Category: In the News

Metzl on the Japanese Hostages Held by ISIS

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Bloomberg’s Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the Japanese hostages held by ISIS:

Herbst: “What We Are Seeing Is Not a Ukraine Crisis but a Putin Crisis”

By John Herbst

The Inquirer quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on the crisis in Ukraine:

Meservey: Nigerian Refugees Fleeing Boko Haram Are a Crisis in the Making

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey writes for the Washington Post on the humanitarian crisis spawned by Boko Haram in Nigeria:

Eljarh on the Power Struggle in Benghazi

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the power struggle between al-Qaeda and ISIS in Benghazi: 

Ullman: Countering Domestic Terrorism

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Daily Times on the recently released report by Business Executives for National Security on countering domestic terrorism:

Pham on Similarities Between ISIS and Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on similarities between ISIS and Boko Haram:

Pham: “It’s Going to be a Multiyear Process”

By J. Peter Pham

US News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what has allowed Boko Haram to thrive in northeast Nigeria and what it’s going to take to combat the militant group:

The Wall Street Journal Mentions Atlantic Council Event Featuring Houthi Representative

The Wall Street Journal mentions an Atlantic Council event, “Yemen in Crisis,” that featured remarks from Ali Al-Emad, a Houthi representative:

DeLevie-Orey on Legislation to Lift the Cuban Embargo

By Rachel DeLevie-Orey

The LA Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Assistant Director Rachel DeLevie-Orey on a bipartisan group of senators introducing legislation that would do away entirely with limits on travel to Cuba:

Pham on the Destruction of Christian Churches in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

The AP quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the destruction of Christian churches in Nigeria from his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Nigeria and Boko Haram: