Europe & Eurasia

Saab on Potential ISIS Involvement in Sinai Plane Crash

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins KCBS Radio to discuss potential ISIS involvement in the downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 in the Sinai Peninsula, and why it’s important to wait for hard evidence and withhold judgement:

Linderman on Media Freedom in Georgia

By Laura Linderman

Voice of America quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on Georgia’s international image regarding media freedom in the wake of the Rustavi 2 controversy and court case: Read the full article here.

Hellyer on Flight 9268 Crash

By H.A. Hellyer

BBC quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow H.A. Hellyer on the possibility of ISIS involvement in the crash of a Russian passenger jet:

Barno on the Future of the US Army

By Dave Barno

Politico Europe quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno on the future of the US Army amid Russia’s new foreign policy stance:

German President Joachim Gauck on “Freedom — Our Shared Bond”

Speech by Federal President Joachim Gauck at the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6, 2015, in Philadelphia “Freedom – Our Shared Bond” It was in Philadelphia, that President John F. Kennedy, in a speech to commemorate Independence Day on 4 July 1962, put forward a ground‑breaking idea. He proposed the creation of a Declaration of Interdependence to stand alongside America’s Declaration of Independence. He suggested […]

The Transatlantic Internet: A New Geo-Economic Frontline

By Tyson Barker

For almost a generation, the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement has been the transatlantic digital passport that allowed 4,400 US tech companies to provide services to Europe’s 500 million consumers. But an Oct. 6 decision by the European Court of Justice — the EU’s Supreme Court — smashed that little-known, but extremely important fifteen-year-old agreement and […]

Herbst on US Military Assistance to Ukraine

By John Herbst

DEN quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on the need for increased military assistance to Ukraine and the funding proposed in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Read the full article here.

Herbst on Kerry’s Visit to Central Asia

By John Herbst

Voice of America Russian Service quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Central Asia: Read the full article here.