Julien Barnes-Dacey

Julien Barnes-Dacey is the director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. President Joe Biden talks to fellow leaders during the group photo at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to fellow leaders during the group photo at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington.

The West Should Give Up the Battle of Narratives
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Julien Barnes-Dacey, Jeremy Shapiro
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) attends a press conference with Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (L) at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran on June 25, 2022.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) attends a press conference with Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (L) at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran on June 25, 2022.

The West Must Do More to Prevent Conflict With Iran
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Julien Barnes-Dacey, Ellie Geranmayeh
A Syrian rebel fighter with the National Liberation Front watches towards the regime areas in northwestern Aleppo province on October 9, 2018. (Aaref Watad/AFP/Getty Images)
A Syrian rebel fighter with the National Liberation Front watches towards the regime areas in northwestern Aleppo province on October 9, 2018. (Aaref Watad/AFP/Getty Images)

The New U.N. Envoy to Syria Should Kill the Political Process to Save It
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Julien Barnes-Dacey
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PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images

Making the Most of Geneva II
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Daniel Levy, Julien Barnes-Dacey
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LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/GettyImages

On Assad’s Doorstep
Dispatch
Julien Barnes-Dacey
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