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In the News

Apr 15, 2015

Karatnycky on Foreign-Born Ukrainian Ministers

By Adrian Karatnycky

The Financial Times quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on the foreign-born ministers now serving Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

Apr 15, 2015

Marczak on the Political Implications of Brazil’s Petrobras Scandal

By Jason Marczak

The Los Angeles Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the political implications of Brazil’s Petrobras corruption scandal and what it means for President Dilma Rousseff moving forward:

Brazil

In the News

Apr 15, 2015

McFate on Blackwater and Private Military Contractors

By Sean McFate

Africa Center Senior Fellow Sean McFate joins CBC Radio to discuss Blackwater and the rise of private military contractors:

In the News

Apr 14, 2015

Marczak on Brazil Protests Against President Rouseff

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak joins CCTV America to discuss Brazilian President Dilma Roussef’s attempts to respond to anticorruption protests calling for her impeachment:

Brazil

In the News

Apr 14, 2015

McFate on the Private Security Industry

By Sean McFate

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Senior Fellow Sean McFate on the private security industry and Blackwater’s legacy:

In the News

Apr 14, 2015

Marczak on the Financial Implications of Removing Cuba from State Terror Sponsors

McClatchy DC quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the financial opportunities of removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism:

Cuba

In the News

Apr 14, 2015

Marczak on the Removal of Cuba from List of Terror Sponsors

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the implications of removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism:

Cuba

In the News

Apr 13, 2015

Huntsman and Gopalaswamy: Transforming India from a Balancing to a Leading Power

By Huntsman and Gopalaswamy

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy write for The National Interest on the recent shift in India’s foreign policy from an intention to be a “balancing” power to a desire to be a “leading” power:

India

In the News

Apr 13, 2015

Meservey on the Somali Refugees in Kenya

By Joshua Meservey

Al Jazeera quotes Africa Center Assistant Director Joshua Meservey on the Somali refugees in Kenya and the controversy over moving them back to Somalia:

East Africa Somalia

In the News

Apr 13, 2015

Marczak on Brazil Anticorruption Protests

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak joins CCTV to discuss the underlying causes of Brazil’s anticorruption protests calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Roussef:

Brazil