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May 27, 2014

Greenfield on Obama’s Drone Program Policy

By Danya Greenfield

Huffington Post quotes Acting Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Danya Greenfield on President Obama’s drone policy:

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May 27, 2014

Campbell and Garrett on National Security Implications of 4D Printing

By Banning Garrett

Bloomberg Businessweek cites “The Next Wave: 4D Printing,” a report by Brent Scowcroft Center’s Strategic Foresight Initiative Senior Fellows Thomas Campbell and Banning Garrett along with Skylar Tibbetts, on the national security implications of 4D printing:

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May 27, 2014

Biberman in The Washington Post: Are there lessons from Pakistan for future of fighting in Ukraine?

By Atlantic Council

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May 27, 2014

Hof on Arming Syria’s Opposition Forces

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins PBS’s Frontline to discuss arming the opposition in Syria: Watch the full interview here.

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May 27, 2014

J. Peter Pham and Rudolph Atallah on US Antiterror Efforts in Africa

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on US efforts to train elite antiterror forces in Libya, Niger, Mauritania, and Mali:

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May 27, 2014

Brzezinski on Ukrainian and EU Elections

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the Ukrainian presidential elections, calling them a “positive development,” and the gains made by the far-right political parties in the European Union Parliamentary elections:

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May 26, 2014

Mezran on the Surprise Resurgence of Libyan General Haftar

By Karim Mezran

CNBC quotes resident Senior Fellow of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Karim Mezran on the unexpected recent actions by Libyan General Khalifa Haftar and whether he is currently assumed to be backed by the CIA:

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May 26, 2014

Herbst on Continued Violence in Ukraine

By John Herbst

CNBC interviews John Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, on Ukrainian election results and the continued violence in the east:

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May 26, 2014

Kroenig on New Iran Book

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins the Michael Medved Show to discuss his new book A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Crisis:

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May 26, 2014

Mabrouk on Elections in Egypt

By Mirette Mabrouk

Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Mirette Mabrouk joins CNBC’s Newsline to discuss the recent elections in Egypt:

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