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May 20, 2014

Marczak: New Cuban Paper Comes at an “Important Point”

By Jason Marczak

The Associated Press quotes Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the launch of a new independent newspaper in Cuba:

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May 20, 2014

Slavin on Iran Nuclear Negotiations

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins PRI’s The World to discuss the latest round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

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May 20, 2014

Mezran: Libyan General’s Offensive is an “Escalation”

By Karim Mezran

McClatchy quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on the offensive against Islamist militias in Libya by a renegade local general:

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May 19, 2014

Slavin on Book by Former Iran Official

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on a new book, Iran and the United States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace by former Iran official Seyed Hossein Mousavian:

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May 19, 2014

Pavel on Dempsey’s Call for NATO to Increase Mediterranean Security

By Barry Pavel

The Army Times quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on General Martin Dempsey’s call for NATO to increase security along the Mediterranean: 

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May 19, 2014

Healey on the Justice Department’s Cyber Espionage Charges

By Jason Healey

The Daily Beast quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the Chinese army offices charged by the US Justice Department with cyber espionage: 

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May 19, 2014

Pham: There is No Purely Military Solution [in Nigeria]

By J. Peter Pham

Military.com quotes J. Peter Pham on the role of US Africa Command in the rescue efforts of the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram:

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May 19, 2014

Hansen: Why Ukraine Needs to be More Like Finland

By Ian Hansen

Atlantic Council Program Assistant Ian Hansen writes for US News and World Report on why the “Finland model” is a good course for Ukraine to follow: 

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May 18, 2014

Karatnycky on Ukrainian Presidential Election

By Adrian Karatnycky

The New York Times quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on Petro Poroshenko’s candidacy in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election:

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May 18, 2014

Defense News Interviews Prabhakar, Hadley, and Cartwright

By Atlantic Council

Defense News interviews DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar, United States Institute of Peace Chairman Stephen Hadley, and Former General James Cartwright who spoke at the Atlantic Council’s Disrupting Defense conference: