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May 22, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia’s Elections

By J. Peter Pham

Ventures Africa quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Ethiopia’s strong economy improving its ruling party’s chances of reelection:

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May 22, 2015

Burrows and Stephan: Has the West Given Up on Democracy?

By Burrows and Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows and Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan write for open Democracy on the rise of authoritarianism and the decline of democracy:

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May 21, 2015

Pham on Ethiopia’s Upcoming Election

By J. Peter Pham

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Ethiopia’s ruling coalition and why it’s likely they’ll win in another landslide election:

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May 21, 2015

Itani on the Expansion of ISIS in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Middle East Eye quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the expansion of ISIS in Syrian and the Syrian residents now under ISIS control:

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May 21, 2015

Itani on ISIS in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins BBC Newshour to discuss ISIS advances in Syria:

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May 21, 2015

Ullman: Seymour Hersh in Wonderland

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for The Daily Times on why Seymour Hersh’s account of the Osama Bin Laden raid is pure fantasy:

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May 21, 2015

Itani on the ISIS Takeover of Palmyra

By Faysal Itani

The Associated Press quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on Palmyra’s strategic location and what advantages ISIS will gain from its takeover:

Syria

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May 21, 2015

Schechter on US-Cuba Negotiations

By Peter Schechter

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter on the resuming of US-Cuba negotiations and what affect the embargo will have on those negotiations:

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May 21, 2015

Manning: Military Exercise Speaks to Debate on Region’s Future

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Global Times on China’s activities in the South China Sea and the US response:

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May 21, 2015

Manning: America’s ‘China Consensus’ Implodes

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for The National Interest on the rethinking of US policy toward China:

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