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Mezran Quoted on Chaos in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on political dysfunction in Libya:

Pham Talks CAR President’s Resignation

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses the decision by Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia to step down in the midst of a conflict that has killed over 1000 and displaced as many as half of the country’s residents:

Ullman Weighs in on Presidential Term Limits

By Harlan Ullman

Harlan Ullman, senior adviser for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes to the Washington Post on US presidential term limits:

Pham Interviewed on Conflict Minerals Case

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham speaks with Marketplace on the federal appeals court hearing arguments against a rule requiring companies to start reporting conflict minerals in their products:

Pham Interviewed on CAR Violence

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses escalating violence in the Central African Republic with CTV. Watch the interview here.

Pham on South Sudan Conflict and Peace Talks

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham appeared on BBC World News America to discuss the events leading up to the South Sudan conflict and prospects for peace talks.

Hof Quoted on Assad’s Endurance

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on how the Assad regime has positioned itself to outlast rebel factions as peace talks in Geneva near:

Slavin Joins Roundtable on Sochi, Middle East Peace

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the week’s top stories, including bombings in Russia ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics and John Kerry’s efforts to advance talks between Israel and Palestine:

Hof Quoted on Syria Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof is quoted in a Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial on Syria’s rising death toll:

Mezran Quoted on Libyan Unrest

By Karim Mezran

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran is quoted by Voice of America on instability in Libya: