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Aug 10, 2015

Riley and Karatnycky: If Minsk Fails, Let Moscow Pay

By Alan Riley and Adrian Karatnycky

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Alan Riley and Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky write for POLITICO Europe on why Russia should be declared the occupying power in Ukraine, and should be made financially accountable for the rebel enclave:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 10, 2015

Herbst on Russia Using Energy as a Geopolitical Weapon

By John Herbst

Anadolu Agency quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on how Putin’s use of Russia’s energy resources as a geopolitical weapon is severely damaging the Russian economy:

Russia

In the News

Aug 9, 2015

Stein on Turkey’s Two Front War

By Aaron Stein

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on why Turkey’s two front war, against both ISIS and the Kurds, is not strategically smart:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Aug 8, 2015

Pham on China’s Military Plans for Djibouti

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US worries about China’s military plans for Djibouti:

China

In the News

Aug 8, 2015

Åslund: The Western World Had Better Expect the Worst

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund writes for Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet on the ways in which the widespread corruption in Russia stifles its economy:

Economy & Business Russia

Europe After The Vote

Aug 7, 2015

Åslund on Greek Banks

By Anders Åslund

Sky News interviews Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on Greek banks losing 30 percent of their value after the Greek stock market reopened:

Greece

In the News

Aug 7, 2015

Pham on Nigerian Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation

By J. Peter Pham

Frost Illustrated quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the impact of a new Nigerian law banning female genital mutilation, as well as President Obama’s endorsement of the law:

Nigeria

In the News

Aug 7, 2015

Sirnate: Can an Accord End an Insurgency?

By Vasundhara Sirnate

South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Vasundhara Sirnate writes for The Hindu Centre on the new agreement between the Indian government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim, and the complications among insurgency groups which may hinder the onset of peace in the region:

India

Art of Future Warfare

Aug 7, 2015

Cole: How Fiction Can Reveal the Horrors of Future Wars

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole cowrites for Wired on the role of fiction in illustrating the real threats posed by emerging technology in future warfare:

In the News

Aug 7, 2015

Atallah on Hotel Attack in Mali

By Rudolph Atallah

The Wall Street Journal quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on the terrorist attack on a hotel in Mali, presumably the work of al-Qaeda affiliates, though no group has claimed responsibility for the attack: 

Sahel
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