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Feb 26, 2015

Aronsson on NATO’s Defense Spending

By Lisa Aronsson

International Business Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson on NATO’s defense spending and what it means for an increasingly hostile Europe:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Slavin: Netanyahu Faces Growing Pushback on ‘Speech of his Life’

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on the controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled appearance before the US Congress next week:

Israel

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Montanino on the Greek Bailout and the IMF

By Andrea Montanino

The Financial Times quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the Greek bailout and IMF’s role in enforcing the terms:

Greece

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Marczak: More Questions Than Answers

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for US News and World Report on Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman and how his death could affect the upcoming Argentine elections:

Latin America

In the News

Feb 25, 2015

Hof on Abduction of Syrian Christians by ISIS

By Frederic Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins BBC World News to discuss the recent abduction of ninety Syrian Christians by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Syria

In the News

Feb 25, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram Suffering Losses

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram suffering losses against African troops and why that may make them even more dangerous:

Nigeria

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Feb 25, 2015

Pham on the Appointment of an Ambassador to Somalia

By J. Peter Pham

PBS News Hour quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why right now isn’t the right time for the United States to appoint an ambassador to Somalia:

Somalia

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Feb 25, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab Threat on Western Targets

By J. Peter Pham

The National Interest quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on whether al-Shabaab has the capacity to strike western targets:

In the News

Feb 25, 2015

Besharov on Recommendations for SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

The Huffington Post quotes Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov from his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture on ways to modify and update the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):

In the News

Feb 25, 2015

Besharov Testifies Before House Committee on Agriculture on SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

Farm Policy quotes Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov from his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture on the need to modernize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and better coordinate it with the other programs that make up the social safety-net:

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