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In the News

May 28, 2014

Pham on the Escape of Four Nigerian Schoolgirls

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the four Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped captivity by the terrorist organization Boko Haram: Watch the full interview here.

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May 28, 2014

Hof on Whether US Policy Towards Syria is Shifting

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins PRI’s The World to discuss President Obama’s speech at West Point and whether there is a shift in US policy towards Syria:

Syria

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May 28, 2014

Itani on Jordan’s Struggle to Absorb Syrian Refugees

By Faysal Itani

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Resident Fellow of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Faysal Itani on the toll Syrian refugees have taken on its neighbor Jordan:

Syria

In the News

May 27, 2014

Manning: Can Modi Boost Complex India-US Ties?

By Robert Manning

Robert Manning, senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes an op-ed for the Global Times on the future of US-Indian relations under Prime Minister Modi’s new leadership:

India

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May 27, 2014

Greenfield on Obama’s Drone Program Policy

By Danya Greenfield

Huffington Post quotes Acting Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Danya Greenfield on President Obama’s drone policy:

Drones Technology & Innovation

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May 27, 2014

Campbell and Garrett on National Security Implications of 4D Printing

By Banning Garrett

Bloomberg Businessweek cites “The Next Wave: 4D Printing,” a report by Brent Scowcroft Center’s Strategic Foresight Initiative Senior Fellows Thomas Campbell and Banning Garrett along with Skylar Tibbetts, on the national security implications of 4D printing:

In the News

May 27, 2014

Biberman in The Washington Post: Are there lessons from Pakistan for future of fighting in Ukraine?

By Atlantic Council

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May 27, 2014

Hof on Arming Syria’s Opposition Forces

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins PBS’s Frontline to discuss arming the opposition in Syria: Watch the full interview here.

Syria

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May 27, 2014

J. Peter Pham and Rudolph Atallah on US Antiterror Efforts in Africa

The New York Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham and Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on US efforts to train elite antiterror forces in Libya, Niger, Mauritania, and Mali:

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May 27, 2014

Brzezinski on Ukrainian and EU Elections

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the Ukrainian presidential elections, calling them a “positive development,” and the gains made by the far-right political parties in the European Union Parliamentary elections:

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