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Adm. Winnefeld Cites North Korea and Iran as Leading Threats of Missile Attacks in Future

China Daily features the Atlantic Council’s annual conference on global missile defense:

Adm. Winnefeld Calls for Better Missile Defense Cooperation in Asia at Atlantic Council Conference

Agence France Presse (AFP) featured the Atlantic Council’s annual conference The US and Global Missile Defense:

Atlantic Council Global Missile Defense Conference Featured

The Washington Post featured remarks made by the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld Jr. in its coverage of the Atlantic Council’s annual conference, The United States and Global Missile Defense:

Healey on New Report of Iranian Hackers Targeting US, Allies

By Jason Healey

Bloomberg and Tech Times quote Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security regarding a new report released by intelligence firm iSight Partners about a recent, elaborate three-year effort by Iranian hackers to target US and allied government officials through social media:

Hawthorne on US Ambivalence Towards Egypt’s el Sisi

By Amy Hawthorne

The United Arab Emirates’ The National quoted Amy Hawthorne, senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, on US ambivalence in working with Egypt’s el Sisi government:

Pham on Criteria Necessary to Build Local Anti-Terrorist Squads

By J. Peter Pham

The UK’s The Week quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why the US should be cautious in some of its recent foreign policy actions regarding Africa:

Report on Latin American Trade Policy Referenced

In a Bloomberg.com article examining differences among Latin American economies, a report from the Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center and the Global Business & Economics Program, “Global Trade Policy: Made in Latin America?” was cited:

Wilson: EU Parliament Foreign Policy Will Mirror National Parliaments’ Foreign Policy

By Damon Wilson

Carnegie Europe, a part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, quotes Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson on what to expect from the newly elected European Union Parliament:

Adm. Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Speaks on Missile Defense at Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal previews the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security ahead of its annual global missile defense conference, as well as the expected remarks of the keynote speaker and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld:

Khan on Egypt’s Economic Fault Lines

By Mohsin Khan

Al Jazeera America quotes Mohsin Khan, senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, on how Egypt’s economic woes came to light during the Egyptian uprising, and remain a major problem in the country today: