Atlantic Council Middle East Programs

The Iraq Initiative is pleased to welcome @Alfadhel_Ahmad as a new nonresident senior research fellow. His research focuses on political competition, including the role of nonstate actors and the clerical establishment. Welcome, Alfadhel!

💡🗳️ 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

🌏 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. ⬇️

🔆🌐 "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

💡🌏"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