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Jun 25, 2014

Wilson on the Importance of NATO Expansion

By Damon Wilson

Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson cowrites for CNN’s Global Public Square on why expanding NATO would be a deterrent for Russia and stabilize Europe as a whole:

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Jun 25, 2014

Saab: Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis Hangs on Saudi, Iranian Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for World Politics Review on why the power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia is the root cause of the failure to elect a new Lebanese president:

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Jun 25, 2014

Defense News: US Sending Body Armor to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Defense News’ Intercepts cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Derek Chollet, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs:

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Jun 25, 2014

Mardini on Potential Successors to Maliki

By Ramzy Mardini

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the five potential successors to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

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Jun 25, 2014

Pham: “The US Needs to Assert Better Control of its Aid [in the SADR]”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by Foreign Policy on extremism in the Western Sahara:

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Jun 24, 2014

Nawaz: Pakistan’s Taliban Offensive Will Fall Short

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz writes for Foreign Policy‘s South Asia Channel on the Pakistani military offensive on Taliban and allied Islamist forces in North Waziristan:

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Jun 24, 2014

Itani on the Effects of Iraq Crisis on Jordan

By Faysal Itani

Monitor Global Outlook quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the impact Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria may have on stability in Jordan:

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Jun 24, 2014

Karatnycky on Putin’s Statements on Eastern Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to stop arming rebels in Ukraine:

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Jun 24, 2014

Benitez on NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss how Secretary Kerry’s visit to Iraq will impact NATO discussions on the ongoing crisis there:

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Jun 24, 2014

Pham on Boko Haram’s Latest Abduction

By J. Peter Pham

The Osun Defender cites testimony from Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

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