Category: In the News

Nawaz on India-Pakistan Relationship

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz joins NPR’s Weekend Edition to discuss a potential thawing in the historically cold relationship between India and Pakistan:

Slavin on Afghanistan, Egypt Elections

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins VOA’s Issues in the News to discuss Egypt’s recent elections, President Obama’s policy in Afghanistan, and other timely events:

Pham on Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins Voice of America’s Encounter to discuss the Nigerian and US responses to Boko Haram:

Pham on How to Find Charities Worthy of Contributions

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Finance quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how to assess whether a charity is worthy of your contributions:

Nawaz on Release of Taliban Prisoner

By Shuja Nawaz

The Guardian quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on the controversy the Obama Administration now faces over the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl:

Atallah on Boko Haram

By Rudolph Atallah

Breitbart News interviews Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on the terrorist organization Boko Haram which abducted more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April:

Chalupa on the Efficacy of Vladimir Putin

By Irena Chalupa

The New York Times quotes the Atlantic Council’s Irena Chalupa in a piece on how recent international actions against Russia have not deterred President Vladimir Putin’s designs in the region:

Itani: Is the US Inadvertently Helping Hezbollah?

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani writes  for The Hill on how well-intentioned policy by the United States may actually be harming the situation in Syria:

Atlantic Council Event with Afghanistan Presidential Candidate Featured

Agence France-Presse (AFP) featured the Atlantic Council’s Skype event with Afghanistan presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani:

Brzezinski: Ukrainian Crisis is “Not a Blip”

By Ian Brzezinski

CTV, Canadian Television, interviews Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on whether Russia’s current actions are an aberration or a trend, and where the West might look for future flashpoints of agression. Watch the interview here.