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💡🗳️ There is "reason to hope that the imminent threat of Trump reacting to the election results by escalating with Iran has diminished. That said, the risk may increase again after this moment passes," writes @WillWechsler in his latest commentary on the political cost of the Iran war in the midterms. Read the full piece below.⬇️ bit.ly/4iDsdtZ
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🌏 Last week, our Transatlantic Project convened a dialogue in Oxford on the transatlantic relationship amid the Iran war. The sessions were concluded with a lecture by @bahaa_hariri_ on his vision for a reformed region.
Check out the highlights below. ⬇️
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Last week, Iraqi PM Al-Zaidi visited Damascus to meet with President al-Sharaa, marking the first visit of an Iraqi PM to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Despite this positive political step, the Iraq-Syria relationship remains complicated and marked by lingering concerns on both sides of the border.
Join me on November 18 at 11 EST when I'll moderate a virtual discussion with @IbrahimAlAssil, @yesar, @LahibHigel, @Karam__Shaar to discuss the political and economic foundations of this relationship and whether and how the two countries can warm previously cool ties.
Register at this link: atlanticcouncil.org/event/th…
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🔆🌐 "From Benghazi’s perspective, securing Turkish support could help push forward the long-awaited unification of Libya’s sovereign institutions and executive authority," writes @Eljarh in his new commentary on the implications of Libya's maritime deal with Turkey.
🔗 Read the full article below. ⤵️ bit.ly/47RaLNz
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💡🌏"Gaza needs more than rebuilt structures. It requires restored or new systems that enable reconstruction, including roads, utilities, communications, waste management, supply chains, storage, border crossings, and administrative structures," writes @mirzafir in his new analysis on what is needed from the Board of Peace.
🔗 Read his full piece below. ⬇️ bit.ly/4zlPwQ0
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I am pleased to have contributed Chapter 3, “Iraqi Shiism and the Non-Clerical Paths of Renewal,” to The Shi‘a in the Modern Arab World, a new volume examining Shi‘a identity and political agency across the region. Here is the link for the book: aucpress.com/9781649035653/
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💡🇮🇹 This week, our North Africa Program launched a new collaboration with the @centrostudiusa in Rome with the panel “From the Red Sea to the Atlantic: Transatlantic Policy and the Greater North African Security Complex.” From the region’s shift toward the Red Sea to the renewed importance of the Mediterranean and the growing role of middle powers, the discussion explored where transatlantic policy fits across North Africa and featured @MezranK and @KafafyMaisoon.
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💡🌐 Washington should stop expecting the Gulf to speak with one voice. Eight months into the Iran war, all six GCC states were hit by the same adversary, yet they're drawing very different conclusions. US policy needs to catch up.
🔗 Read @jozemrpelayo's new analysis on US policy towards the Gulf here⬇️
bit.ly/4i0Y5JZ
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💡🌐 Last week, our MENA Futures Lab hosted a roundtable with Viaka on building and scaling ventures in the MENA region. The event convened investors and entrepreneurs who explored the challenges with capital access, and the role of innovation and AI in scaling regional startups.
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💡"Institutions and representation mechanisms—if carefully designed—can contribute to broad inclusion beyond narrow religious or ethnic categories, encompassing political affiliation and diverse social groups," write @MarieForestier and Arthur Quesnay in their new report on how Syria can avoid sectarian violence.
🔗Read their full report below⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth…
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LIVE NOW | Our North Africa Program, co-hosts with the Center for American Studies, "From the Red Sea to the Atlantic: Transatlantic Policy and the Greater North African Security Complex." From the Maghreb to the Red Sinai, the Mediterranean is expanding beyond its traditional borders, this discussion will analyze the emergence of a greater North African security complex amid ongoing tensions in the greater Middle East.
Speakers include @HannahRaeArms; Caterina Roggero; @ckasapoglu1; @KafafyMaisoon!
🔗Join the event here⬇️ bit.ly/4k5hoTC
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💡 🇸🇦 Last week, our MENA Futures Lab, @Barclays and @DLA_Piper convened senior executives, investors and policymakers for their event on Vision 2030 at Ten: Building the Kingdom’s Next Decade, exploring the Vision's achievements, challenges and the future of KSA's investment ecosystem.
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💡🇮🇶 "Yet the militias within this parallel army show little sign of behaving as responsible, professional forces accountable to Baghdad. Instead, they increasingly act as proxies at the IRGC’s disposal" writes @HamdiAMalik in his new analysis on the future of Iraq's militias following the US withdrawal.
🔗Read his full piece here ⬇️
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on India’s economic edge nitter.siddz.com/i/broadcasts/1DGLdZnrY…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on India’s economic edge nitter.siddz.com/i/broadcasts/1dxYlayOP…
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🔴LIVE SOON | Join us as @brett_mcgurk and @IgnatiusPost discuss "Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7 Hostages".
🔗Watch the conversation here⬇️
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📆TOMORROW | 🕓 4:00 p.m. EST
Join us as @brett_mcgurk and @IgnatiusPost discuss "Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7 Hostages".
McGurk will discuss the book and his firsthand account of the diplomacy and decision-making that followed Hamas’s October 7 attack, including the war in Gaza, the US-Israel relationship, Iran, and the future of US policy in the Middle East.
🔗Register to watch here⬇️
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.@PMAuthority Governor Yahya Shunnar says he would “be supportive of CBDC issued in shekel" at our #IMFWBAM26 studio in Bangkok, Thailand.
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LIVE NOW | Lebanon’s Finance Minister Yassine Jaber joins @ACGeoEcon's Charles Lichfield in Bangkok to discuss economic volatility, fiscal reforms, and the path toward greater resilience in Lebanon. @MOFLebanon #IMFWBAM26 nitter.siddz.com/i/broadcasts/1AKEmvrXm…
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