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Dec 13, 2015

Vakhshouri on Iran’s Natural Gas Industry

By Sara Vakhshouri

Real Clear Energy quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sara Vakhshouri on how the Iran nuclear deal will affect Iran’s natural gas industry:

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Dec 13, 2015

Hof: Obama and Kerry’s Wishful Thinking on Syria

By Frederic Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof writes for the Washington Post on the Obama administration’s failed policy in Syria and the upcoming talks on Syria in Vienna:

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Dec 12, 2015

Manning: Abe’s India Visit Highlights Asia’s Security Ties

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Nikkei Asian Review on the increase in overlapping defense ties between the United States, Japan, and other Asia-Pacific countries as they look to counter China’s increasingly assertive military posture: 

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Dec 12, 2015

Schechter on the Macri Government

By Peter Schechter

Argentine News Service Télam quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on newly elected President of Argentina Mauricio Macri:

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Dec 11, 2015

Slavin Hosts Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss terrorism, the Syrian opposition talks, and the climate change negotiations in Paris:

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Dec 11, 2015

Montanino on Ukraine and the IMF

By Andrea Montanino

Le Figaro quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the International Monetary Fund’s decision regarding lending into arrears and how this could impact the Ukrainian financial assistance program:

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Dec 11, 2015

Ashooh on the Upcoming Syrian Peace Talks

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the upcoming Syrian peace talks and why military pressure is necessary to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table: Watch the full interview here.

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Dec 11, 2015

Vakhshouri Testifies on US Oil Export Ban

By Sara Vakhshouri

AgWeek quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sara Vakhshouri from her testimony before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the US oil export ban:

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Dec 11, 2015

Benitez on UN-Russian Relations

By Jorge Benitez

Stars and Stripes quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Phillip Breedlove’s approach toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine:

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Dec 11, 2015

Janeka on Airstrikes against ISIS

By Marri Janeka

Anadolu Agency quotes Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Assistant Director Marri Janeka on why coalition airstrikes alone will not be effective in defeating ISIS: