Category: In the News

Itani: Maliki Partly to Blame for Escalating Iraq Crisis

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani is quoted by Agence France-Presse on latest developments in the march towards Baghdad by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and potential US involvement in the growing crisis: 

Chris Brummer Speaks On Self-Regulation In Financial Markets At CFA Institute

On June 12, 2014, Chris Brummer, C. Boyden Gray Fellow, delivered remarks Self-Regulation panel at CFA with Amarilis Sardenberg Chair of the Board of BM&FBOVESPA Market Supervision and Susan Wolburgh Jenah, the President and CEO of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. [details here] On the panel, presenters highlighted the pivotal role of self […]

Slate: Candidate Says Afghanistan Won’t Turn Out Like Iraq Once America Leaves

By Atlantic Council

Slate cites the Atlantic Council for cohosting an event with Afghan presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah: 

Schechter: How the World Cup has Already Changed Brazil

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter writes for CNN’s Global Public Square on how the World Cup will affect Brazil’s future:

Itani on the Crisis in Iraq

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins WDEL’s Deleware News at Noon to discuss the ongoing crisis in Iraq: Listen to the interview here.

Huffington Post: Afghan Presidential Candidate Has Concerns About Bergdahl Swap

By Atlantic Council

The Huffington Post cites the Atlantic Council for cohosting an event with Afghan presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah: 

Washington Times: Afghan Presidential Candidate Seeks Closer US-Afghan Relationship

By Atlantic Council

The Washington Times cites the Atlantic Council for cohosting an event with Afghan presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah: 

Pham: Boko Haram is a “Full-Fledged Insurgency”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by Voice of America on the ongoing struggle against Boko Haram: 

Kramer: A New Western Strategy Toward Russia

By Franklin Kramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer cowrites for The Hill‘s Congress Blog on shaping a long-term Western strategy towards Russia:

Think Progress: Candidate Expresses Concerns Over Release Of Five Taliban Prisoners

By Atlantic Council

Think Progress cites the Atlantic Council for cohosting an event with Afghan presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah: