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Preston McLaughlin
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Member of the Board of Directors for the Center for a Secure Free Society. He is a Foreign Area Officer for North Africa after serving in the Military Observer Group in the UN Mission (MINURSO).
Is Libya a U.S. national security issue?
President Joe Biden has an opportunity to learn from the experiences of former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump in creating new policy stances...
Tunisia’s Human Rights and US Policy
The USA has a long history of friendship with Tunisia going back to the US-Tunis Treaty of Friendship signed in 1797. The US was...
The Hirak Movement in Algeria, what Policies Should the Biden Administration Pursue?
In 2019, a grass roots political movement became a decisive force in Algerian politics. The term Hirak translates to the “Revolution of Smiles”...
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Israel-Morocco, historical richness and domestic challenges
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Today, on Israel’s 73rd anniversary, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the traditional reception for the foreign heads of mission in Israel in his official...
covid 19
India asked to provide more vaccines to Africa
Third World countries are having difficulties getting enough COVID-19 vaccines, as initial distributions have favored wealthier nations. African CDC official John Nkengasong is speaking...
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Background on the Iran nuclear talks
Negotiations have begun to bring the U.S. back into the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. How did the deal come about, why did the U.S....
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U.S. threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions
After months of political deadlock in Lebanon, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs David Hale warned Lebanese officials that U.S. and its allies...
Politics
Algeria pro-democracy movement leans toward Islamists
The pro-democracy Hirak movement in Algeria, which forced out President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office in 2019, is becoming increasingly tied to the Rachad group,...