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Aug 11, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Role in the Fight against ISIS

By Francis Ricciardone

Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone joins CNN to discuss Turkey’s role in the fight against ISIS and its recent attacks on Kurdish positions in Iraq:

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Aug 11, 2015

Stein on al-Nusra Withdrawal

By Aaron Stein

Agence France-Presse quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the decision of al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate al-Nusra to withdraw from the fight against ISIS, in light of the US-Turkish efforts to create an ISIS-free zone on the Syrian border:

Syria Turkey

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Aug 11, 2015

Manning and Burrows: Will an Inverted US-China-Russia Triangle Reshape World Order?

By Mathew J. Burrows and Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning and Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows write for Nikkei Asian Review on how a changing balance between the United States, Russia, and China is reshaping the world order:

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Aug 10, 2015

Åslund on Ukraine’s Economy

By Anders Aslund

Lithuanian Verslo Zinios quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on the state of Ukraine’s economy:

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Aug 10, 2015

Ullman: Smallest Army and Navy Since Before World War II: So What?

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for Defense News on the continued strength of the US military, despite cuts to active duty Army and Navy forces:

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Aug 10, 2015

Riley and Karatnycky: If Minsk Fails, Let Moscow Pay

By Alan Riley and Adrian Karatnycky

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Alan Riley and Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky write for POLITICO Europe on why Russia should be declared the occupying power in Ukraine, and should be made financially accountable for the rebel enclave:

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Aug 10, 2015

Herbst on Russia Using Energy as a Geopolitical Weapon

By John Herbst

Anadolu Agency quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on how Putin’s use of Russia’s energy resources as a geopolitical weapon is severely damaging the Russian economy:

Russia

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Aug 9, 2015

Stein on Turkey’s Two Front War

By Aaron Stein

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on why Turkey’s two front war, against both ISIS and the Kurds, is not strategically smart:

Syria Turkey

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Aug 8, 2015

Pham on China’s Military Plans for Djibouti

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on US worries about China’s military plans for Djibouti:

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Aug 8, 2015

Åslund: The Western World Had Better Expect the Worst

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund writes for Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet on the ways in which the widespread corruption in Russia stifles its economy:

Economy & Business Russia