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Aug 10, 2017

McFate Quoted in The Washington Post on Outsourcing the Afghanistan War

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

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Aug 10, 2017

Erik Prince’s ‘Reckless’ Proposal for Afghanistan

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Sean McFate warns against plan that would rely more on military contractors A proposal that would have the United States rely more heavily on private military contractors instead of US troops, and install what would essentially be a US viceroy in Afghanistan, is an example of “reckless foreign policy,” according to Sean McFate, […]

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Aug 9, 2017

Manning and Fishman Quoted in VOA on North Korea Sanctions

By Robert Manning and Edward Fishman

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Aug 9, 2017

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Aug 9, 2017

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Trump’s Threat to North Korea

By Frederick Kempe

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Aug 9, 2017

Metzl in CNN: 12 things Trump Should Know About North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

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Aug 9, 2017

Fishman Quoted in VOA on New North Korea Sanctions

By Edward Fishman

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Aug 9, 2017

Manning Joins CNN to Discuss How Kim Will React to Trump’s “Fire and Fury”

By Robert Manning

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Aug 9, 2017

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