Anna Borshchevskaya As Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva to discuss the Syrian crisis, President Obama hopes the talk yield a “concrete result.” Such an outcome is highly unlikely. It is difficult to imagine that Russian President Putin—his strongest supporter– sincerely aims at disarming Assad. Putin’s proposal…
Read More(Reuters) – The United States will insist that Syriatake rapid steps to show it is serious about abandoning its vast chemical arsenal, senior U.S. officials said, as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva on Thursday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Read MoreAt least 10 Americans have signed up with al Qaeda-related groups in Syria, according to U.S. intelligence estimates. Sources tell Eli Lake why the country’s civil war is a ‘jihad magnet.’
Read MoreOn September 12, Nasser Weddady was quoted in the Boston Globe article, “Conventional killings left out of Syria debate.” Click here to read the article.
Read MoreAIC Tunisia office director Basma Azizi and program coordinator as well as former participant of Tune in Tunisia, Khouloud Chandarli, spoke on September 11 on Shems FM in Tunisia. Azizi discussed AIC history and the Tune in Tunisia program. Khouloud discussed the selection process for this year’s The Leader competition, social entrepreneurship in Tunisia more broadly, and…
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