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Jun 12, 2015

Manning on Oil Exports

By Robert A. Manning

US News & World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Robert Manning on using oil exports as a tool of US foreign policy:

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Jun 11, 2015

Hof on the Nusra Front

By Frederic C. Hof

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on the Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate, as a potential ally in the fight against ISIS:

Syria

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Jun 11, 2015

Stein on the Turkish Elections

By Aaron Stein

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the uncertainty of Turkey’s political future in the wake of the parliamentary elections:

Turkey

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Jun 11, 2015

Nordenman: BALTOPS 2015 Highlights New Friction Between West, Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for US Naval Institute News about BALTOPS, an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region:

Northern Europe

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Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on ISIS and Russia

By John E. Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on the building alliance of Central Asia and Russia against ISIS:

Russia

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Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on Russian Promotion of Division in Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

The New York Times quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Russia’s tacit support of a fundraising network which provides for the separatists fighting in Eastern Ukraine:

Russia Ukraine

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Jun 11, 2015

Saab: Can the House of Saud Survive ISIS?

By Bilal Y. Saab

Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Foreign Affairs on Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism campaign against ISIS and its relationship to entrenched religious divisions:

Saudi Arabia

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Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on Russia Manipulating ISIS Threat in Central Asia

By John Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Russian efforts to protect Central Asian countries from the threat of ISIS:

Central Asia Russia

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Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on NATO’s Baltic Obligations

By John Herbst

Vice News quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on the likelihood of Russian incursions into Baltic NATO members:

NATO Russia

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Jun 10, 2015

Pham on Somalia’s Remittance Problem

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on MasterCard’s plan to use debit and credit cards to both gain access to and bolster the Somali economy, now largely dependent on remittance funds transferred from abroad:

Somalia