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In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Metzl on the US-Japan Alliance

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss the US-Japan alliance and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to a joint session of Congress:

Japan

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Pham on al-Shabaab’s Military Threat

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why defeating al-Shabaab will mean more than just a military victory:

Somalia

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Pham: Boko Haram Has Killed More Than Ten Thousand People in Nigeria

By J. Peter Pham

CNS News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his testimony before the House Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on the scope of Boko Haram’s violence in Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Marczak on Russia and Latin America

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Russian relations with Latin America:

Latin America Russia

In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Manning on Deterrence and North Korea

By Robert Manning

Newsweek quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning on why deterrence still works against North Korea:

Korea

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Apr 29, 2015

Pham on Morocco’s Importance in the Fight against Terror

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham from his congressional testimony on the importance of the US-Moroccan alliance in combatting terrorist organizations on the African continent:

Morocco

In the News

Apr 29, 2015

Pham on the Conflict in the Moroccan Sahara

By J. Peter Pham

French-language Maghreb Arabe Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the UN Resolution on the conflict in the Moroccan Sahara:

Morocco

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Apr 29, 2015

Pham Testifies on African Terror Threats

By Africa Center

J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing, “Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States.” 

Africa

In the News

Apr 28, 2015

Marczak: After Kirchner: Will Argentina Seize Chance to Correct Course?

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for World Politics Review on what lies ahead for the next president of Argentina:

Latin America

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Apr 28, 2015

Brzezinski Testifies Before US Senate Committee on Armed Services

By Ian Brzezinski

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine and provocative military actions elsewhere in Europe are aimed at portraying the United States and NATO as “lacking the diplomatic, economic, and military capacity to counter Russian power,” the Atlantic Council’s Ian Brzezinski told the Senate Armed Services Committee April 28. “If allowed to succeed, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine […]