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Aug 14, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin moderates Voice of America’s Issues in the News, discussing the explosions in China, the devaluation of the yuan, the anti-corruption measures in Iraq, and the re-opening of the US Embassy in Havana:

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Aug 14, 2015

Marczak on Complicated US-Cuban Relations

By Jason Marczak

US News and World Report quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on why despite the reopening of the US embassy in Cuba, much diplomatic work remains before relations will be completely normalized:

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Aug 14, 2015

Saab on French Arms Sales

By Bilal Y. Saab

Newsweek quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the strengthening relationship between France and its arms clients in the Middle East:

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Aug 14, 2015

LeBaron on Campaign Foreign Policy Rhetoric

By Richard LeBaron

Bloomberg quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on why campaign rhetoric does not always indicate how Presidents will actually govern:

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 14, 2015

Burwell on Serbia in the European Union

By Frances G. Burwell

Vice President of European Union and Special Initiatives Frances G. Burwell joins Voice of America to discuss the implications of Serbian membership in the European Union:

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Aug 13, 2015

Cohen on Russia’s “No Import” List

By Ariel Cohen

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ariel Cohen on Russia’s decision to add more products to its forbidden import list: 

Russia

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Aug 13, 2015

Pham on Putin’s Russia and Africa

By J. Peter Pham

The Council on Foreign Relations quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Russia’s economic and military ties with Africa:

Africa Economy & Business

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Aug 13, 2015

Pham on Sanctions Harming Cancer Patients in Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Nation quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how sanctions imposed by the United States on Sudan are costing civilian lives and hurting vulnerable groups:

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Aug 13, 2015

POLITICO Features NATOSource Infographic

By NATOSource

POLITICO Europe features NATOSource’s infographic which debunks Russian myths of NATO expansion:

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Aug 13, 2015

RTT News Features State Department Installation of Berlin Wall

By Atlantic Council

RTT News features the installation of a segment of the Berlin Wall at the future home of the US State Department’s Diplomacy Center museum, made possible by the Atlantic Council and the German-based Verbundnetz Gas AG:

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