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Oct 29, 2015

Åslund on IMF Lending Policies to Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

The Wall Street Journal quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on plans by Ukraine’s Western allies to accelerate changes to the International Monetary Fund’s lending plan:

Ukraine

In the News

Oct 29, 2015

Slavin on the Iran Nuclear Agreement and the Middle East

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Reinvent for a Google Hangout discussion on leveraging the Iran nuclear agreement to reduce conflict in the Middle East:

Iran

In the News

Oct 29, 2015

Metzl on China’s One-Child Policy

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss the economic implications of China’s announcement that it is changing its one-child policy:

China

In the News

Oct 28, 2015

Aslund on Russia’s Budget Problems

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund joins BBC News to discuss the Russian Finance Minister’s warning that its reserves fund will run out next year and how sanctions are affecting Russia’s borrowing capabilities:

Russia

In the News

Oct 28, 2015

Il Foglio Features Econographics

By Atlantic Council

Il Foglio features this week’s Econographics produced by the Global Business and Economics Program highlighting newer tech firms and their share of the economy:

In the News

Oct 28, 2015

Hof on the Obama Administration’s Response to Syria

By Frederic Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof joins CNN to discuss the Obama administration’s response to the crisis in Syria and why the administration needs to rethink its strategy:

Syria

In the News

Oct 28, 2015

Ullman: Is NATO Relevant or Is It Finally a Relic?

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on NATO’s future amid rising tensions with Russia:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 27, 2015

Healey and Piiparinen: Did China Just Hack the International Court Adjudicating Its South China Sea Territorial Claims?

By Jason Healey and Anni Piiparinen

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey and Program Assistant Anni Piiparinen cowrite for The Diplomat on Chinese retaliation of court cases involving the South China Sea:

China

In the News

Oct 27, 2015

Ward: Why Donald Trump Should Be Taken Seriously on Foreign Policy

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Alex Ward writes for Foreign Policy on Donald Trump’s noninterventionist foreign policy: 

In the News

Oct 27, 2015

Alami on ISIS and Turkish Attacks

By Mona Alami

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mona Alami writes for Asharq Al-Awsat on ISIS efforts to take advantage of Russian air strikes on the Syrian opposition and Turkish attacks on Kurdish forces: 

Syria Turkey