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Jul 8, 2014

Mardini on ISIS in Mosul

By Ramzy Mardini

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on ISIS extremists capturing former members of their organization in Iraq:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 7, 2014

Defense News: Rasmussen to Push Readiness Action Plan at NATO Summit

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: 

In the News

Jul 7, 2014

Daily Beast: State Department Says Assad’s ‘Machinery of Death’ Worst Since the Nazis

By Atlantic Council

The Daily Beast cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Stephen Rapp, the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and director of the Office of Global Criminal Justice:

In the News

Jul 6, 2014

Pham on US Policy Toward Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham appears on CCTV’s Talk Africa to discuss US policy toward Somalia:

Somalia

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Jul 5, 2014

Benitez: NATO Countries are Experiencing “Enlargement Exhaustion”

By Jorge Benitez

The Associated Press quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s decision to rule out rapid expansion:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 5, 2014

Mardini on a Successor to Maliki

By Ramzy Mardini

The Guardian quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on Ahmad Chalabi, a potential successor to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 5, 2014

Mardini on Militant Ambitions in Iraq

By Ramzy Mardini

National Public Radio quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on whether Islamist militant gains in Iraq and Syria highlights an overreaching that will open rifts with its current partners:

Iraq

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Jul 4, 2014

Itani on the Conflict in Iraq

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins Voice of America’s Encounter to discuss the ongoing situation in Iraq:

Iraq

In the News

Jul 4, 2014

Mardini on the Role of Kurds in Iraq Crisis

By Ramzy Mardini

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on how Iraqi Kurds are using the country’s crisis to their advantage: 

Iraq

In the News

Jul 4, 2014

Mardini: “Iraq’s Sectarian Politics is Like a Game of Musical Chairs”

By Ramzy Mardini

The Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the gathering in Irbil of Iraq’s Sunni leadership to discuss removing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from power:

Iraq
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