Category: In the News

Interviews from the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul

By Atlantic Council

The Oil & Gas Year interviews participants at the Energy & Economic Summit in Istanbul in November 2014 including Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi:

The Atlantic Interviews McFate on Modern Mercenaries

By Sean McFate

The Atlantic interviews Africa Center Senior Fellow Sean McFate on his new book The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order:

Ullman: Iran 2015: Are 1914 and 1964 Calling?

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Huffington Post on the global implications of a nuclear deal with Iran:

Eljarh on the Libyan Unity Government Plan

By Mohamed Eljarh

Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the UN envoy to Libya’s unity government plan:

Marczak on Russia’s Latin America Presence

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how Russia’s growing presence in Latin America is causing concern among the United States and its allies:

LeBaron on Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer

By Richard LeBaron

The New York Times quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, and his role in attempting to bridge the gap between the United States and Israel:

Al-Ghwell: More Stick, Less Carrot Needed in Libya

Rafik Hariri Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on the need to implement sanctions against Libyan war criminals:

Koranyi on the Need for a European Energy Highway

By David Koranyi

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi discusses Completing Europe, a report jointly published by the Atlantic Council and Central Europe Energy Partners on the need for infrastructure development across Central Europe in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors: Read the full press release here.

Itani on the Quiet Ascent of the Nusra Front in Syria

The AP quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the rise of the Nusra Front, Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate:

Pavel and Saab: Reassuring America’s Gulf Arab Partners

By Pavel and Saab

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab write for the National Interest on how a nuclear deal with Iran would affect US policy toward the Arab Gulf states: