Africa: Tillerson to Reaffirm Ties With Africa During Trip - VOA

Monday, March 5, 2018

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s highly anticipated trip to Africa is an opportunity to position the United States to “play a significant role in supporting” the continent and to “highlight the important relationship,” according to a senior American official.

Russia and Iran Deepen Ties to Challenge Trump and the United States - New Yorker

Friday, March 2, 2018

By: Robin Wright

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Last month, the former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met privately with Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a global gathering of foreign-policy glitterati. The diplomatic odd couple once met openly and often—more with each other than with any other foreign leaders—during two years of feisty negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal. No longer.

Freedom in Retreat (Rosarie Tucci on "Wake") - Wake

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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Rosarie Tucci was among the featured panelists who spoke to Wake about the decline in global freedom following Freedom House’s recent report on global freedom.

Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US - AP

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

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As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little, too late to stop terror funding, regional alliances are shifting and analysts ponder whether a cozier relationship with countries like Russia will complicate efforts to move toward peace in neighboring Afghanistan.

TAPI Gas Pipeline: Work On Afghanistan Section Launched - Indian Defense News

Saturday, February 24, 2018

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On February 23, 2018, Turkmenistan announced the commencement of construction work on the Afghan section of an $8 billion natural gas pipeline that will link the energy-rich Central Asian nation to Pakistan and India. The work on the Turkmenistan section of the project has been completed.

Syria’s continuing crisis - WHYY Radio Times

Friday, February 23, 2018

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Although ISIS has been largely defeated in Syria, the seven year war in the country continues. It may even be getting chaotic, complicated, and violent. Last week the Syrian government forces bombarded the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, killing an estimated 200 people in just a few days. Meanwhile, American-supported Kurds...

#ElliottProud: Garrett Nada - George Washington University’s Elliott School

Thursday, February 22, 2018

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Garrett Nada graduated from the Elliott School with an MA in Middle East studies in 2012 and from Brandeis University in 2010 with a BA in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, with a minor in Hebrew Language and Literature. In summer 2011, he received an Aramex grant through this program to...