Rachel Ansley is an editorial assistant at the Atlantic Council. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/rachel-ansley/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:44:50 +0000 Rachel Ansley https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/10/us-strike-in-syria-unlikely-to-provoke-russian-response https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/10/us-strike-in-syria-unlikely-to-provoke-russian-response A missile strike by the U.S. at a Syrian regime-held airfield was to deter future chemical attacks and should not be seen as a sign of escalating the conflict, writes Rachel Ansley of the Atlantic Council. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:04:19 +0000 Rachel Ansley https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/07/this-is-how-the-world-is-reacting-to-the-u-s-strikes-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/07/this-is-how-the-world-is-reacting-to-the-u-s-strikes-in-syria The Atlantic Council rounds up comments from world leaders following the U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base in response to the Syrian government’s use of sarin gas on civilians. Environment Governance Thu, 03 Nov 2016 05:00:59 +0000 Rachel Ansley https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/03/arctic-council-to-stay-course-on-climate-change-after-u-s-election https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/11/03/arctic-council-to-stay-course-on-climate-change-after-u-s-election The U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council concludes in spring 2017. Will its focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation be transformed with the election of a new U.S. president next week?