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NATO leaders at the Wales Summit, Sept. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 2, 2015

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2014

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

Happy New Year and welcome to 2015. Below are the ten most popular stories on our website in 2014.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2014

Europe-Turkey Tensions Rise as Russia Seeks Partnership with Ankara

By Pınar Dost-Niyego

Three recent events in and around Turkey raise concerns about this country’s direction for the United States and its European allies.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2014

The Demise of South Stream

By Richard Morningstar

Russia’s Planned Pipeline to Southeast Europe Was Doomed from the Start While the timing of President Vladimir Putin’s abandonment of the South Stream gas pipeline this week was surprising, its demise was inevitable from the start.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Dec 4, 2014

Itani on Turkey’s Stance on ISIS

By Faysal Itani

Middle East Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on strained US-Turkish relations regarding the ongoing crisis in Syria:

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In the News

Nov 22, 2014

Jones on Shared Objectives with Turkey

By James L. Jones, Jr.

Hurriyet Daily News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. on Turkish involvement in the ongoing crisis in Syria:

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In the News

Nov 20, 2014

Mardini on the Crisis in Kobani

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Ramzy Mardini on how the ongoing crisis in the Turkish city of Kobani has affected Kurdish nationalism:

Turkey

MENASource

Nov 3, 2014

What Would the Turkish Buffer Zone Mean for Syria’s Displaced?

By Matthew Hall, a Q&A with Elizabeth Ferris

In September, the radical jihadist group ISIS launched a major offensive in northeastern Syria, overrunning scores of Kurdish villages along the warpath to Kobani, a strategic town on the Turkish border.

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In the News

Oct 31, 2014

Ricciardone on the State of Turkish Influence

By Francis Ricciardone

The Wall Street Journal quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on Turkish influence in the Middle East:

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Russian jets over Victory Day Parade, May 9, 2010

NATOSource

Oct 29, 2014

NATO Intercepted 19 Russian Military Aircraft Today

By Allied Command Operations

NATO detected and monitored four groups of Russian military aircraft conducting significant military manoeuvers in European airspace over the Baltic Sea, North Sea/Atlantic Ocean, and Black Sea on 28 and 29 October 2014.

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In the News

Oct 29, 2014

Ricciardone on the US-Turkey Relationship

By Francis Ricciardone

The Washington Post quotes VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on how the crisis in Syria has affected the US-Turkish relationship:

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