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Jun 9, 2015

Itani on US Strategy in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Middle East Eye quotes Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the flaws in the current US strategy to defeat ISIS in Syria:

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Jun 9, 2015

Åslund: Ukraine Needs a Smaller and More Humane State

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund writes for Vox Ukraine on the steps necessary to achieve economic growth in Ukraine:

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Jun 9, 2015

Pavel and Healey: Cyber Command as a 5-Year-Old

By Jason Healey, Barry Pavel

Vice President and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey write for Defense News on Cyber Command’s growing pains: 

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Jun 9, 2015

Lindsay on Future of Urban Transport

By Greg Lindsay

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Greg Lindsay on the New Cities Foundation launch of the ambitious Connected Mobility Initiative to explore the future of urban transport:

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Jun 9, 2015

Schechter and Marczak: Iowans Need Better Answers from Presidential Candidates on Cuba

By Peter Schechter and Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak write for the Des Moines Register on why liberalizing relations with Cuba should be important to Iowa primary voters:

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Jun 9, 2015

Pham on Morocco’s Financial Power

By J. Peter Pham

Eurasia Review quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Morocco’s aim to become Africa’s leading financial hub:

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Jun 9, 2015

Slavin: Ex-Obama Adviser: Missile Defense May Avert GCC Proliferation

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on why missile defense is proving a useful tool in persuading the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf not to acquire nuclear weapons: 

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Jun 9, 2015

Karatnycky: Putin’s Warlords Slip Out of Control

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for the New York Times on how Putin’s strategy of using proxies has resulted in the establishment of a warlord kleptocracy in eastern Ukraine that threatens Moscow’s control of events:

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Future Government

By Francis J. Ricciardone

The Wall Street Journal quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on the prospect of a shaky coalition government and fears of uncertainty after the Turkish elections: 

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on the Turkish Elections

By Francis J. Ricciardone

The Los Angeles Times quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why the Turkish election strips President Erdogan of much of his former glory:

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