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Apr 22, 2015

Schechter and Pavel: Outdated Terror List

By Schechter and Pavel

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel write for The Hill on the State Sponsors of Terrorism List and why it needs to be revised to incorporate nonstate actors:

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Apr 22, 2015

Varangis on Russia’s Aircraft Supercarrier

By Nicholas Varangis

Business Insider quotes Transatlantic Security Initiative Intern Nicholas Varangis on Russia’s plan to build an aircraft supercarrier:

Russia

In the News

Apr 22, 2015

Bruton on ISIS’s Influence Over al-Shabaab

By Bronwyn Bruton

Slate quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on ISIS’s influence over al-Shabaab as demonstrated by the militant group’s attack on Garissa University in Kenya:

Somalia

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Apr 22, 2015

Burwell on the Misunderstandings Surrounding TTIP

By Frances Burwell

The Daily Beast quotes VP and Director of the Transatlantic Relations Program Frances Burwell on the misunderstandings surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP):

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Apr 21, 2015

Khoury on Air Strikes in Yemen

By Nabeel Khoury

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Nabeel Khoury joins China Radio International to discuss the recent, deadly air strikes in Yemen:

Yemen

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Apr 21, 2015

Bruton on al-Shabaab in Kenya

By Bronwyn Bruton

IRIN News quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on al-Shabaab’s growing presence in Kenya:

East Africa Somalia

In the News

Apr 21, 2015

Herbst and Pham on the Gazprom Antitrust Case

By Herbst and Pham

US News and World Report quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst and Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what the Gazprom antitrust case means for Russian President Vladimir Putin:

European Union International Organizations

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Apr 21, 2015

Pham on the Removal of the Head of the Nigerian Police Force

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on outgoing Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck’s decision to fire the head of the Nigerian police force:

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 20, 2015

Saab on US Strategy in the Middle East and US-Gulf Relations

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins Bloomberg to discuss US strategy in the Middle East and the upcoming summit with Gulf leaders at Camp David:

Middle East

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Apr 20, 2015

Ullman: A Mightily Tangled Geostrategic Web

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for Defense News on the different controversies and alliances in the Middle East:

Middle East
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