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Nov 18, 2015

Milliyet Cites Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit

By Atlantic Council

Turkish-language Milliyet cites the seventh annual Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit: 

Turkey

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Nov 18, 2015

Aslund on Putin at the G20

By Anders Aslund

RIA Novosti quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power plays at the G20 Summit:

Russia

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Defense News Covers the Space Race in Business

By Atlantic Council

Defense News covers the Atlantic Council’s event “The Space Race in Business,” which highlighted how the Pentagon needs to adapt its acquisition policies to maximize its capabilities in space:

Space Technology & Innovation

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Ashooh on Cooperation to Fight ISIS

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins CCTV America to discuss what it will take to actually form a coordinated coalition to defeat ISIS:

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Blanford: In ISIS’ Global Reach, New Risks for Jihadists – and the West

By Nicholas Blanford

Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Blanford writes for the Christian Science Monitor on the implications of ISIS’ new strategy, quoting Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the West’s containment strategy:

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Sloan: NATO and the Paris Attacks: Why There Will Not Be an Article V Response

By Stanley Sloan

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Stanley R. Sloan writes for War on the Rocks on how the actual wording of NATO’s Article V provides a significant degree of latitude in how allied nations could respond, even if it is invoked:

France NATO

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Pham on Corruption Allegations in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

Foreign Policy quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the allegations that former Nigerian National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki stole more than $2 billion from Nigeria’s defense budget of $6 billion:

Nigeria

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Nov 18, 2015

Marczak on Agriculture and US-Cuba Relations

By Jason Marczak

NBC News quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how US agriculture can benefit from an opening in relations between the United States and Cuba:

Cuba

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Nov 18, 2015

Hof on the Growth of ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

Vox quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the development of ISIS in Syria under President Bashar al-Assad:

Syria

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Sabah Previews Energy & Economic Summit

By Atlantic Council

Sabah previews the Atlantic Council’s Energy & Economic Summit happening this week in Istanbul, which will include remarks from President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussions on topics ranging from Europe’s energy security to Africa and Afghanistan and the global economy: Read the full article here.

Turkey