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Sep 8, 2014

Dungan on Referendum on Scottish Independence

By Nicholas Dungan

Mashable quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence:

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Sep 8, 2014

Pham on Implications of US Airstrikes in Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Al Arabiya quotes Africa Center J. Peter Pham on possible ramifications of the death of the leader of the militant organization al-Shabaab:

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Sep 7, 2014

Karatnycky on Tensions Amid Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire

By Adrian Karatnycky

The New York Times quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine:

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Sep 6, 2014

Benitez on Combating ISIS: “Turkey [Can] Play a Leading Role”

By Jorge Benitez

The Daily Sabah quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on Turkey’s role in fighting the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Sep 6, 2014

Slavin on Ukraine, ISIS, Israel

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss Ukraine, Ebola, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, and Israel:

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Sep 6, 2014

Miami Herald: Obama’s Plan to Counter Venezuela’s Oil Clout

By Atlantic Council

The Miami Herald cites an Atlantic Council report, Uncertain Energy: The Caribbean’s Gamble with Venezuela: 

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Sep 6, 2014

Pavel on NATO Defense Budgets

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the agreement made by NATO member countries to spend two percent of their gross domestic product on defense: 

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Sep 5, 2014

Hruby: President Obama Succeeds with US-Africa Summit

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Visiting Fellow Aubrey Hruby cowrites for the Huffington Post on how President Obama handled the US-Africa Leaders Summit:

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Sep 5, 2014

Beyond Airstrikes, How the United States Can Accelerate the Islamic State’s Defeat

By Bilal Y. Saab

This piece originally apeared in Defense One. There is broad agreement among policy makers and defense analysts in Washington that U.S. airstrikes alone are insufficient to counter the Islamic State group. There is greater clarity on the level of military, political and economical efforts required to reduce and eliminate the threat. What’s missing, however, is a discussion of […]

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Sep 5, 2014

Benitez on New NATO Force to Deter Russia: “Too Little, Too Late”

By Jorge Benitez

The Associated Press quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on the new force planned by NATO to deter Russia: 

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