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Oct 29, 2015

Hof on Iran’s Support for Syrian President Assad

By Frederic C. Hof

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on Iran’s likely reluctance to support a plan ending with the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:

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Oct 29, 2015

Polyakova on Obama’s Policies on Russia and Ukraine

By Alina Polyakova

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Associate Director Alina Polyakova joins Ukraine’s Hromadske TV to discuss how the Obama administration perceives Ukraine and Russia, and how relations may change following the US presidential election in 2016:

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Oct 29, 2015

Hof on Iranian Support for Hezbollah and Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on Iran’s interests in Syria after being invited to attend peace talks with the United States and Russia:

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Oct 29, 2015

Jones: Wanted: A TTIP Fillip

By James Jones

Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. writes for Politico Europe on the importance of completing negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) as a means of strengthening the transatlantic alliance amidst increasing geopolitical challenges:

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Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Tanzania’s Ruling Party

By J. Peter Pham

TV Newsroom quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Tanzanian ruling party CCM and its candidate, Works Minister John Magufuli:

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Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Elections in Tanzania

By J. Peter Pham

Bills Insider quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what is expected to be one of Tanzania’s closest-ever elections:

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Oct 29, 2015

Karatnycky: A Democratic Misstep for Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for Politico Europe on Kyiv’s disenfranchisement of voters in Donetsk and Luhansk regions during recent elections:

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Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Africa’s New Standby Force

By J. Peter Pham

BBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the African Union’s new multidisciplinary crisis intervention force:

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Oct 29, 2015

Åslund on IMF Lending Policies to Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

The Wall Street Journal quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on plans by Ukraine’s Western allies to accelerate changes to the International Monetary Fund’s lending plan:

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Oct 29, 2015

Slavin on the Iran Nuclear Agreement and the Middle East

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Reinvent for a Google Hangout discussion on leveraging the Iran nuclear agreement to reduce conflict in the Middle East:

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