Mona Yacoubian interviewed at the Council On Foreign Relations on Syria civilian human rights issue
Can Syrian Talks Inch Forward? Although violence continues across Syria and the first round of the peace talks in Geneva yielded no progress, Syria expert Mona Yacoubian says that diplomacy is complex and negotiations will be “a months-long process.” With the next round of talks slated to begin February 10, Yacoubian says that if the […]
Can Syrian Talks Inch Forward?
Although violence continues across Syria and the first round of the peace talks in Geneva yielded no progress, Syria expert Mona Yacoubian says that diplomacy is complex and negotiations will be “a months-long process.” With the next round of talks slated to begin February 10, Yacoubian says that if the Geneva process fails, the UN […]
How the U.N. should handle South Sudan
By Alison Giffen: Tens of thousands of people in fear for their lives are sheltering inside six United Nations bases in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan. They have fled to these “safe havens” to escape the violence of a civil war that has been tearing apart their country since mid-December. Swift and decisive United […]
Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Globalpost on the perpetrators of the Syrian chemical attacks
Syria chemical attacks: The controversy continues BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – Ted Postol is mad, and he doesn’t care who knows it. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist is convinced that the White House pushed the country to the brink of military action in Syria on the basis of faulty intelligence, similar to the way President […]
Making Sense of the Geneva II Syria Peace Talks (video)
Mona Yacoubian participated in a discussion at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East on the Geneva II peace talks. The event examined the outcomes of negotiations and how they will impact the situation on the ground. Also participating were Frederic C. Hof, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and Bassel Korkor (via […]
Stimson report on wildlife crime cited in an op-ed in USA Today
Terrorist organizations are turning to wildlife trafficking for money. It’s a global problem. Transnational criminal syndicates, terrorist organizations and Islamic extremists are increasingly turning to wildlife trafficking to bankroll their operations. Specifically, elephant and rhinoceros ivory accounts for an increasing share of the budget of Somali militant groups and al-Qaeda affiliates. So far, the White […]
Geneva Likely To Be ‘An Exercise In Checking The Box’
The Geneva II peace talks are set to commence a week from today, and observers inside and outside the country see little cause for optimism. Syria’s political opposition remains deeply divided over whether to participate in the conference, as the Syrian National Coalition, one of the main blocs within the Syrian Opposition Coalition, has declared […]
Examining What’s Next for Syria (video)
Mona Yacoubian, senior advisor in Stimson’s Middle East program, participated Jan. 8 in a conversation about the conflict in Syria with Ambassador Frederic C. Hof, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. The conversation was held at New York University in Washington as part of the Global Leaders series. […]