Category: In the News

Karatnycky: Who Are Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists?

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins PBS Newshour to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine:

Healey on New Cybersecurity Guidelines

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is quoted by Bloomberg on new White House guidelines to limit the use of software flaws:

Volker: Is Ukraine on the Brink of Civil War?

By Kurt Volker

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Kurt Volker joins CNN’s New Day to discuss the rapidly escalating conflicts across Eastern Ukraine:

Post Editorial Cites Upcoming Cyber Report

The Washington Post’s editorial board cites forthcoming Cyber Statecraft Initiative report Beyond Data Breaches: Global Interconnections of Cyber Risk:

Pham on Security Reform in Kenya, Uganda

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the security situation in Kenya and Uganda: 

Slavin on Peace Process, Nuclear Negotiations

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the stalled Middle East peace talks, negotiations surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, and pro-Russian demonstrations in Ukraine: 

Slavin on Threat of Collapsed Syrian Health Care System

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on how more Syrians are dying from preventable diseases than from combat:

Healey: NSA Will Be “Shredded” for Heartbleed Expose

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is quoted by Bloomberg on the revelation that the NSA used the Heartbleed security exploit for intelligence gathering:

Pham: Will UN Peacekeepers Stem Violence in CAR?

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV News to discuss how UN peacekeeper forces could affect the dynamic of conflict in the Central African Republic. Watch the interview here.

Hof on Jordanian Support in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

The New York Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on Jordan’s covert support of Syrian opposition forces: