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In the News

Jan 7, 2014

Ullman Weighs in on Presidential Term Limits

By Harlan Ullman

Harlan Ullman, senior adviser for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes to the Washington Post on US presidential term limits:

In the News

Jan 7, 2014

Pham Interviewed on Conflict Minerals Case

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham speaks with Marketplace on the federal appeals court hearing arguments against a rule requiring companies to start reporting conflict minerals in their products:

In the News

Jan 6, 2014

Pham Interviewed on CAR Violence

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses escalating violence in the Central African Republic with CTV. Watch the interview here.

South & Central Africa

In the News

Jan 6, 2014

Pham on South Sudan Conflict and Peace Talks

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham appeared on BBC World News America to discuss the events leading up to the South Sudan conflict and prospects for peace talks.

East Africa

In the News

Jan 5, 2014

Hof Quoted on Assad’s Endurance

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on how the Assad regime has positioned itself to outlast rebel factions as peace talks in Geneva near:

Syria

In the News

Jan 5, 2014

Slavin Joins Roundtable on Sochi, Middle East Peace

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the week’s top stories, including bombings in Russia ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics and John Kerry’s efforts to advance talks between Israel and Palestine:

In the News

Jan 3, 2014

Hof Quoted on Syria Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof is quoted in a Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial on Syria’s rising death toll:

Syria

In the News

Jan 3, 2014

Mezran Quoted on Libyan Unrest

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran is quoted by Voice of America on instability in Libya:

Libya

In the News

Jan 3, 2014

Ricardo René Larémont Gives Keynote Lecture at Istanbul Sehir University

At the invitation of Istanbul Sehir University and the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ricardo René Larémont, senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, gave a keynote lecture entitled “After the 2011 Arab Spring Revolts: Geopolitical and Foreign Policy Consequences with the Middle East and North Africa” at the university on January […]

In the News

Jan 3, 2014

Pham Quoted on UN Failure in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by the Washington Post on the United Nation’s failure to stem military conflicts across Africa:

Africa