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Jun 11, 2014

Mezran on Averting Civil War in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran joins VOA’s International Edition to discuss the open letter to the UN secretary general on Libya which calls for immediate support in order to avert civil war:

Libya

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Jun 11, 2014

Healey on Saving Cyberspace

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Director Jason Healey writes for the National Interest  on what is at stake for cyberspace one year after the Snowden revelations:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Jun 11, 2014

Pham Testifies on the Ongoing Struggle Against Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham testified before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the ongoing struggle against Boko Haram:

Nigeria

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Jun 10, 2014

Manning: Are China and America at a Dangerous Tipping Point?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning cowrites for the National Interest on the strained US-China relationship: 

China

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Jun 10, 2014

Mezran: Islamists [in Libya] are Militarily Strong but Politically Weak

By Karim Mezran

Christian Science Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on the Libyan court decision that the country’s election of Prime Minister Ahmed Maitiq was invalid:

Libya

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Jun 10, 2014

Menon: Will Modi Be a Friend or Foe to China?

By Rajan Menon

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rajan Menon writes for The National Interest  on the future of China-India relations given the inauguration of new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

China India

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Jun 10, 2014

Hof on US State Department Support for Aiding Syrian Rebels

By Frederic Hof

The New York Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on how many State Department officials working on Syrian issues believe the United States should be doing more to assist nationalist rebels:

Syria

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Jun 10, 2014

Pham on Rise of Al Shabaab in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Global Post interviews Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council J. Peter Pham on the regional impact of terrorist group Al Shabaab in Africa:

East Africa Somalia

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Jun 10, 2014

Sennes on How World Cup Will Impact Brazil

By Ricardo Sennes

The Financial Times features a report by Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ricardo Sennes on how the turmoil surrounding Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup may set the country on a path towards reform:

Brazil

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Jun 10, 2014

Burrows on How Cybercrime Impacts Insurance Considerations

By Mathew Burrows

Insurance Journal quotes Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a division of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mathew Burrows, on the challenges to managing risks in the digital age:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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