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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian

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Jan 28, 2014

France’s Counterterrorism Operations in Africa Deserve US Support

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

[M]ore than 1,000 French soldiers are still fighting Islamic militants in Mali. Another French intervention force has been dispatched to restore order in the Central African Republic.

France
Sahel
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen in Afghanistan

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Jan 28, 2014

Defense Minister: Germany Needs to Take More Responsibility Around the World

By René Pfister and Gordon Repinski, Spiegel

New Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen says that it is time for Berlin to take more responsibility. She also dreams of a European army.

Africa
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jan 28, 2014

Pham on African Union Summit

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the agenda for this week’s African Union summit:

South & Central Africa

In the News

Jan 28, 2014

J. Peter Pham Discusses “Lessons from the Former Somalia” at US Army War College

By J. Peter Pham

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, spoke today on “Lessons from the Former Somalia” at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In his invited lecture to students in the College’s Department of National Security and Strategy, Pham discussed the role that state collapse, extremism, insurgency, piracy, famine, foreign intervention, […]

Somalia
South & Central Africa

In the News

Jan 22, 2014

Pham Quoted on New CAR President

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham is quoted by IPS News Agency on new Central African Republic Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza:

South & Central Africa

External

Jan 14, 2014

IntelBrief: Unmanned Peacekeeping: Are Drones The New Blue Helmets?

By Amy Calfas

Bottom Line Up Front • On December 2, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced it will deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as “drones,” to monitor rebel groups along the Congolese-Rwandan border.

Drones
International Organizations

In the News

Jan 10, 2014

Pham Talks Djotodia Resignation

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CTV to discuss the resignation of Central African Republic President Michael Djotodia. Watch the interview here. Watch the interview here.

South & Central Africa

In the News

Jan 8, 2014

Pham Talks CAR President’s Resignation

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses the decision by Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia to step down in the midst of a conflict that has killed over 1000 and displaced as many as half of the country’s residents:

South & Central Africa

In the News

Jan 6, 2014

Pham Interviewed on CAR Violence

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham discusses escalating violence in the Central African Republic with CTV. Watch the interview here.

South & Central Africa
French President François Hollande

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Dec 18, 2013

French Seek Permanent EU Defense Fund

By Hugh Carnegy, Financial Times

In an effort to put its allies on the spot, President François Hollande is poised to demand, at a Brussels summit on Thursday, that the EU sets up a permanent fund to finance operations such as France’s intervention in the Central African Republic.

Africa
European Union
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