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In the News

Jan 14, 2015

Bruton on Attacks by Boko Haram Militants

By Bronwyn Bruton

Africa Center Deputy Director Bronwyn Bruton joins The Diane Rehm Show to discuss Boko Haram’s campaign of escalating violence:

Nigeria

In the News

Jan 13, 2015

Pham on Terrorism in France and Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

CNN quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on terrorism in France and Nigeria: 

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In the News

Jan 13, 2015

Dungan on Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris

By Nicholas Dungan

The Huffington Post quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on the terrorist attack in Paris on the office of the newspaper of Charlie Hebdo:

France

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Pham: Don’t Overlook Boko Haram’s Rise

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for CNN Global Public Square on the recent attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Burrows: The Big Question for 2015

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows writes for the Swedish Institute on International Affairs on what kind of world we can expect in the future: 

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Natural Gas Europe Cites Global Energy Center Event

By Atlantic Council

Natural Gas Europe cites an event hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center with Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs at the US Department of State, Amos Hochstein:

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Metzl: Would I Genetically Enhance My Own Children?

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for SF Signal on the future of genetic enhancement:

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Kramer: Carter’s Critical Priorities

By Franklin Kramer

Atlantic Council Board Member and Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin Kramer cowrites for Defense News on what things Ashton Carter should take into consideration when thinking about how to respond to twenty-first century geopolitical challenges:

In the News

Jan 12, 2015

Dungan on the “Storm in a DC Tea Cup”

By Nicholas Dungan

CNN quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on the United States not sending a high-ranking official to an anti-terror march in Paris sparked by the recent attack on the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo:

France

In the News

Jan 11, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram’s Use of Children in Attacks

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Boko Haram’s use of young girls in carrying out terrorist attacks in Nigeria:

Nigeria