Category: In the News

String: NATO Unleashed: Stopping Russia in Its Tracks

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String writes for the National Interest on the need for NATO to enhance its capacity to prevent further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe:

Khan on Egypt’s Economic Difficulties

By Mohsin Khan

Middle East Institute quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan on Egypt’s economic difficulties and the need for foreign investment:

Karatnycky on the Ukraine Crisis and Religion

By Adrian Karatnycky

US News and World Report quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on how the conflict in Ukraine has created divisions among the clergy:

Wilson Testifies on Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson testified on Russian aggression in Eastern Europe before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation on March 4. Read Wilson’s full testimony here. Watch here.

Al-Ghwell: The Rise and Rise of Libya’s Rogue General

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on the recent appointment of General Khalifa Haftar as Commander in Chief of the Libyan armed forces:

Metzl: Japan’s Sensitive Military Normalization

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Project Syndicate on how ISIS’s brutal murder of two Japanese hostages in January has caused the country to rethink its post-World War II pacifism:

Eljarh on the Ancient Sites Under Threat by ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on which ancient sites in Libya could come under threat by ISIS:

Deutsche Welle Quotes Atlantic Council Event on ISIS

By Atlantic Council

Deutsche Welle quotes General John Allen about US policy on ISIS from an Atlantic Council event:

Bloomberg Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg View highlights General John Allen’s remarks at an Atlantic Council event on Monday about Turkey’s role in the fight against ISIS:

McFate Discusses “The Modern Mercenary”

By Sean McFate

Africa Center Senior Fellow Sean McFate appears on C-SPAN discussing his book The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order: