Program Impact Stories

In the News

Nov 7, 2015

Ricciardone on Terrorism in Egypt

By Francis Ricciardone

Reuters quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the support for Egyptian President Sisi’s anti-terrorism campaign: 

North Africa

In the News

Nov 7, 2015

Kempe on the US-Middle East Relationship

By Fred Kempe

The National quotes Atlantic Council President and CEO Fred Kempe on the future of the relationship between the United States and the Middle East:

Middle East

In the News

Nov 7, 2015

Hellyer on UK-Egypt Relationship

By H.A. Hellyer

BBC quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow H.A. Hellyer on the impact of the crash of a Russian airliner jet on relations between the United Kingdom and Egypt:

North Africa Russia

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Stein on Turkish Concern over US Support for Kurds

By Aaron Stein

The World Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aaron Stein on US-Turkish cooperation in Syria given the increasingly supportive stance of the United States toward Syrian Kurds:

Syria Turkey

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Francis: Excellent Documentary Portrays Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity

By Diane Francis

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Diane Francis writes for The Huffington Post on “Winter on Fire,” a documentary on Ukraine’s Euromaidan and the 2014 revolution:

Ukraine

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Hellyer: The Citizenship Debate in the United Kingdom is a Slippery Slope

By H.A. Hellyer

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow H.A. Hellyer writes for The National on the United Kingdom’s revocation of citizenship as a way to counter extremism:

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Khan and Mezran on Economic Reform in Tunisia

By Atlantic Council

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan and Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on economic reform in a post-revolution Tunisia:

North Africa

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Montanino on European Commission’s Economic Forecasts

By Andrea Montanino

Quotidiano Nazionale quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the latest European Commission economic forecasts on Italy: Read the full article here.

Italy

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Charai: Hope for the Western Sahara

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai writes for The National Interest on the potential for a political resolution to the long simmering conflict in the Sahara between Morocco and Algerian-backed separatists:

Morocco North & West Africa

In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Il Foglio Features Econographics

By Atlantic Council

Italian newspaper Il Foglio features the Global Business and Economics Program’s weekly Econographics on the rise of anti-European Union political parties in Europe:

European Union International Organizations