Category: In the News

Pham on the Appointment of an Ambassador to Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

PBS News Hour quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why right now isn’t the right time for the United States to appoint an ambassador to Somalia:

Pham on al-Shabaab Threat on Western Targets

By J. Peter Pham

The National Interest quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on whether al-Shabaab has the capacity to strike western targets:

Besharov on Recommendations for SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

The Huffington Post quotes Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov from his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture on ways to modify and update the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):

Besharov Testifies Before House Committee on Agriculture on SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

Farm Policy quotes Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov from his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture on the need to modernize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and better coordinate it with the other programs that make up the social safety-net:

Eljarh: Libya Needs More Than Unity Government to Halt Islamic State Rise

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for World Politics Review on what is needed to combat the Islamic State in Libya:

Craig on Anti-Money Laundering Regulation

David W. Craig, a member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors, writes for Thomson Reuters on the drag on the wider economy caused by anti-money laundering regulation. Craig writes: It is perhaps the starkest example of the unintended consequences of regulatory reform – certainly the most visible consequence to customers – that it is […]

Aronsson: Is NATO’s Two Percent Spending Call Realistic?

By Lisa Aronsson

Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson writes for Carnegie Europe’s blog on why NATO’s two percent spending target is not realistic:

Besharov on the Review of SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov testifies before the House Committee on Agriculture on the review of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):

Khan on the Deteriorating Economic Situation in Yemen

By Mohsin Khan

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan on how the deteriorating economic situation in Yemen could lead to an even worse political crisis:

Brzezinski on the “Exercise Gap” Between Russia and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

BBC News quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the “exercise gap” between Russia and NATO from an Atlantic Council report: