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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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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on How the Boko Haram-ISIS Alliance Could Internationalize the Threat

By J. Peter Pham

Fox News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how the Boko Haram-ISIS alliance could internationalize the threat by drawing foreign fighters into the conflict in Nigeria:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram’s Operating Costs

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram’s operating costs and funding mechanisms:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram, ISIS, and the Upcoming Nigerian Elections

By J. Peter Pham

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how ISIS accepting Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance could affect Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection prospects in the upcoming elections:

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Mar 13, 2015

Pham on ISIS Accepting Boko Haram’s Pledge of Allegiance

By J. Peter Pham

The AP quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on ISIS accepting Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance and how this could lead to more foreign fighters traveling to Nigeria:

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Mar 12, 2015

Rizzo: Congress Needs to Change the New Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF)

By Rachel Rizzo

Brent Scowcroft Center Strategy Initiative Program Assistant Rachel Rizzo writes for The Hill on how Congress should modify the Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF) on ISIS:

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Mar 12, 2015

AP Covers Atlantic Council Event with Secretary Kerry

By Atlantic Council

The AP covered an Atlantic Council event featuring remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on the importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations:

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Mar 12, 2015

Washington Post Quotes Secretary Kerry from Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

The Washington Post quotes Secretary of State John Kerry on the global energy market from at Atlantic Council event on the importance of the 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change negotiations:

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Mar 12, 2015

Pham on the Timing of ISIS Accepting Boko Haram’s Pledge of Allegiance

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how ISIS accepting Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance falls at a time when both groups have been suffering military defeats:

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Mar 12, 2015

Foreign Policy Quotes Atlantic Council Event on Nigeria

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy quotes Nigerian Defense Intelligence Chief Gabriel E. Okoi on outside military aid to Nigeria from an Atlantic Council event on Boko Haram and the security situation in Nigeria:

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