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Mar 3, 2015

Fayyad: What Palestinians Need to do to Fulfil Their Quest for Statehood

By Salam Fayyad

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Statesman Salam Fayyad writes for The Elders on the Palestinian path to statehood:

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Mar 3, 2015

Meservey: Exposed: ISIS’ Somali-American Terrorist Pipeline

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey writes for the National Interest on why ISIS has been successful at recruiting Somali-Americans:

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Mar 3, 2015

Marczak on Argentina’s Tumultuous Year

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Argentina’s tumultuous year and the upcoming presidential election:

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Mar 3, 2015

Pham on the Links Between Boko Haram and ISIS

By J. Peter Pham

The Independent quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his congressional testimony on potential connections between Boko Haram and ISIS:

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Mar 3, 2015

Eljarh on the Influx of Foreign Fighters to Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the influx of foreign fighters to Libya and how this is part of ISIS’s strategy to overtake failed states:

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Mar 3, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram and al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Secure Freedom Radio to discuss Boko Haram and al-Shabaab:

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Mar 3, 2015

Eljarh on the ISIS Stronghold in Derna, Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh, who is based in Libya, joins ABC News Radio to discuss the ISIS stronghold in Derna, Libya and how the ISIS militants have not been successful in implementing strict policies: Listen to the full interview here.

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Mar 3, 2015

Slavin: United States Still Considering No-Fly Zone for Syria

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on whether the United States will implement a no-fly zone in Syria to protect fighters trained to defeat ISIS:

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Mar 3, 2015

Manning: How Dangerous is Vladimir Putin?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for International Economy on the dangers of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his miscalculations about upsetting the European post-Cold War order:

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Mar 2, 2015

Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Al Jazeera quotes former Congressman Jim Slattery on the US-Iran relationship and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the US Congress from an Atlantic Council event about his recent visit to Tehran:

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