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Jan 12, 2014

Kroenig Discusses Iran Deal Implementation

By Matthew Kroenig

Matthew Kroenig, nonresident senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, talks with BBC World Service’s Newsday on the implementation agreement struck between Iran and the P5+1 group Sunday:

Iran

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Jan 10, 2014

Pham Talks Djotodia Resignation

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the resignation of Central African Republic President Michael Djotodia. Watch the interview here. Watch the interview here.

South & Central Africa

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Jan 10, 2014

Nawaz Discusses Afghan Prisoner Release

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the release of seventy-two prisoners in Afghanistan that have been deemed a security threat by the United States:

Afghanistan

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Jan 9, 2014

Hof Quoted on Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Rebels

By Frederic C. Hof

The New York Times quotes Frederic C. Hof, senior fellow for the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, on the decision to resume nonlethal aid to Syrian rebel groups:

Syria

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Jan 9, 2014

Pham Quoted on Embassy Security in South Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham in an article on the implementation of new diplomatic security protocols in South Sudan:

East Africa

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Jan 9, 2014

Slavin: Obama Admin. Uses Anbar Crisis to Push Maliki

By Barbara Slavin

Barbara Slavin reports for Al Monitor on the violent flare-up in Iraq’s Anbar province and how the Obama administration is pressuring Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to defuse the crisis:

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Jan 9, 2014

Mezran Quoted on Chaos in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on political dysfunction in Libya:

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Jan 8, 2014

Pham Talks CAR President’s Resignation

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses the decision by Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia to step down in the midst of a conflict that has killed over 1000 and displaced as many as half of the country’s residents:

South & Central Africa

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Jan 7, 2014

Ullman Weighs in on Presidential Term Limits

By Harlan Ullman

Harlan Ullman, senior adviser for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes to the Washington Post on US presidential term limits:

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Jan 7, 2014

Pham Interviewed on Conflict Minerals Case

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham speaks with Marketplace on the federal appeals court hearing arguments against a rule requiring companies to start reporting conflict minerals in their products: