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Sep 12, 2014

Pham on Trade Between China and Africa

By J. Peter Pham

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Chinese investment in Tanzania:

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Sep 12, 2014

Hruby: Data is Africa’s Most Valuable Commodity

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for the Financial Times on foreign investment in Africa:

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Sep 12, 2014

Lodal: Five Ways for NATO, United States to Support Ukraine

By Jan Lodal

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Jan Lodal writes for the Washington Post on five ways that NATO and the United States can support Ukraine:

NATO Security & Defense

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Sep 12, 2014

Hof: We Can’t Destroy ISIS Without Destroying Assad First

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof writes for the New Republic on why President Obama’s strategy for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham will be incomplete as long as it is not accompanied by more robust measures aimed at the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power:

Syria

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Sep 11, 2014

Ricciardone on US Policy for Combating ISIS

By Francis Ricciardone

National Defense Magazine cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a conference call on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone:

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Sep 11, 2014

Hof on a Regional Coalition to Combat ISIS Threat

By Frederic C. Hof

The Telegraph quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on efforts to build a regional coalition that will combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

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Sep 11, 2014

Saab on US Strategy for Combating ISIS Threat

By Bilal Y. Saab

Al Jazeera America quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on President Obama’s strategy for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and whether his plan is likely to succeed:  Watch the full interview here.

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Sep 11, 2014

Ricciardone on Working with Turkey in Syria

By Francis Ricciardone

McClatchy quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on conflicting interests in Syria between the United States and Turkey:  

Syria

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Sep 11, 2014

US News and World Report: After Obama’s Islamic State Speech, the Real Work Begins

By Atlantic Council

US News and World Report cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a conference call with retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Sep 11, 2014

Slavin on How 9/11 Has Shaped US Foreign Policy

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Huffington Post Live to discuss the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham on the thirteenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks: