Program Impact Stories

McFate on the Private Security Industry

By Sean McFate

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Senior Fellow Sean McFate on the private security industry and Blackwater’s legacy:

Marczak on the Financial Implications of Removing Cuba from State Terror Sponsors

McClatchy DC quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the financial opportunities of removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism:

Marczak on the Removal of Cuba from List of Terror Sponsors

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the implications of removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism:

Huntsman and Gopalaswamy: Transforming India from a Balancing to a Leading Power

By Huntsman and Gopalaswamy

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy write for The National Interest on the recent shift in India’s foreign policy from an intention to be a “balancing” power to a desire to be a “leading” power:

Meservey on the Somali Refugees in Kenya

By Joshua Meservey

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey on the Somali refugees in Kenya and the controversy over moving them back to Somalia:

Marczak on Brazil Anticorruption Protests

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak joins CCTV to discuss the underlying causes of Brazil’s anticorruption protests calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Roussef:

Meservey on the al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University

By Joshua Meservey

Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey joins WHCR 90.3 FM’s Let Your Voice Be Heard to discuss the al-Shabaab attack on Garissa University in Kenya: Listen to the full interview here.

McFate on Private Military Companies

By Sean McFate

i09 quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sean McFate on the use of Private Military Companies (PMCs) in Afghanistan and Iraq:

Manning on the Iran-China Energy Talks

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning on Iran’s talks with China for oil and natural gas trade and energy investments:

AFP Highlights Atlantic Council Event with Lagarde

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse quotes International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Greece’s finances from at Atlantic Council event: