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Nov 13, 2015

Hof on US Policy against ISIS in Syria

By Frederic Hof

The Atlantic quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the horrors of the Syrian conflict and why ISIS is an easier target in Syria than Iraq: 

Iraq Syria

In the News

Nov 13, 2015

Alami: Are Syria’s Salafi Movements Witnessing a Split?

By Mona Alami

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mona Alami writes for Al-Monitor on the creation and implications of Jaish al-Sham:

Syria

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Nov 13, 2015

Hof on ISIS Oil Revenue

By Frederic Hof

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the US-led airstrikes against ISIS held oil-fields, a primary source of the militant group’s funding:

In the News

Nov 13, 2015

Itani on Obama’s ISIS Shift

By Faysal Itani

The Daily Beast quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on how President Obama’s tone and rhetoric toward ISIS has shifted over the past year:  

Syria

In the News

Nov 12, 2015

Castello-Catchot on Catalonia’s Secession Process

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Brent Scowcroft Center Chief of Staff Carles Castello-Catchot joins Voice of America to discuss the ruling by Spain’s highest court that has temporarily halted Catalonia’s secession process:

Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Nov 12, 2015

Al-Hurra News Features Event on Tunisia

By Atlantic Council

Al-Hurra News features the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center event on November 4 with Tunisian Nobel prize winner Hussein Abassi:

North Africa

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Nov 12, 2015

Alami on the Structure and Organization of ISIS in Syria

By Mona Alami

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mona Alami writes for Asharq Al-Awsat on the situation for and structure of ISIS in Syria, demonstrating that the organization is facing increased pressure despite its gains: Read the full article here.

Syria

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Nov 12, 2015

Linderman on Georgia’s Rustavi 2 Controversy

By Laura Linderman

Georgian News Agency Accent quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on the Rustavi 2 case, public attitudes towards the ruling Georgian Dream coalition, and the opposition United National Movement:

The Caucasus

In the News

Nov 12, 2015

President Erdogan to Attend Energy & Economic Summit

By Atlantic Council

Anadolu Agency reports that President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the Atlantic Council’s 2015 Energy & Economic Summit:

Turkey

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Nov 12, 2015

Charai: Sahara: The New Order

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai writes for The Huffington Post on France’s role in the protracted political conflict in Western Sahara:

France North & West Africa
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