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Sep 18, 2014

Herbst on Poroshenko’s US Visit

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins Bloomberg to discuss Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s address before a Joint Session of Congress: 

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Sep 18, 2014

Slavin: At UN General Assembly, ISIS May Overshadow Iran Nuclear Talks

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on this year’s United Nations General Assembly: 

Iran

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Sep 17, 2014

Karatnycky: Obama Can’t Admit That Romney Was Right on Russia

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for the New Republic on President Obama’s comments that what happens in Ukraine does not pose a direct threat to the United States:

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Sep 17, 2014

Ullman: Obama Needs a Sense of History and a Strategy

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on why President Obama needs a sense of history when thinking about his strategy for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

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Sep 17, 2014

Schechter and Marczak: Comprehensive Energy Reform is a New Dawn for Mexico

By Peter Schechter, Jason Marczak

Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak cowrite for the Hill on energy reform in Mexico: 

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Sep 17, 2014

Itani on Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Syria Deeply quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the role of the organization Jabhat al-Nusra in the Syria conflict with international attention focused on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

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Sep 16, 2014

Menon: The Real Challenge When It Comes to Destroying the Islamic State

By Rajan Menon

South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Rajan Menon writes for the National Interest on why an effective US strategy is missing for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Sep 16, 2014

Bedenbaugh: Nothing Romantic About an Independent Scotland

By Sarah Bedenbaugh

Transatlantic Relations Program Assistant Director Sarah Bedenbaugh writes for US News and World Report on the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence: 

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Sep 16, 2014

Grundman on New NASA Contract

By Steven Grundman

Los Angeles Daily News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on the possibility that NASA may choose SpaceX as a contractor for future projects: 

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Sep 16, 2014

Mardini on Overstating the ISIS Threat

By Ramzy Mardini

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini joins NPR All Things Considered to discuss why overstating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham could draw the United States into a foreign policy disaster:  Listen to the full interview.