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Mar 13, 2015

A Weakened Caliphate Expands

By J. Peter Pham

Bottom Line Up Front: • The Islamic State accepted Boko Haram’s allegiance, or bay’at, pledged to the Iraq and Syria-based extremist group over the weekend • Given the recent military setbacks for Boko Haram and the Islamic State, and their increasing convergence, this development is unsurprising and a propaganda victory for both groups

Nigeria
Politics & Diplomacy

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Mar 12, 2015

New Security Challenges in Georgia and the Caucasus with David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, March 4th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a discussion on security challenges in Georgia and the Caucasus with David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. The event was introduced and moderated by Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson.

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Mar 12, 2015

Energy Developments in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative hosted the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, H.E. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis on March 9 on the energy developments in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Mar 12, 2015

Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea

By Atlantic Council

On March 6, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted a panel discussion introducing a report Human Rights Abuses in Russian-Occupied Crimea, by Andrii Klymenko. The report chronicles how in one year of occupation, the Russian authorities have established a repressive system of control aimed at suppressing and intimidating “disloyal” groups. Rather than protecting […]

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Mar 12, 2015

Transcript: Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea Speakers:Andrii Klymenko,Chief Editor, Black Sea News;Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Maidan of Foreign Affairs Mark Lagon,President,Freedom House David Kramer,Senior Director for Human Rights and Human Freedom,McCain Institute Moderator:John Herbst,Director, Dinu Patricu Eurasia Center,Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 9:30 a.m. EDTDate: Friday, March 6, 2015 Transcript […]

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Mar 12, 2015

Transcript: The Significance of COP21

Atlantic Council The Road to Paris Climate Series:The Significance of COP21 Speaker:Secretary of State John Kerry Introduction:Frederick Kempe,President and CEO,Atlantic Council Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 9:00 a.m. EDTDate: Thursday, March 12, 2015 Transcript BySuperior Transcriptions LLCwww.superiortranscriptions.com  

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Mar 12, 2015

‘The Road to Paris’ Climate Series: The Significance of COP21 with Secretary Kerry

United States Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center on Thursday, March 12, 2015 about importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations.  “We need to face reality: There is no Planet B,” said Kerry. Kerry added: “We will see whether or […]

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Mar 11, 2015

Update on Security in Nigeria and the Campaign against Boko Haram

By Africa Center

Amid the most hotly-contested elections since Nigeria’s 1999 transition back to civilian rule, the West African country’s military has gone on the offensive against Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group that until very recently controlled a chunk of territory across three northeastern states equivalent to the size of Belgium. A regional military force, catalyzed in […]

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Mar 10, 2015

Opinion: Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe Prompts Exodus

By Barbara Slavin

Among those attending the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington last week was Roger Cukierman, president of an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in France. Anti-Semitic violence there has gotten global attention since the January attacks on a Jewish deli and the headquarters of a satirical magazine in Paris, […]

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Mar 10, 2015

Herbst Testifies to Senate Committee on US Policy in Ukraine

John E. Herbst, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, will testify on “US Policy in Ukraine: Countering Russia and Driving Reform” before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 10 a.m. on March 10.Watch here. Read testimony here.

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