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Benitez on New NATO Force to Deter Russia: “Too Little, Too Late”

By Jorge Benitez

The Associated Press quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on the new force planned by NATO to deter Russia: 

Pham on US Airstrikes Targeting al-Shabaab

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins BBC World News to discuss the US airstrikes in Somalia that killed the leader of the militant organization al-Shabaab: 

Slavin: Report on Past Iranian Nuke Research May Hamstring Deal

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran’s nuclear program:

Benitez on NATO Sanctions against Russia

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins Channel News Asia to discuss the NATO Summit in Wales and the new sanctions expected to be announced against Russia:

Breedlove and Roivas at Future Leaders Summit

BloombergBusinessweek’s James Neuger writes from the Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit in Wales: 

Menon: The War Over the “Boisto” Ukraine Peace Proposal

By Rajan Menon

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rajan Menon writes for the National Interest on a meeting of American and Russian academics and former officials on Boisto Island, Finland: 

Musselman: Speaking Putin’s Language

By Chris Musselman

Brent Scowcroft Center US Navy Senior Fellow Chris Musselman writes for the National Interest on why the NATO Alliance should adopt a policy of “strategic ambiguity” when trying to curb Russian aggression in Ukraine:

Mezran and Eljarh on the Situation in Libya

By Karim Mezran, Mohamed Eljarh

The Global Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on what Libya’s future looks like:

Mirtchev: Islamic State Threat is “Here to Stay”

By Alexander Mirtchev

Alexander Mirtchev, a member of the Atlantic Council’s board of directors, joins Bloomberg to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

Herbst: “Ukrainian Forces are Outgunned by Russia”

By John Herbst

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on what Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hopes to achieve in Ukraine: