @USharjah ’s @Shaojin2010 and host @jonathandfulton look into China's soft power and cultural, educational, and religious outreach to the Middle East #ChinaMENAPodcast.
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“The problem with the Western pro-Palestinian diaspora people is that they represent anything but the Palestinians, especially those who had to live under the realities of living in the Gaza Strip,” explains @HowidyHamza at our @RFPalestine launch event.
“The time has come to change this narrative and the to reclaim our cause from the pro-Palestinian community in the diaspora right now,” he adds.
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“If you don't have to deal with the consequences of life under Hamas, it's easy to be pro-resistance,” explains @Afalkhatib at our @RFPalestine launch event.
“There's a disconnect between what the people of Gaza want, versus what the diaspora community want,” he adds.
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Join the @AtlanticCouncil's Iraq Initiative on Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 p.m. EST for an online event with Iraq's outgoing Electricity Minister @AL_Khatteeb and Iraq Initiative Director @DrAbbasKadhim, to discuss Iraq's energy challenges.
RSVP: buff.ly/3fpqaIq
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“The Taliban since their takeover in 2021 have issued dozens of decrees that have directly curtailed the rights and dignity of women,” explains @JomanaCNN. #IWD2024
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We're excited to announce @OsamahAlrawhani as the newest nonresident senior fellow with the Scowcroft middle East Security Initiative.
Osamah is an expert in Yemeni politics and currently serves as an executive director at @sanaacenter.
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“No matter who is responsible, it’s most certainly not the 2.2 million civilians that exist inside #Gaza,” explains @IAmArwaDamon.
“This whole policy of collective punishment is also a war crime,” she adds.
Watch her explain Gaza’s dire humanitarian situation below ⬇️
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"There has been an abysmal and disastrous failure in accurately nurturing a compelling pro-Palestine narrative that leverages the support the Palestinians have among people, among students, among different governments to lead somewhere meaningful,” explains @Afalkhatib at our @RFPalestine launch event.
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"Watching the tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan, I can’t help but think of my family’s own story. If it weren’t for Operation Pacific Haven, I would not be here right now sharing it..."
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“No matter who is responsible, it’s most certainly is not the 2.2 million civilians that exist inside #Gaza,” explains @IAmArwaDamon.
“This whole policy of collective punishment is also a war crime,” she adds.
Watch her explain Gaza’s dire humanitarian situation below ⬇️
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🇸🇦WATCH NOW: “More women in education training and mentorship paves the road to our destination to greater inclusivity,” says @SaudiEmbassyUSA’ H.R.H @rbalsaud to the #WInFellows at our event in #SaudiArabia, sponsored by @PepsiCoMidEast & @USAinKSA.
Check out her insights ⬇️
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Dr. Shirin Ebadi was awarded the 2003 #NobelPeacePrize for her efforts to secure democracy and human rights in #Iran.
@Hdagres sat with Ebadi to discuss the ongoing protests in Iran, and where she thinks the country is heading.
Read the interview ⬇️
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🎙 OUT NOW 🚨 New episode of the China-MENA Podcast! @jonathandfulton and @AirWarCollege’s @DawnMurphyChina discuss how China’s approaches in MENA are receiving a lot of traction among regional governments #ChinaMENAPodcast
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🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome @afalkhatib as our newest nonresident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative.
Having been born in #Gaza, Alkhatib writes extensively on the strip’s political and humanitarian affairs and advocates for peace and coexistence.
Read more: ➡️bit.ly/3PGkM7G
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“Most of the #ISIS members who attacked #Sinjar were from the region,” explains @YazdaOrg’s @natianavrouzov.
“Talking about reconciliation without having put these people on trial is very, very unconceivable,” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3zULELV
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🔊Today we are pleased to announce that @DanielBShapiro will be joining as a Distinguished Fellow! He will play a key role in the @AtlanticCouncil's leading work on Israel & in its N7 program dedicated to advancing normalization, peace, & stability.
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Its been 11 since ISIS launched a genocide targeting the Yezidi community in Iraq, and still, over 2,500 Yezidis remain missing.
@Free_Yezidi’s Pari Ibrahim and @murad_ismael explain why actors must reaffirm their commitment to Yezidi recovery.
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For Washington to respond to an increasingly aggressive Iran, it should designate Iran’s criminal networks as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, explains @JasonMBrodsky.
Read his take on how the designation could help strengthen US national security.
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🎙 OUT NOW #ChinaMENAPodcast
🚨 Is China trying to capture the digital space in North Africa? Host @jonathandfulton discusses with @ChathamHouse ’s @TinhinanEl China’s Digital Silk Road Initiative, the role of Huawei & Alibaba, and much more.
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We're excited to have Ksenia Svetlova join the Middle East programs as Nonresident Senior Follow where she will be contributing to the Council's work on regional geopolitics, Israel's foreign and domestic policy, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Why has #Iran's #WomanLifeFreedom slogan become so universal?
"Because it is a historical moment, not just for Iranians, but for the region and for the world,” explains @ShukriyaBradost.
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Over 6 million #Afghan migrants now live in #Iran and experts project this number to grow to 20 million in the next three years.
Saeid Golkar and @KasraAarabi explain why the Islamic Republic is attempting to engineer a demographic change in the country.
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🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome @OmerOzkizilcik as our newest nonresident senior fellow for the Syria Project!
Özkizilcik is an Ankara-based analyst of Turkish foreign policy, counterterrorism, and military affairs.
Read his full bio here: ➡️ bit.ly/48Xt4PI
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@jonathandfulton interviews @AnoushEhteshami on China’s expanding relationship with Iran. #ChinaMENAPodcast
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"10 years have passed, yet the scars remained deep with the community still facing tragic realities,” explains @NibrasBasitkey.
“As of today, there are over 94 mass graves and only 61 have been exhumed so far,” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3zULELV
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We are excited to announce that award-winning journalist @IamArwaDamon has joined our team as nonresident senior fellow, where she will support the work of our Syria Project by shedding light on the status of refugees and the role of humanitarian aid.
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📅Join #IranStrategyProject for a timely Twitter Space on February 10 at 2:00 PM ET!
@reenaninan, @hdagres, @Ladikhanom, and @MarjanKG discuss the future of “Women, Life, Freedom” movement on the 44th anniversary of Iranian revolution
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In honor of #IWD2021, we will feature #ACMideast’s female staff and fellows throughout the week!
@hdagres is a Nonresident Senior Fellow and the Editor of MENASource and @ACIranSource. Click here to read her full bio and latest analysis👇
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Is the West unaware of the autorcities facing the Yezidi community in Iraq, asks a Yezidi genocide survivor at our #ACIraq event.
“Without those long term transformations, we're going to find ourselves back at square one,” explains @USCIRF's Kurt Werthmuller.
“If it ever happens again, we have the right people and the connections to immediately get action,” adds @Free_Yezidi’s Pari Ibrahim.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/44Ni0W7
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We're kicking off this year's #Med2022 with an excellent panel on emerging criminal networks in #Libya
A warm 🙏thank you to all the speakers: @AbdulRahmanLYF Ehab Abdulgader @StephAnneTurco @MaryFitzger @AsmaKhalifaLY @jose_sabadell @nicolaorlando @andreaterenzio @CollombierV
ALT Private roundtable discussion on Libya
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How do we achieve a stable regional MENA order?
@AbdullahKhaledS believes that reaffirming respect for state sovereignty, rejecting malign activity and interference, and working towards respectful coexistence can achieve this goal. #ACTrends
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🇲🇦 Today, we hosted his excellency @MezzourR for a conversation on how to strengthen US-Moroccan trade and industry partnerships featuring remarks from @morocco_usa’s @youamrani, Dr. Khaled Sakr, @CorpCnclAfrica’s Florizelle Liser, and more.
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Its been 11 since ISIS launched a genocide targeting the Yezidi community in Iraq, and still, over 2,500 Yezidis remain missing.
@Free_Yezidi’s Pari Ibrahim and @murad_ismael explain why actors must reaffirm their commitment to Yezidi recovery.
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In #Iran, the Islamic Republic has been targeting the Bahai community, a minority group in Iran. The extent of this crackdown has been raising concerns of a potential mass atrocity
Read @USBahaiOPA's Director, Anthony Vance’s take below👇
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“A really important lesson of the #Iraq war is to be careful even when assessing our intelligence,” explains @MarsinRA.
“They need to be forced to check not once, not twice, but 10 times before they make any statements,” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3A06E4j
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NEW: Read the "The Future of Northeast Syria," a report by Emily Burchfield and @aaronstein1. buff.ly/2Z5FjZW
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🎯 Young Iranian protestors are challenging the morals of those who continue to wear the regime’s uniform by knocking clerics’ turbans off.
Read @shadisadr’s take on the topic below 👇
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🇹🇳 Tunisia is facing difficult economic challenges, with many believing the country will default by August. Is an #IMF loan the only solution?
Tune into our #Space this Friday to find out more ⬇️
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“It is absolutely true that we can never start with any reconstruction unless we have a real and genuine political solution in #Syria,” explains @SyriaCivilDef's @RaedalSaleh3.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3waRWVX
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Regarding the ongoing conversations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, @AbdullahKhaledS hopes that both nations can reach "positive and tangible results." He further added that there is "sufficient momentum" for these conversations to continue. #ACTrends
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"The #Taliban treated us as objects with no human agency or dignity,” explains @AzarNayera. #IWD2024
“We lost our basic fundemental rights,” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3Tbcqpi
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The earthquake in Syria and Turkey had devastating consequences for the individuals affected.
@francoiszankih shares how the earthquake exacerbated struggles faced by certain communities including IDPs, refugees, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Read it below ⬇️
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.@SaudiinUSA Ambassador @rblsaud at @AtlanticCouncil empowerME workshop for Saudi women entrepreneurs with @USAinKSA @amchamksa @SPGlobal’s Courtney Geduldig @EndeavorSaudi’s Lateefa Alwaalan @500Startups MENA’s @AmalDokhan & @UPS’ Esther Ndichu
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🇸🇾 NEXT WEEK—Join @SHeydemann, @r_aldoughli, @IbrahimAlAssil, @jobahout, @rimamaktabi, @WillWechsler, and @jomanaqaddour to discuss the Assad's regime 50 year iron grip over Syria.
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"10 years ago on the 3rd of August 2014, ISIS committed unimaginable crimes against our people,” explains @Free_Yezidi’s Pari Ibrahim.
“Now, 10 years later, more than 2,600 Yazidis are still missing,” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️bit.ly/3zULELV
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Given the damage to #Hezbollah and the fall of the #Assad regime, @jimsciutto asks if #Iran's axis of resistance is dead.
“Destroyed? I think the answer is no. Decimated and hurt quite badly, the answer is yes,” explains @Mpolymer.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/49BuReD
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Congratulations to @GissouNia, Director of our @SLPJustice for being featured as one of the 30 most influential defenders of women and LGBTQI+ rights for #IWD2024 by @CNN.
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It is our collective responsibility to respond to this ongoing crisis...
Join @RayhanAsat, @benmauk, @meghara, & @GissouNia for a timely discussion on the repression of the Uyghur minority on July 28th!
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In honor of #IWD2021, the @ACMideast team would like to give a big shout out to two women who help our team run day in & day out-- @SamanthaTreiman (atlanticcouncil.org/expert/s…), our powerhouse comms coordinator who manages all things comms including our amazing social media content!
