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Jun 25, 2015

Rakisits: Death Penalty Returns to Pakistan

By Claude Rakisits

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits writes for Rule of Law Updates and Perspectives on the reinstatement of the death penalty in Pakistan:

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Jun 25, 2015

Eljarh on ISIS Setbacks in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on how US airstrikes and conflicts on the ground are putting ISIS on the retreat in Libya:

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Jun 25, 2015

Gramer and Daniels: France Fills the American Arms Void

By Gramer and Daniels

Transatlantic Security Initiative Assistant Director Robbie Gramer and Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Program Assistant Owen Daniels write for Politico on new French defense contracts with Gulf states in light of strained negotiations between the United States and its partners in the region:

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Jun 25, 2015

Ward: Does America Even Have a Strategy to Defeat ISIS?

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for The National Interest on why contrary to Obama’s opponents’ claims, the administration does have an anti-ISIS strategy, it’s just not a good one:

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Jun 25, 2015

Herbst on the Current Situation in Ukraine

By John Herbst

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst speaks with the US Embassy in Berlin on the current situation in Ukraine and Russian disinformation:

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Jun 25, 2015

Breitenbauch: Time for Sweden to Join NATO

By Henrik Breitenbauch

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Henrik Breitenbauch cowrites for the American Interest on how Russia’s provocations in the Baltic Sea region are changing the debate on NATO membership in Sweden:

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Jun 25, 2015

Dungan on Wikileaks Spying Revelations

By Nicholas Dungan

France 24 quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on how the outrage expressed by French officials about new WikiLeaks revelations that the United States spied on French presidents is just an act of political theatre from a nation that conducts significant spying of its own:

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Jun 25, 2015

Grundman: How M&A is Remaking Aerospace

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman writes for Aviation Weekly on how mergers and acquisitions are changing the aerospace and defense industries:

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Jun 25, 2015

Global Capital Features Atlantic Council Report on RMB Infrastructure

By Atlantic Council

Global Capital features the Atlantic Council report RENMINBI ASCENDING: How China’s Currency Impacts Global Markets, Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Financial Regulation in an article on why the RMB needs infrastructure and co-operation to become a global currency: 

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Jun 25, 2015

Montanino on the Greek Financial Crisis

By Andrea Montanino

Star Tribune quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the attempt to find alternatives to a Greek exit from the Eurozone:

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