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Dec 7, 2015

Zichal: In Paris Climate Summit, a Beginning Not an End

By Heather Zichal

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Heather Zichal writes for the Christian Science Monitor on why no single agreement should be expected to be the final solution to the climate crisis:

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Dec 7, 2015

Blanford: To Avenge or Not? At Funeral in Bekaa Valley, It’s Not Really a Question

By Nicholas Blanford

Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Blanford writes for the Christian Science Monitor on the funeral of Lebanese soldier Mohammed Hamiyah and the plans for vengeance in the name of his death: 

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Dec 7, 2015

Ullman: Needed: Strategy, Not Slogans, to Defeat ISIS

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on the need for the Obama administration to follow through with strategies that will defeat ISIS:

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Dec 7, 2015

Atallah on Drugs and Terrorism

By Rudolph Atallah

The New Yorker quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on terrorist involvement in the drug trade:

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Dec 7, 2015

Burrows: Here’s the Playbook for Getting US-Russian Cooperation Back on Track

By Matthew J. Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows cowrites for The National Interest on how the United States and Russia can find common ground for cooperation, highlighting a recently released report by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the Moscow-based Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) that discusses how to find that common ground:

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Dec 7, 2015

Shaffer on Israel’s Gas Deal

By Brenda Shaffer

The Washington Post quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Brenda Shaffer on the political issues surrounding the Israeli gas deal:

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Dec 7, 2015

Barno on Women in the Military

By Dave Barno

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno joins Federal News Radio’s Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the implications of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that all jobs in the US military will now be open to women:

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Dec 7, 2015

Montanino Recognized as Italian Leader in Washington

By Andrea Montanino

Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera recognized Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino as one of the most influential Italian leaders in Washington, DC:

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Dec 7, 2015

Geers: Cyber War in Perspective

By Kenneth Geers

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Kenneth Geers edited and introduced Cyber War in Perspective, a new collection of essays published by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence that also includes an essay from Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jay Healey: Read the full book here.

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Dec 7, 2015

Bensahel on New Defense Spending Deal

By Nora Bensahel

Washington Examiner quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on how a new two-year defense spending deal will allow contractors to go on the offensive and lobby for more and bigger projects:

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