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Nov 11, 2014

Saab Article Listed on BBC Must-Read List

By Bilal Y. Saab

BBC cites an article in Foreign Affairs by Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on Oman as a piece of must-read commentary from around the world:

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Nov 11, 2014

Pham on Combating Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Reuters quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the Nigerian people’s frustration over the lack of progress in the battle against terrorist organization Boko Haram:

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Nov 11, 2014

Slavin: Sanctions, Politics Complicate Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on a potential agreement with Iran over its nuclear program: 

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Nov 11, 2014

Slavin on Rhetoric from Iran’s Supreme Leader

By Barbara Slavin

The Daily Caller quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin on nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran:

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Nov 11, 2014

Karatnycky on Obama’s Encounter with Putin at APEC Summit

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss President Obama’s encounter with Vladimir Putin at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Beijing:

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Nov 11, 2014

Manning: Cheaper Oil’s Winners and Losers

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Los Angeles Times on the recent trend of falling oil prices:

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Nov 10, 2014

Mezran on Ongoing Conflict in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on Libya’s fractured society three years after the ouster of former President Moammar Gadhafi: 

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Nov 10, 2014

Chrismer: A Ticking Time Bomb

By Andrew Chrismer

Global Business and Economics Program Assistant Director Andrew Chrismer writes for US News and World Report on the new development strategy needed to provide employment for Europe’s youth:

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Nov 10, 2014

Slavin on New Movie on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on a new film about 2009 Iranian political protests: 

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Nov 10, 2014

Pham: Five Ideas for a Post-Midterms Africa Agenda

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the Hill on the US agenda toward Africa following the recent midterm elections: