Middle East/North Africa

Current Research

• Rachel Stohl and Alexander Georgieff’s op-ed featured on The Hill’s Congress Blog

  Rachel Stohl and Alexander Georgieff's op-ed on the U.S. role in arming the Syrians was published on The Hill's Congress Blog.

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• Geneive Abdo quoted in Bloomberg

  Geneive Abdo was quoted in Bloomberg:

  "He [Qalibaf] is a rational player," said Geneive Abdo, a research fellow at the Washington-based Stimson Center, which was set up in 1989 to promote

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• Rachel Stohl quoted in Executive Magazine on chemical weapons in Syria

  Managing Across Boundaries Senior Associate Rachel Stohl was quoted in Executive magazine on chemical weapons in Syria.

  Stohl observed, "as we learned in Iraq and Libya, it is very clear

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• Rachel Stohl quoted in USA Today on Missing Libyan Weapons

  Managing Across Boundaries Fellow Rachel Stohl was quoted in USA Today by Jim Michaels on missing MANPADS in Libya after the overthrow of Gadhafi. 

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• Libya’s Missing Weapons: Understanding Global Efforts to Control Conventional Arms

  On February 02, 2012, the Managing Across Boundaries program hosted Libya’s Missing Weapons: Understanding Global Efforts to Control Conventional Arms, an event that examined the impact of

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• Libya’s Missing Weapons

  When ousted Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi was killed on October 20, 2011, many observers celebrated the end of his brutal regime. Yet the legacy of four decades in power will be felt for

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• Rachel Stohl Quoted in The Washington Post

  Rachel Stohl was quoted by the Washington Post's Mary Beth Sheridan in her article on the US government's mission to track and destroy missiles from Moammar Gaddafi's stockpiles in

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• Brian Finlay quoted in the National on arms sales to the Middle East

  Brian Finlay is quoted in Michael Hernandez's article on The National. Click here to read the … Read More »

• “The Case for Smart Assistance to the Middle East” by Johan Bergenas in WPR

  In the coming months, numerous governments in the Middle East will likely need resources to rebuild and reform their countries in accordance with popular demands to expand freedoms and

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• A Piece of the Global Puzzle

  This weekend, Saudi Arabia will gather Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and other Middle Eastern states to collaborate on fighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction to

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• Fighting Security Challenges With Regional Cooperation

  This weekend, Saudi Arabia will gather Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and other Middle Eastern states to collaborate on fighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction to

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• A Piece of the Global Puzzle

  This weekend, Saudi Arabia will gather Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and other Middle Eastern states to collaborate on fighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction to

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• Johan Bergenas publishes article in FOKUS on concerns about nuclear proliferation

  Johan Bergenas publishes article in FOKUS, a leading weekly

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• THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EVOLVING ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN

  In 2003, the “E3”-Germany, France, and the United Kingdom-engaged Iran in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program and were joined in negotiations the next year by the European Union (EU). Given

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• Case in context: Yemen and the (lack of) U.S. “whole of government” approach

  The concept of “whole of government” is the latest in a long Washington legacy of hip slang that no one seems to fully understand but that everyone wholeheartedly embraces. Regrettably,

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas post Yemen funding piece on the Will and the Wallet blog

  Senior Associate Brian Finlay and Research Associate Johan Bergenas post Case in context: Yemen and the (lack of) U.S. "whole of government" approach on the  blog The Will and the Wallet. To

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• Research Associate Johan Bergenas cited in “Gulf News” for his analysis of a nuclear domino myth

  In this article, Dr. Mohammad Akef Jamal, an Iraqi writer based in Dubai, uses Johan Bergenas piece, "The Nuclear Domino Myth", as a springboard to explain that there are no signs the

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• The West Must Expend Resources Wisely in Yemen

  In this article for World Politics Review, based on a new report released by the Managing Across Boundaries program and the Stanley Foundation, Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas discuss how the

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas publish article “The West Must Expend Resources Wisely in Yemen”

   

  In this article for World Politics Review, based on a new report released by the Managing Across Boundaries program and the Stanley Foundation, Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas

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• Beyond Boundaries in the Middle East

  Leveraging Nonproliferation Assistance to Address Security/Dev

  Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization itself, the Middle East not only boasts the origin of many major religions,

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• Beyond Boundaries in the Middle East

  Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization itself, the Middle East not only boasts the origin of many major religions, it is a part of the world rich in history, culture, and natural

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• Johan Bergenas publishes The Nuclear Domino Myth on Foreign Affairs.com

  Johan Bergenas publishes Foreign Affairs snapshot article, "The Nuclear Domino Myth."

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• The Nuclear Domino Myth: Dismantling Worst-Case Proliferation Scenarios

  There is much talk about a nuclear domino effect in the Middle East, but where is the supporting evidence? To view the article, please click

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• Defusing Nuclear Tension with Tehran

  Behind warlike rhetoric, the signs are that sanctions have been effective: the time is ripe for renewed diplomacy with Iran. An article for The Guardian by Johan Bergenas.

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• Ashton Seeks to Revive EU Role in Iran Nuclear Talks

  The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has worked hard on getting Iran back to the negotiation table. Now, it looks like she may succeed. An article in the World

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• Stimson releases new report on Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities

  From a workshop held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: April 11-12, 2010

  July, 2010 

  In the future, 2009 and 2010 may emerge as a decisive time in the evolution of international nuclear

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• Report on the Workshop: Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities

  In the future, 2009 and 2010 may emerge as a decisive time in the evolution of international nuclear policies.  The global demand for energy security has led to renewed interest in safe and

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• Ashton Seeks to Revive EU Role in Iran Nuclear Talks

  The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, are currently involved in a diplomatic dance over resuming talks on Tehran’s

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