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Dec 18, 2015

Saab on Hezbollah’s Syria Recruits

By Bilal Saab

The Associated Press quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on Hezbollah’s heavy losses in the Syrian conflict and its recent recruitment efforts:

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Dec 18, 2015

Saab: Saudi Arabia’s Plan in Syria

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Foreign Affairs on Saudi Arabia’s plan for Syria and whether it can succeed:

Saudi Arabia Syria

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Dec 18, 2015

Hof on the Need for a Ceasfire in Syria

By Frederic Hof

CNN quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on why ending the bombing against the Syrian people needs to be the first step in ending the conflict:

Syria

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Dec 18, 2015

Christian Science Monitor Features Atlantic Council Iran Conference

By Atlantic Council

The Christian Science Monitor features a conference hosted by the Atlantic Council on the future of the Iran nuclear deal, quoting Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation Ambassador Stephen D. Mull:

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Dec 18, 2015

Brannen: Why Killing Top ISIS Henchmen Won’t Slow the Group Down

By Kate Brannen

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Kate Brannen writes for Vocativ on why US airstrikes against ISIS leaders don’t solve the main issues in fighting against the organization, quoting Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center Barry Pavel:

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Dec 18, 2015

Manning: What Does Putin Want?

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Foreign Policy on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy strategy in the Middle East and Europe and what President Putin may be trying to achieve politically on the international stage in 2016:

Russia

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Dec 18, 2015

Gedmin on Ukraine’s Ideological Struggle

By Jeffrey Gedmin

Democracy Digest quotes Executive Director of the Transatlantic Renewal Initiative Jeffrey Gedmin on the ideological struggle in Ukraine and its implications for the Kremlin:

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Dec 18, 2015

Ashooh on the UN Meeting on the Conflict in Syria

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Sky News to discuss the meeting of world leaders in New York at the United Nations on the conflict in Syria and whether the talks will be successful:

Syria

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Dec 18, 2015

Itani on the Kurdish Democratic Union Party in Turkey

By Faysal Itani

The Huffington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Faysal Itani on increasing tensions between Turkey and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, a Syrian Kurdish organization:

Turkey

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Dec 18, 2015

Saab: How to End Syria’s War

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Newsweek on the urgency of both addressing the issue of Assad head on and involving those countries who have committed significant political capital and material resources to shape the Syrian conflict’s outcome:

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