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Dec 4, 2014

Itani on Turkey’s Stance on ISIS

By Faysal Itani

Middle East Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on strained US-Turkish relations regarding the ongoing crisis in Syria:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Dec 4, 2014

Herbst: Three Ways America Should Respond to the Ukraine Crisis

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst cowrites for Huffington Post on on how the US ought to look to past agreements for guidance on how to respond to current Russian aggression in Ukraine:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 4, 2014

Gopalaswamy on the Russian-Pakistani Relationship

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Channel News Asia to discuss the relationship between Moscow and Islamabad:

Pakistan Russia

In the News

Dec 3, 2014

Itani on Arrest of ISIS Leader’s Wife

By Faysal Itani

The Daily Star quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the implications of the arrest of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s wife:

Syria

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Dec 3, 2014

Hof on New Buffer Zone Proposal in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Syria Deeply quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on the buffer zone proposal in Syria and the US containment strategy regarding the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Syria

In the News

Dec 3, 2014

Bruton on Shabaab Militants in Kenya

By Bronwyn Bruton

New York Times quotes Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton on al-Shabaab’s intent to provoke Kenyan security forces:

East Africa

In the News

Dec 2, 2014

Radwan on Dropped Charges Against Former Egyptian President

By Tarek Radwan

Al Jazeera America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Associate Director Tarek Radwan on what the dropped charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak mean for the Arab Spring: 

North Africa

In the News

Dec 2, 2014

Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Join VOA Urdu

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America Urdu interviews the Emerging Leaders of Pakistan fellows during their 2014 visit to the Atlantic Council:

Pakistan

In the News

Dec 2, 2014

Herbst on Developments in Ukraine

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins KSFR’s Here and There with Dave Marash to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine: Listen to the full interview.

Ukraine

In the News

Dec 2, 2014

Mardini on Kurdish-Iraqi Oil Agreement

By Ramzy Mardini

The Los Angeles Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on a new oil and budget deal signed between Iraq’s central government and Kurdish leaders: 

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