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Nov 21, 2014

Kroenig on Latest Round of Nuclear Talks

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins BBC to discuss the latest round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

Iran

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Nov 20, 2014

Charai: Middle East Mobsters

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai writes for US News and World Report on how to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Middle East

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Nov 20, 2014

Manning: Obama’s Faltering ISIS Strategy

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on Obama’s Middle East policy:

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Nov 20, 2014

Herbst on Russia’s “Invasion” into Ukraine

By John Herbst

The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on whether Russian aggression toward Ukraine can be called an “invasion”:

Russia Ukraine

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Nov 20, 2014

Mardini on the Crisis in Kobani

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on how the ongoing crisis in the Turkish city of Kobani has affected Kurdish nationalism:

Turkey

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Nov 19, 2014

Kroenig on Iran: Deal or No Deal, Destabilizing Threat Persists

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins Fox’s Happening Now to discuss the latest round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

Iran

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Nov 18, 2014

Saab on Oman’s Peaceful Diplomacy

By Bilal Y. Saab

The National quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on Oman’s National Day and trade relations.

The Gulf

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Nov 18, 2014

Mardini: “ISIS Is Overstretched”

By Ramzy Mardini

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the takeover of a key oil refinery from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham by Iraqi forces:

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Nov 18, 2014

Hof on No-Fly Zones in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

The Daily Telegraph quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on creating buffer zones for Syrian refugees:

Syria

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Nov 17, 2014

Itani on the Fate of Aleppo

By Faysal Itani

The Daily Beast quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on whether the Syrian city of Aleppo is likely to fall to the Assad regime:

Syria