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“The assassination of an Iranian scientist has struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and exposed the vulnerabilities of the Islamic Republic, which failed to protect one of its most valuable assets,” writes @hdagres for @AtlanticCouncil.
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To celebrate the immeasurable contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans this April and pay tribute to their diverse backgrounds and faiths, vibrant traditions, bold innovation, an hard work, our team organized yesterday an #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth fest!
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In honor of #IWD2021, we will feature #ACMideast’s female staff and fellows throughout the week!
@jomanaqaddour is a Nonresident Senior Fellow and leads @AtlanticCouncil’s Syria portfolio. Click here to read her full bio and most recent analysis👇
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Live from #COP28, watch the TRENDS-Atlantic Council 3rd Annual Conference on Sustainable Security: The Soft and Hard Implications of Climate Action nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1lDxLPbYY…
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How can the US counter #Iran’s extraterritorial operations in the region and curb the Islamic Republic’s hostage taking strategy?
@UANI’s @JasonMBrodsky explains why its time for a holistic US strategy approach to combat Iran’s expanding operations in the region. Read the report here: ➡️ bit.ly/3zFS4yZ
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For two years, the Joe Biden administration has sought to revive the #JCPOA deal, however, despite these efforts, the deal remains in a precarious position.
@JasonMBrodsky examines the possibility of a new nuclear deal with #Iran. Read his take below.
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In honor of #IWD2021, we will feature #ACMideast’s female staff and fellows throughout the week!
@kawolff_ is the Associate Director of the Middle East Security Initiative. Click here to read her full bio and most recent analysis👇
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🇸🇦🇹🇷Earlier this month, #Turkey signed agreements with #SaudiArabia to sell an undisclosed number of state-of-the-art AKINCI Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (#UCAVs).
@AliBakeer explores the Gulf’s rising interest in Turkey’s defense industry.
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“The longer #Syria stays in the situation that it is, I think the more it will invite outside interference,” explains @SAISHopkins’s @Vali_Nasr.
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Having spent 26 years at the @CIA, @Mpolymer explains how the Israeli intelligence community was able to uncover and preemptively deter #Hezbollah’s calculated attack against #Israel on August 25.
Read his take below ⬇️
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“Before all of these dramatic developments in #Syria, #ISIS was seriously resurgent,” explains @Charles_Lister to moderator @mgordonwsj.
“They're on track to just over triple their rate of operation compared to 2023,” he adds.
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LIVE NOW: Atlantic Council experts @DrAbbasKadhim, @barbaraslavin1, @TomWarrickAC, and @WillWechsler discuss US-Iraq relations in the midst of the current crisis with keynote remarks by Congressman @teammoulton and Senator @ChrisMurphyCT. #ACIraq #ACIran pscp.tv/w/1MnGnEpwmejKO
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Nov. 3—Is building a sustainable regional security order for the GCC possible? With briefing remarks by @AbdullahKhaledS at @KSAMOFA on, followed by a panel discussion with @mohalsulami, @FozzieMiller, @Fahd_Alshelaimi & @AlArabiya_Eng ’s @nadia_bilbassy
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Today, we launch the Counter-Terrorism Project (CTP) which will take a deep dive into the future of global terrorism threats and counter-terrorism efforts, led by @JPanikoff and @alexplitsas.
Learn more about the project below ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/news/pre…
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“I hope that banning girls from an education will become an international crime, and those who commit this crime will be held accountable," explains @Malala. #IWD2024
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🎊 We’d like to welcome @HayekAmir as the @N7_Initiative’s newest nonresident senior fellow!
Ambassador Hayek was the first Israeli Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2021 to 2024.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4aFxkp8
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Join the #ACMideast team!
Apply today 👇
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“Karun,” an award-winning documentary by filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani traces the path and environs of the Karun River…
Join #ACMideast's @barbaraslavin1 on August 17th for an online viewing of “Karun,” with commentary by @KavehMadani
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“The world has forgotten me and all Afghan girls like me. They have left us pray to the brutal clause of the #Taliban,” explains @Metra_Mehran. #IWD2024
"Is it true that you have forgotten me?” she adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3Tbcqpi
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"Over the past week, the regime in #Iran has been dispatching heavy military forces to #Kurdish regions,” warns @KhosroKalbasi
"They have almost in all but name imposed martial law,” he adds
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3reuC7G
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Welcome to the team, Qutaiba (@Qidlbi)!
Qutaiba Idlbi is a nonresident senior fellow with #ACMideast where he leads the Syria portfolio🇸🇾
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Iranian activist Elaheh Tavakolian lost an eye after being deliberately shot by security forces for protesting in Iran in 2022.
@HDagres sits down with Tavakolian to share her story and discuss the situation in Iran ⬇️
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Join @ACMideast’s @DrAbbasKadhim next week for a discussion with Iraq’s most recent Foreign Minister @maalhakim about the upcoming US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue.
Register here: buff.ly/2XVXCyd
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“You cannot attract investors if you're not stable,” explains @MezzourR.
“We are not only a safe and peaceful country, we are also a country that contributes with its allies for the peace and stability of the world,” he adds.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/3W7SZ3F
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In honor of #IWD2021, we will feature #ACMideast’s female staff and fellows throughout the week!
@barbaraslavin1 is the Director of the @AtlanticCouncil’s Future of Iran Initiative.
Click here to read her full bio and most recent analysis👇
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NEW → Standard Arabic is on the Decline: Here’s What’s Worrying About That by Hossam Abouzahr atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/me…
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As the 20th anniversary of #Iraq invasion nears, @DrAbbasKadhim reflects on the impacts of the invasion and offers policy recommendations for Iraqi and US lawmakers to help empower Iraqis to shape their own future.
Watch his reflections below.
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China appears to be supporting the Houthi rebels in Yemen through its purchase of Iranian oil and its smuggling of dual-use and military-grade materials to the Houthis.
@GeringTuvia and @UANI’s @JasonMBrodsky explain how Trump should respond.
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As the Iran-Israel conflict continues to escalate, @AtlanticCouncil President @FredKempe explains why there may be a historic opportunity for Middle East realignment amid Israel’s operation Rising Lion.
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📅 NEXT WEEK—@RayhanAsat, @benmauk, @meghara, & @GissouNia will examine the ongoing repression of the Uyghur minority through the eyes & experiences of these two journalists & the ways in which the world can take action!
REGISTER👇
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"MENA countries interested in establishing political relations with Sudan, such as Israel, + those interested in investing, such as Saudi Arabia + the UAE, should stand on the side of pro-democracy civilian forces."
🗣️| @nasabdulbari for @AtlanticCouncil
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Join #ACIraq for a half day event in collaboration with @Free_Yezidi marking the ten-year commemoration of the Yezidi genocide featuring @UnderSecStateJ, @murad_ismael, @natianavrouzov, @StateDept_GCJ and more! nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1eaJbakod…
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🔊 LISTEN NOW: Episode 7 of #GunsforHire podcast!
In this episode host @aliabrahimi hears from founder of @Bellingcat @eliothiggins on how his work resulted in being personally sued by the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prighozin
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“#Hezbollah that existed just a few weeks ago, is gone. It's a shadow of its former self,” explains @WashInstitute’s @Levitt_Matt to moderator @jimsciutto at our #ACCounterterrorism conference.
Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/49BuReD
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We remember brave women like Salwa Bugaighis every day, but especially on #IWD2016. buff.ly/1Ysk9vy #Libya
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“I’m hungry, I swear to you, I can barely stand or make it through the day,” explains @inaraorg’s Gazan staffer to @IamArwaDamon.
Read Arwa’s take on how Israel’s systemic denial of aid into the strip is quickly creating the world’s ‘moral crisis’.
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/me…
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