Category: In the News

Rakisits on Pakistan’s Defense Budget

By Claude Rakisits

Defense News quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits on Pakistan’s double digit defense budget increase:

Hawthorne on US Aid to Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

Al Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on the foreign aid bill that provides for a gradual weakening of human rights restrictions on aid to Egypt: 

Stein on the Turkish Election

Bloomberg Business quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the serious tensions over political identity that divide the Turkish people along religious lines:

Pham on the Rise of al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

US News and World Report quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the rise of al-Shabaab:

Pham on Human Rights Violations in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CNN International to discuss Amnesty International’s report on human right violations in Nigeria:

Philly Inquirer Features Atlantic Council Report Hiding in Plain Sight

By John Herbst

Philly Inquirer Opinion Columnist Trudy Rubin quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst and uses the Atlantic Council’s recent report, Hiding in Plain Sight, to make the case for further action on behalf of the United States and the European Union in the conflict in Ukraine: 

Manning: Response to PacNet #30 “Launch the Perry Process 2”

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for PacNet on why the North Korean nuclear problem may not have a solution: 

Shaffer: The Drama Going on Outside OPEC’s Boardroom

By Brenda Shaffer

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Brenda Shaffer writes for FOX News on the behind the scenes oil drama going on outside of OPEC’s boardroom:

Ullman: Pakistan’s Future – Bright and Sunny or a Lull in the Storm?

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Pakistani Daily Times on the various factors at play in Pakistan’s future:

Manning on Closer US India Ties

By Robert Manning

The Washington Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on the United States and India joining forces to counter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea: