Category: In the News

Pham Cautions US on Creating Counterterrorism Units in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of Russia quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US plans to create domestic counterterrorism units in North and West Africa, where intelligence and technology can be compromised:

Pavel on Obama’s Address at West Point

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss President Obama’s address to the graduating class at the US Military Academy at West Point:

Pham on the Escape of Four Nigerian Schoolgirls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the four Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped captivity by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: Watch the full interview here.

Hof on Whether US Policy Towards Syria is Shifting

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins PRI’s The World to discuss President Obama’s speech at West Point and whether there is a shift in US policy towards Syria:

Itani on Jordan’s Struggle to Absorb Syrian Refugees

By Faysal Itani

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Resident Fellow of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Faysal Itani on the toll Syrian refugees have taken on its neighbor Jordan:

Manning: Can Modi Boost Complex India-US Ties?

By Robert Manning

Robert Manning, senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes an op-ed for the Global Times on the future of US-Indian relations under Prime Minister Modi’s new leadership:

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:

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:

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

By Atlantic Council

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.