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Aug 5, 2015

Pham: Moroccan ‘Exceptionalism’ Deserves Support

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the American Interest on how Morocco stands out as an oasis of stability amidst a region in turmoil, thanks both to the circumstances of history and to prudent leadership:

Morocco

In the News

Aug 4, 2015

al-Kattan in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Assad Letting Go of Syrian Unity

By Rashad al-Kattan

Read the full article here.

Syria

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Aug 4, 2015

Bensahel on Reading List for the New Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel joins Federal News Radio to discuss suggested preparation for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as they take on their new roles:

Art of Future Warfare

Aug 4, 2015

Cole on Cyber World War

By August Cole

NPR’s On Point interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole on his new novel Ghost Fleet, which imagines a hypothetical World War III where the battlefront goes deeply cyber:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

al-Kattan in The Washington Post: Why Haven’t Syrian Banks Collapsed Under Sanctions and War?

By Rashad al-Kattan

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

al-Kattan in The Washington Post: Why Haven’t Syrian Banks Collapsed Under Sanctions and War?

By Rashad al-Kattan

Read the full article here.

Syria

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

Slavin Joins Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss Turkey’s involvement in the fight against ISIS and the Kurdish militants, the debate over the Iran deal in Congress, the MH17 resolution, and US politics: 

Iran

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

Saab: The New Containment: Changing America’s Approach to Middle East Security

By Bilal Saab

The International Relations and Security Network features The New Containment: Changing America’s Approach to Middle East Security, a report by Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on calibrating a new US strategy for Mideast security:

Middle East

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

Ullman: The Iran Nuclear Deal and the ‘What Next’ Question

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on the Obama administration’s next steps with regard to the ratification of the Iran nuclear deal:

Iran

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

Riley: Commission v. Gazprom: Time to do a Deal?

By Alan Riley

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Alan Riley writes for Natural Gas Europe on why Gazprom has strong incentives to deal with the European Commission’s competition investigation:

Russia
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