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In the News

Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Tanzania’s Ruling Party

By J. Peter Pham

TV Newsroom quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Tanzanian ruling party CCM and its candidate, Works Minister John Magufuli:

Africa

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Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Elections in Tanzania

By J. Peter Pham

Bills Insider quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what is expected to be one of Tanzania’s closest-ever elections:

In the News

Oct 29, 2015

Karatnycky: A Democratic Misstep for Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for Politico Europe on Kyiv’s disenfranchisement of voters in Donetsk and Luhansk regions during recent elections:

Ukraine

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Oct 29, 2015

Pham on Africa’s New Standby Force

By J. Peter Pham

BBC News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the African Union’s new multidisciplinary crisis intervention force:

Africa

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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