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September 20, 2023
MEI-NAPI Youth Roundtable on Women's Rights in Morocco - Middle East Institute

Details When September 26, 2023 10:00 am - 11:30 am Where Zoom Webinar This event has been postponed due to unexpected circumstances. A rescheduled date will be announced soon. Despite Morocco’s many legal advances in women’s rights, the lack of effective implementation and the existence of legislative loopholes undermines the country’s reputation as open, tolerant

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September 20, 2023
U.S. Sec. of State, U.K. Deputy PM & Russian Foreign Minister Before U.N. Security Council - C-SPAN

September 20, 2023 | Part Of Ukrainian President Zelensky Attends UN Security Council Meeting 2023-09-20T18:53:45-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWZlXC8wMDFcLzE2OTUyNTA4MTdfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19“In this war, there is an aggressor, and there is a victim. One side is attacking the core principles of the U.N. charter, the other fights to defend them,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The secretary delivered remarks before the

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September 20, 2023
Iran Update, September 20, 2023 - Critical Threats Project

4 hours ago The Iran Update covers provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for

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September 20, 2023
A new Caucasus conflict tests the limits of US power | Brookings - Brookings Institution

As world leaders gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations assembly, a quiet war broke out in the Caucasus. Azerbaijan started what it called an “anti-terror operation” to take control of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave inside the borders of Azerbaijan. After 24 hours of the Azeri offensive, the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh

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September 20, 2023
“Guardrails” on CHIPS Act Funding to Restrict Investments in China May Restrict Participation in CHIPS Act Incentives ... - Center for Strategic and International Studies

On March 23, 2023, the CHIPS Program Office at the Department of Commerce (DOC) released a proposed rule and request for comment outlining a series of “national security guardrails” for the $39 billion in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing released by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act or Act). The guardrails are

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September 20, 2023
President Biden Bilateral Meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu - C-SPAN

September 20, 2023 2023-09-20T17:13:26-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmI4XC8wMTNcLzE2OTUyMjI2MDdfMDEzLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered brief remarks to the press before a closed-door meeting in New York City. Both leaders spoke on their decades-long friendship and the importance of upholding democracy. They also touched on peace in the Middle East, the recently announced economic and trade partnership with

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September 20, 2023
Panel Discussion on the Crisis in Sudan - Arab Center Washington DC

Join us for a panel discussion with Nisrin Elamin, University of Toronto; Samah Salman, US Educated Sudanese Association (USESA); and Niemat Ahmadi, Darfur Women’s Action Group, as we talk about the crisis in Sudan, cosponsored by the GWU Humanitarian Action Initiative and the Arab Center Washington DC. We’ll discuss the drivers of the conflict, the

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September 20, 2023
The promise of a free and open Atlantic | Brookings - Brookings Institution

Not all eyes are trained solely on Ukraine or the western reaches of the Pacific. For the past 16 months, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s have also focused closer to America’s own shores, on the Atlantic Ocean. Sullivan was the driving force behind a September 20, 2022, statement laying out the aspiration for a

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September 20, 2023
Yemen's War Economy: A Key Factor in the Ongoing Conflict - Arab Center Washington DC

As Houthi negotiators leave Saudi Arabia after five days of talks with Saudi officials regarding the contours of a compromise solution to Yemen’s ongoing conflict, the country remains in the grip of certain war outcomes, specifically that of a war economy. Although the current conflict famously began with the 2015 Saudi and UAE military intervention

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September 20, 2023
Biden, Netanyahu finally meet to smooth over 'concerns' - Hespress English

HESPRESS English – Morocco News International With AFPWednesday 20 September 2023 - 20:45 US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to smooth over tensions at talks Wednesday, hailing “unbreakable” ties despite Biden’s concerns over the state of Israeli democracy. The veteran leaders shook hands against a backdrop of flags in New

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