Program Impact Stories

Pham on Al Shabaab Defector

By J. Peter Pham

VICE News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on an al Shabaab defector’s claim that Somalia’s Islamist extremist group is in “total collapse”:

Mezran on Ongoing Violence in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran joins BBC to discuss the latest flare up of violence in Libya:

Guruswamy on Obama’s Visit to India

Mohan Guruswamy, nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, writes in The Asian Age newspaper in India that US President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi this week marks a “coming out” for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “As far as Indo-US relations go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done well for […]

Slavin: “The Alliance with the Iranians is More an Alliance of Convenience”

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins PBS’s Frontline to discuss the alliance between the Houthis and Iran:

Wilson on the Terrorist Attacks in Paris

By Damon Wilson

French language newspaper Le Figaro quotes Executive Vice President Damon Wilson on American reactions to the terrorist attacks in Paris:

Munich Security Report Highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s Report

The Munich Security Conference report highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s “Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace” report in the Food for Thought Section under Reports:

Slavin: Summit to Focus on Reducing Terror Recruitment

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on the upcoming Summit on Confronting Violent Extremism:

LeBaron: “Saudis Have to be Part of the Solution to the Problem of ISIS and the Iran Problem”

By Richard LeBaron

The LA Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on President Obama’s approach to Saudi Arabia:

Eljarh: What Today’s Bloody Attack in Tripoli Means for Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the attack in Tripoli: