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Pham on Corruption Allegations in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign Policy quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the allegations that former Nigerian National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki stole more than $2 billion from Nigeria’s defense budget of $6 billion:

Marczak on Agriculture and US-Cuba Relations

By Jason Marczak

NBC News quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how US agriculture can benefit from an opening in relations between the United States and Cuba:

Hof on the Growth of ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

Vox quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the development of ISIS in Syria under President Bashar al-Assad:

Sabah Previews Energy & Economic Summit

By Atlantic Council

Sabah previews the Atlantic Council’s Energy & Economic Summit happening this week in Istanbul, which will include remarks from President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussions on topics ranging from Europe’s energy security to Africa and Afghanistan and the global economy: Read the full article here.

Gold on the Sinai Plane Crash

By Zack Gold

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Zack Gold on the Sinai plane crash and an ISIS-affiliated group, Wilayat Sinai’s, claim of responsibility for creating the bomb that took down the plane:

Gramer on Secretary Clinton’s Foreign Policy

By Robbie Gramer

Roll Call quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Robbie Gramer on how Secretary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State ties her to the Obama administration’s current foreign policy decisions:

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Opens in Istanbul

Hurriyet Daily News previews the seventh annual Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit on the eve of the event’s convening in Istanbul:

Arslan on the Seventh Annual Istanbul Summit

By Defne Arslan

Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit Director Defne Arslan joins Habertürk TV to discuss the seventh annual event in Istanbul: 

Saab on Combatting ISIS in Syria

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins KCBS News Radio to discuss what it will take for the West to unite with Russia and other countries in the Middle East in a broad coalition to combat ISIS in Syria:

Aslund on Russia’s Debt Restructuring Proposal

By Anders Aslund

Financial Times quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on Russia’s proposal for restructuring Ukraine’s $3 billion debt: Read the full article here.