Adham Sahloul
@adham-sahloul.bsky.social
Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS. Ex-U.S. national security official at DOD and USAID. China, the Middle East, and beyond. Naval officer.
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The City Council approved the Chicago Fire FC’s plan to build a $650 million soccer stadium at a vacant South Loop lot known as The 78.
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Chicago Fire nets City Council approval for new South Loop stadium at The 78
City Council members on Thursday approved the $650 million, 22,000-seat soccer stadium that Fire owner Joe Mansueto envisions to be open in time for the 2028 season.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The City Council approved the Chicago Fire FC’s plan to build a $650 million soccer stadium at a vacant South Loop lot known as The 78.
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U.S. Foreign-Aid Halt Is Making Scrutiny of China Even Harder www.wsj.com/world/china/...
U.S. Foreign-Aid Halt Is Making Scrutiny of China Even Harder
A funding freeze is rocking nonprofits that collected increasingly scarce information in a country that Trump has deemed a competitor.
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February 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
U.S. Foreign-Aid Halt Is Making Scrutiny of China Even Harder www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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US troops in Eastern Europe learning drone tactics from war in Ukraine
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US troops in Eastern Europe learning drone tactics from war in Ukraine
U.S. Army troops in Eastern Europe are using lessons learned from the war in Ukraine to help them develop new tactics and use of new technologies.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
US troops in Eastern Europe learning drone tactics from war in Ukraine
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The Middle East Security program at @cnas.bsky.social is proud to welcome @adham-sahloul.bsky.social, a rising star in MidEast policy with a broad breadth of experience in the U.S. interagency and military!
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CNAS Welcomes Adham Sahloul and Daniel Schneiderman as Adjunct Senior Fellows
At the Department of Defense, he served as a special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and advised Secretary Austin’s Middle East Crisis…
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February 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Middle East Security program at @cnas.bsky.social is proud to welcome @adham-sahloul.bsky.social, a rising star in MidEast policy with a broad breadth of experience in the U.S. interagency and military!
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My latest for The National on Syria-
Is the US missing “Berlin Wall moment” with slash of foreign aid? Read here👇🏻
Is the US missing “Berlin Wall moment” with slash of foreign aid? Read here👇🏻
I spoke with @elliesennett.bsky.social for @thenationalnews.com about the historic opening in Syria and the Middle East and how the next chapter depends on U.S. leadership in aid and economic development: www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...
Is US missing 'Berlin Wall' moment in Syria with foreign aid cuts? | The National
Donald Trump's halt on assistance comes at key moment of transition for Damascus
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February 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My latest for The National on Syria-
Is the US missing “Berlin Wall moment” with slash of foreign aid? Read here👇🏻
Is the US missing “Berlin Wall moment” with slash of foreign aid? Read here👇🏻
I spoke with @elliesennett.bsky.social for @thenationalnews.com about the historic opening in Syria and the Middle East and how the next chapter depends on U.S. leadership in aid and economic development: www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...
Is US missing 'Berlin Wall' moment in Syria with foreign aid cuts? | The National
Donald Trump's halt on assistance comes at key moment of transition for Damascus
www.thenationalnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I spoke with @elliesennett.bsky.social for @thenationalnews.com about the historic opening in Syria and the Middle East and how the next chapter depends on U.S. leadership in aid and economic development: www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...
My piece about USAID and national security made it to the @chicago.suntimes.com homepage under Illinois corruption and frozen chocolate bananas. This is every Chicagoan’s dream. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
February 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My piece about USAID and national security made it to the @chicago.suntimes.com homepage under Illinois corruption and frozen chocolate bananas. This is every Chicagoan’s dream. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
My first Op-Ed as a former national security official in the Biden Administration is in defense of my former colleagues and the mission at USAID, whose absence will be felt from the Midwest to the Middle East. With thanks to my hometown @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
How USAID cuts betray America's interests and hurt our nation's security
A former federal official from the Chicago area who has worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development explains why President Trump's foreign aid cuts hurt people around the globe and short...
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February 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My first Op-Ed as a former national security official in the Biden Administration is in defense of my former colleagues and the mission at USAID, whose absence will be felt from the Midwest to the Middle East. With thanks to my hometown @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
Insightful @cfr.org "The President's Inbox" podcast with Dr. Hal Brands on the balance of power in Eurasia: www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi...
PODCAST | The President's Inbox: The Eurasia Challenge, with Hal Brands
Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Mak…
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January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Insightful @cfr.org "The President's Inbox" podcast with Dr. Hal Brands on the balance of power in Eurasia: www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi...
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January 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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