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Jun 8, 2014

Hawthorne on US Policy Towards Egypt, el-Sissi

By Amy Hawthorne

Deutsche Welle quotes Amy Hawthorne, resident senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, on how the United States is working with a post-Mubarak Egypt:

North Africa

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Jun 8, 2014

Atlantic Council Discussion with Ashraf Ghani Referenced

By Ashraf Ghani

The Express Tribune, with the International Herald Tribune, cites the Atlantic Council’s Skype interview with Dr. Ashraf Ghani, an Afghan presidential candidate, within an article about Afghanistan after 2014:

Afghanistan Elections

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Jun 8, 2014

Gopalaswamy on Social Media’s Role in Indian Elections

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Voice of America quotes Deputy Director of the South Asia Center Bharath Gopalaswamy on how social media was a tool utilized in Indian elections: 

Elections India

Captains of Industry Series

Jun 8, 2014

SpaceX President Speaks of Need to Rebuild US Dominance in Space

By Gwynne Shotwell

The Washington Post features the Brent Scowcroft Center of International Security’s event with President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell:

Captains of Industry Series

Jun 8, 2014

Atlantic Council Event with SpaceX President Featured

By Gwynne Shotwell

NASA Spaceflight featured the Atlantic Council’s event with the President and COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell:

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Jun 6, 2014

Kordosova: European Reassurance Initiative is “Much Needed”

By Simona Kordosova

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova on the US-Polish relationship and the new European Reassurance Initiative that President Obama announced during his recent trip to Warsaw:

Poland Ukraine

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Jun 6, 2014

Benitez on Seventieth Anniversary of D-Day

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:

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Jun 6, 2014

Greenfield on Obama’s Counterterrorism Efforts in Middle East, Yemen

By Danya Greenfield

Foreign Policy quotes Acting Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Danya Greenfield on President Obama’s recently announced counterterrorism plan for the Middle East, specifically as it relates to Yemen:

Yemen

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Jun 5, 2014

Brattberg: Britain Outside Europe? The Swedish View

By Erik Brattberg

IP Journal, published by the German Council on Foreign Relations, features an op-ed by Scowcroft Center Fellow Erik Brattberg on the rift in relations that could arise between Great Britain and Sweden should Britain decide to exit the European Union:

Northern Europe United Kingdom

Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk

Jun 5, 2014

Cyber Statecraft Report Cited in Warning About Cloud Services

Computer World cites a recent report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, warning of vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure should web-based cloud services be compromised:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense