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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on US Drone Strikes Against al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the United States launching drone strikes against Adan Garaar, a well-known member of al-Shabaab who was one of the key planners behind the assault on the Westgate mall in Kenya:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on Nigeria’s Boko Haram Pledging Allegiance to ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

The AP quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how US military assistance in the fight against Boko Haram could lure foreign fighters to the cause as a result of the Boko Haram-ISIS alliance:

Nigeria

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Mar 13, 2015

Reuters Covers Atlantic Council Event on Nigeria

By Atlantic Council

Reuters quotes Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Intelligence, Rear Admiral Gabriel Okoi, from at Atlantic Council event on the security situation in Nigeria and Boko Haram:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on US Military Assistance in the Fight Against Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what the Boko Haram-ISIS alliance means for US military assistance in the fight against Boko Haram:

Nigeria

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on New Insurgents Traveling to Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Deutsche Welle quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how the Boko Haram-ISIS alliance could lead to additional insurgents traveling to Nigeria to join Boko Haram:

Nigeria

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on Military Benefits to Boko Haram in Aligning with ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on potential military benefits to Boko Haram now that the group has an official alliance with ISIS:

Nigeria

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Mar 13, 2015

Slavin Hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the open letter sent by forty-seven Republican senators to Tehran, the Iraqi government’s retaking of Tikrit from ISIS, the Israeli elections, and the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s email use:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram’s Declaration of Allegiance to ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Voice of America’s Encounter to discuss Boko Haram’s declaration of allegiance to ISIS:

Nigeria

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Mar 13, 2015

Workman on the Opposition to TTIP

By Garrett Workman

Handelsblatt quotes Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman on the opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP):

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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Mar 13, 2015

Morocco World News Highlights Atlantic Council Report

By Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran

Morocco World News highlights “Morocco’s Gradual Political and Economic Transition,” an Atlantic Council report by Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan and Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran:

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