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SVAC Explainer: Wartime Sexual Violence in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020–2021

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In a new publication, Ketaki Zodgekar discusses sexual violence in the Ethiopian conflict even after the peace deal was signed in 2022. In the first two months after the signing, 852 incidents were reported.

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In Hiroshima, the G7 Economies Leverage Global Security Gains

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Ahead of the G7, the Project on Managing the Atom convened participants in Hiroshima to discuss issues such as the merits of nuclear deterrence and risk reduction instruments.

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Svenja Kirsch and Vladyslav Wallace argue that Russia should not be allowed to preside over the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), an institution of peace.

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“Americans have the watches; the Taliban have the time” - Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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“There are so many amazing artists on the ground that really need...support systems" - Aline Khoury on Emerging Contemporary Art in Palestine

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Recap of MEI Event "From the Iranian Revolution to the Kabul Withdrawal"

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How Palestinian refugees use “digital, invisible networks” to meet community needs - Nadya Hajj on refugee coping strategies

“Americans have the watches; the Taliban have the time” - Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

“There are so many amazing artists on the ground that really need...support systems" - Aline Khoury on Emerging Contemporary Art in Palestine

“We are at the end of some of these dynamics that 1979 launched” - Kim Ghattas on the Saudi-Iran Rivalry from 1979 to 2021, and Beyond

“We have become prisoners of our official story” - Israeli Author David Grossman on the Power of Personal and National Narratives

“[We need the] political will to carry out serious change...not just symbolic gestures” - Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the Future of Palestine

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