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Mar 10, 2015

Hawthorne on Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown

By Amy Hawthorne

US News and World Report quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Amy Hawthorne on Egypt’s crackdown on LGBT activists during the upcoming economic development conference:

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham: “It’s a Propaganda Victory”

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why the potential Boko Haram-ISIS alliance is just a propaganda victory for now:

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham on What a Boko Haram-ISIS Alliance Would Mean

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what an alliance between Boko Haram and ISIS would look like:

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham on How Boko Haram’s Pledge of Allegiance Affects ISIS’s Strategy

By J. Peter Pham

Newsmax quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance affects ISIS’s expansion strategy:

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Mar 10, 2015

Karatnycky on Boris Nemtsov’s Murder

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins the Wall Street Journal to discuss the men arrested in connection with Boris Nemtsov’s murder and the “Order of Honor” bestowed on their leader by Russian President Vladimir Putin:

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Mar 10, 2015

Herbst Testifies to Senate Committee on US Policy in Ukraine

John E. Herbst, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, will testify on “US Policy in Ukraine: Countering Russia and Driving Reform” before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 10 a.m. on March 10.Watch here. Read testimony here.

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Mar 9, 2015

Rehman: Murky Waters: Naval Nuclear Dynamics in the Indian Ocean

By Iskander Rehman

South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Iskander Rehman writes for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on India and Pakistan’s naval nuclear forces: Read the full report here.

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Mar 9, 2015

Mezran on Surface-To-Air Missiles in Libya

By Karim Mezran

The Tampa Bay Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on surface-to-air missiles in Libya and who controls them:

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Mar 9, 2015

Reuters Quotes Cyprus Energy Minister from Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Reuters quotes Cyprus Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis from an Atlantic Council event on energy developments in Cyprus:

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Mar 9, 2015

Healey on Why the Internet Could Become the Next Failed State

By Jason Healey

Ars Technica quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the future of the internet and the danger that it could become the next failed state:

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