Category: In the News

Pham on the US-Kenya “Reset”

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Nation quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Kenya and what it means for US-Kenya relations:

Hof on What the Syrian Rebel Gains Really Mean

By Frederic Hof

Foreign Policy interviews Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on whether the recent gains by Syrian rebels are signaling an end to Bashar al-Assad’s regime:

Burns: As Britain’s Malaise Grows, so do Worries for US

Member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors R. Nicholas Burns writes for the Boston Globe on the prospect of a weakened and increasingly disengaged United Kingdom in global politics. For 70 years since the end of the Second World War, the United Kingdom has been America’s strongest, most trusted, and most dependable ally. How long […]

Pham on Guinea’s Upcoming Elections

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign-language Guinée58.com quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the implications of the upcoming election in Guinea:

Metzl: Korean Reunification Is in China’s National Interest

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Caixin on the benefits of Korean reunification, especially for China:

Slavin on Iran, Nuclear Negotiations, and Prime Minister Abe’s US Visit

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News, discussing topics ranging from the US-Iran stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear negotiations with Iran, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington, DC:

Itani on the Current Syria Strategy

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins Voice of America’s International Edition to discuss why the current Syria strategy isn’t working and the proposals he outlines in a new report, “Defeating the Jihadists in Syria: Competition before Confrontation:”

Metzl on the US-Japan Alliance

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss the US-Japan alliance and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to a joint session of Congress:

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Military Threat

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why defeating al-Shabaab will mean more than just a military victory:

Pham: Boko Haram Has Killed More Than Ten Thousand People in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

CNS News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his testimony before the House Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on the scope of Boko Haram’s violence in Nigeria: