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Oct 26, 2014

Slavin on ISIS, Turkey, North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, Turkey, North Korea, Hong Kong, and other international news stories making headlines lately: 

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In the News

Oct 25, 2014

Ricciardone on US-Turkish Fight Against ISIS

By Francis Ricciardone

VP and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone joins NPR Weekend Edition to discuss the US-Turkey alliance against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

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New Atlanticist

Oct 22, 2014

Turkey Moves Toward Helping Syria’s Kurds—and Calming Its Own

By Sabine Freizer

Ankara’s Handling of Syrian War Has Revived Its Own Kurdish Conflict Turkey’s promise Monday to let Iraqi Kurdish guerrillas cross its border to defend the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani against the Islamist army of ISIS provides a rare sign of hope for saving Turkey’s moribund peace process with its own Kurds. Turkey’s refusal until […]

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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate

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Oct 20, 2014

Strengthening NATO-Gulf Cooperation

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

NATO is playing its part too. We all stand with our Ally Turkey, which is literally on the front line. And while the air campaign is not a NATO operation, NATO Allies provide the bulk of the military assets that are now being deployed to degrade ISIL.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 15, 2014

The US Fight Against ISIS: An Exercise in Futility?

By James Rupert

Fred Hof: US Policy Needs a Ground Game, and Here Are Two Ways to Build It The US military has escalated air strikes against the Islamist militant ISIS fighters who have been closing in on the Syrian town of Kobani and the nearby Turkish border, in large part because the Syrian civil war is now […]

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Oct 13, 2014

Hof on US-Turkey Relations

By Frederic C. Hof

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on how the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has affected the US relationship with Turkey:

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Oct 12, 2014

Ricciardone on the Battle for Kobani

By Francis Ricciardone

The New York Times quotes VP and Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on the implications of the battle for Kobani in Turkey:

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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Sept. 2, 2014

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Oct 10, 2014

NATO Deputy Secretary General Warns that Crisis in Eastern Ukraine Could Deteriorate Soon

By Deutsche Welle

Excerpts from NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow’s interview with Deutsche Welle.

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Oct 10, 2014

Hof on the Battle for Kobani

By Frederic C. Hof

The Wall Street Journal quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on Turkey’s reluctance to intervene in the predominantly Kurdish Syrian city of Kobani: 

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In the News

Oct 10, 2014

Itani on Strategic Importance of Kobani

By Faysal Itani

Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani joins the John Batchelor Show to discuss the strategic importance of Kobani to Turkey, Syria, and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: Listen to the full interview.

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