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Official handover ceremony at Kandahar Airfield

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2014

NATO hands-over Kandahar airfield

By Royal Air Force

After eight years of running Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, NATO has formally handed over control to the United States at an end of mission ceremony.

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Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko before Congress, Sept. 18, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2014

Give Ukraine the Weapons It Needs for Self-Defense

By Carl Levin and James Inhofe, Washington Post

We believe now is the time to add defensive military aid, including weapons, to our support of Ukraine.

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In the News

Oct 17, 2014

Schechter on Argentina’s Debt Crisis

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Center Director Peter Schechter joins Latin Pulse to discuss the debt crisis in Argentina: 

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In the News

Oct 16, 2014

Marczak on Venezuela at UN: “It Will Play into the Hands of the Russians”

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Venezuela securing a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council:

Venezuela

In the News

Oct 16, 2014

Marczak on Venezuela’s Bid to Join UN Security Council

By Jason Marczak

US News and World Report quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Venezuela winning a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council:

Venezuela

In the News

Oct 16, 2014

Marczak on Runoff Presidential Elections in Brazil

By Jason Marczak

The Los Angeles Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Brazil’s upcoming presidential runoff elections:

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US and Iraqi soldiers in Diyala province, Feb. 13, 2008

NATOSource

Oct 15, 2014

Washington Wants NATO Allies to Help Retrain the Iraqi Military

By Gopal Ratnam, Foreign Policy

The difficult and dangerous task of retraining Iraqi security forces to take on the Islamic State militants who’ve made impressive gains in the north and west of Iraq will require large numbers of trainers from the United States and NATO nations

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NATO and the Ukrainian government were targetted by Russian hackers

NATOSource

Oct 14, 2014

Russian Hackers Use ‘Zero-Day’ to Hack NATO, Ukraine in Cyber-Spy Campaign

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

A Russian hacking group probably working for the government has been exploiting a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to spy on NATO, the Ukrainian government, a U.S. university researcher and other national security targets

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Article

Oct 9, 2014

Don’t forget Canada and Mexico

By Nicholas Burns

LIKE THE majority of his modern predecessors, President Obama has looked to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as the regions where America’s vital interests are most often engaged. This year is no different as the United States copes with a lethal combination of challenges from the metastasizing Iraq-Syria civil war to Russian aggression in […]

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Oct 9, 2014

Alhonte on Brazilian Elections

By Natalie Alhonte

Adrienne Arsht Center Associate Director Natalie Alhonte joins Caracol TV to discuss elections in Brazil: 

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