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Sep 28, 2015

Slavin: Iran-Saudi Rift Over Hajj Decreases Chances for Solution to Syria

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on Iranian President Rouhani’s criticism of Saudi Arabia:

Iran Saudi Arabia

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Sep 28, 2015

Albright: In the Migrant Crisis, America Must Do More

By Madeleine Albright

Atlantic Council Board Director and Middle East Strategy Task Force Co-Chair Secretary Madeleine Albright writes for The Boston Globe on the US role in the migrant crisis, highlighting the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Strategy Task Force and its focus on rebuilding societies over the long term:

Middle East

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Sep 28, 2015

Herbst on Putin’s Response to US Nuclear Weapons in Europe

By John Herbst

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins CNN to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s likely response to reports of new US nuclear weapons being sent to Europe: 

Russia

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Sep 28, 2015

Slavin: Rouhani Settles Into a More ‘Normal’ UN Routine

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on Iranian President Rouhani’s speech to the UN General Assembly: 

Iran

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Sep 28, 2015

Daily Sabah Features Report on Iranian and Eurasian Energy

By Micha’el Tanchum

The Daily Sabah features the recently released report authored by Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum, A Post-Sanctions Iran and the Eurasian Energy Architecture: Challenges and Opportunities for the Euro-Atlantic Community, on how the lifting of sanctions on Iranian gas will lead to a restructuring of the Eurasian energy architecture:

Iran

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Sep 27, 2015

Huntsman on President Xi Jinping’s US Visit

By Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. joins Fox News to discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping’s US visit and the topics of discussion with President Barack Obama including cyber security, intellectual property theft, and trade relations:

China

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Sep 27, 2015

Mardini on the US-Iraq Relationship

By Ramzy Mardini

The New York Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on the US-Iraq relationship in light of increased Russian intervention in Syria:

Iraq

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Sep 27, 2015

Hof and Herbst on Obama-Putin Meeting

By Frederic C. Hof and John Herbst

Defense News quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on President Obama and President Putin meeting at the UN General Assembly to discuss the Russian presence in Syria:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

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Sep 27, 2015

Itani on Global Efforts to Combat ISIS

By Faysal Itani

The Associated Press quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on the complications of uniting global players in a coalition against ISIS in Syria:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

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Sep 27, 2015

Hasik on Humvees and the New JLTV

By James Hasik

Bloomberg Business quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense James Hasik on the new JLTV and continued need for Humvees in the US military:

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