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Nov 18, 2020

Warrick in Houston Chronicle on the dangers of Trump’s planned troop withdrawals

By Atlantic Council

On November 18, Forward Defense and Hariri Center non-resident senior fellow Thomas Warrick wrote an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle titled “Trump gambles with national security by removing troops.”

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Aug 4, 2019

Bruton quoted in the Daily Nation on US policy toward al-Shabaab

By Atlantic Council

East Africa Extremism

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Jul 15, 2019

Bruton joins Public Radio International to discuss whether the United States should negotiate with al-Shabaab

By Atlantic Council

Extremism Somalia

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Mar 20, 2019

Bruton quoted in Slate on US strikes in Somalia

By Bronwyn Bruton

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Somalia

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Dec 17, 2018

Bruton Joins PRI’s The World to Discuss US Airstrikes in Somalia

By Bronwyn Bruton

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Somalia

Event Recap

Dec 5, 2018

Somaliland’s foreign minister discusses trade and recognition

By Africa Center

Faratoon discussed Somaliland’s efforts to integrate into the regional economy, touting its partnership with the United Arab Emirates to substantially upgrade the Port of Berbera and develop a free economic zone to attract manufacturing firms and create much-needed jobs.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 21, 2018

Fifth anniversary of Westgate Mall attack: Fighting Al-Shabaab in Africa

By Ashish Kumar Sen

By the end of a four-day siege—the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the 1998 US Embassy bombing by al Qaeda—sixty-seven people were dead and more than two hundred wounded.

East Africa Somalia

In the News

Sep 11, 2018

Bruton Quoted in The Atlantic on War on Terror in Somalia

By Bronwyn Bruton

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Somalia

In the News

Aug 1, 2018

Pham Quoted in the New York Times on the US Military Presence in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

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Somalia

AfricaSource

Apr 23, 2018

Somalia’s continuing crisis worsens with UAE dispute

By J. Peter Pham

While it is imperative to keep up military pressure on the militants, ultimately insurgencies like Somalia’s can only be defeated by political legitimacy.

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