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Jun 17, 2014

Marczak: A Vote for Peace in Colombia

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for US News and World Report on the recent Colombian elections in which incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos emerged victorious:

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Jun 15, 2014

Alhonte on Colombian Run-off Elections

By Natalie Alhonte

Adrienne Arsht Center Associate Director Natalie Alhonte joins CCTV to discuss the second round of presidential elections in Colombia:

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President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

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Jun 13, 2014

Obama’s Billion Dollar Initiative Important to Security of Central Europe

By Eric Auner, World Politics Review

In Warsaw, Obama also announced a $1 billion “European Reassurance Initiative” to support regional partnerships and fund U.S. presence in the region.

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(At the time) Ambassador Susan Rice, October 12, 2012

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Jun 13, 2014

US Calls for Europe to ‘Take Defense Spending Seriously’

By Susan Rice, White House

Collective action has long been the hallmark of effective American leadership. The United Nations, NATO and our Asian alliances were all built on the foundation of American strength and American values.

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Jun 12, 2014

Nominee for US Ambassador Emphasizes Engagement with Egypt

By Elissa Miller

Egypt’s security, prosperity, pluralism, and its democratization remain vitally important to the United States. This was the key thrust of Ambassador Robert Stephen Beecroft’s testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 11, where he appeared as President Barack Obama’s nominee to become the next US ambassador to Egypt.   The United States has been […]

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Jun 12, 2014

Schechter: How the World Cup has Already Changed Brazil

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter writes for CNN’s Global Public Square on how the World Cup will affect Brazil’s future:

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F-22A Raptor intercepts Russian TU-95 Bear bomber near Alaskan airspace, Nov. 22, 2007

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Jun 12, 2014

Russian Bombers Fly Within 50 Miles of California Coast

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon

Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the California coast, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) confirmed Wednesday.

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"All institutions of Turkey are on alert"

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Jun 11, 2014

Turkey is ‘On Alert’ After Al Qaeda Affiliate Seizes Turkish Hostages in Iraq

By Hurriyet Daily News

The state of Turkey was “on alert” late June 11 after 80 Turkish citizens, including Consul General Öztürk Yılmaz, have been taken hostage by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

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Jun 10, 2014

Sennes on How World Cup Will Impact Brazil

By Ricardo Sennes

The Financial Times features a report by Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ricardo Sennes on how the turmoil surrounding Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup may set the country on a path towards reform:

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Jun 9, 2014

Marczak: The US Should Extend a Hand to El Salvador’s New President

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for Fox News Latino  on why the United States should engage with El Salvador’s new president and what opportunities lie ahead for the US-El Salvador relationship:

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