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Kerry Meets with Anti-IS Coalition Ambassadors
Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program Nora Bensahel discusses ISIS in Voice of America....
By Nora Bensahel
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. airstrikes succeeding in cutting oil financing for Islamic StateIn a UPI article, Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg says oil is only a part of what's funding the reign of terror across Iraq, Syria and the broader Levant....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US, Iran Face Similar Challenges in Syrian Fight Against IS
Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel weighs in on ISIS in Syria in a Voice of America article....
By Nora Bensahel
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Obama acts in Kobani despite Turkish opposition
President Richard Fontaine comments on the Obama administration's interest in Turkey and the fight against ISIS....
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Releases New Report “The Tourniquet: A Strategy For Defeating the Islamic State and Saving Syria and Iraq”
Center for a New American Security Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Marc Lynch has written a new report, “The Tourniquet: A Strategy for Defeating the Islamic State and Saving Syria ...
By Marc Lynch
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US airstrikes have 'minimal effects' on Islamic State. Why that's not all bad.
Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dafna Rand calls the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS an "unprecedented victory" in Christian Science Monitor....
By Dafna Rand
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Serious disagreements remain in U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State
President Richard Fontaine weighs in on the U.S.-led coalition battling ISIS....
By Richard Fontaine
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As ISIS Threatens A Key Town In Syria, Is The U.S. Playing A Dangerous Game?
Senior Fellow Dr. Nora Bensahel joined a panel of experts to discuss whether the situation in Kobani will spur the United States' regional partners to act....
By Nora Bensahel
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ISIS gains raise doubts about strategy
Senior Fellow LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) comments on the effectiveness of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS and recommends ground combat power to fight ISIS....
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Special Report: How Syria policy stalled under the 'analyst in chief'Senior Fellow Julianne Smith and CEO Michèle Flournoy weigh in on the President's views toward intervening in Syria throughout 2012, as signs mounted that militants in Syria w...
By Julianne Smith & Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
U.S. Options Limited by Lack of Drones Over Syria20YY Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre weighs in on the lack of drones used in Syria due to "Centcom keeping an eye on Afghanistan."...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. uses helicopters for first time to hit Islamic State rebels
President Richard Fontaine discusses the results of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in a Reuters article....
By Richard Fontaine
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Interview: Dr. Dafna Rand on Federal News Radio on Islamic State propaganda
Deputy Director of Studies and Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dr. Dafna Rand joined Federal News Radio to examine the Islamic State's propaganda war....
By Dafna Rand
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Modern airpower versus tribal warriorsYahoo! News cites Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Defense Program LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) on the ISIL's increased vulnerability due to its expanded "above...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Ground Forces Needed To Play A Role In Strategy Against ISISCo-Founder and CEO Michèle Flournoy joined NPR's "Morning Edition" to discuss the American-led strategy against the Islamic State, and what will be needed to ensure success....
By Michèle Flournoy
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In ISIS fight, much in Syria rests on allies on ground
President Richard Fontaine provides an assessment of the current plan to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in The Boston Globe....
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Strikes Haven't Beaten ISIS in Iraq. Can They Do So in Syria?
Deputy Director of Studies and Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dr. Dafna Rand comments in Foreign Policy that the immediate goal of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria should be to stop the I...
By Dafna Rand
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5 Things to Know About Khorasan, the Other Radicals the U.S. Bombed in Syria
Mashable quotes Research Associate Nicholas Heras on the threat posed by the Khorasan, an al-Qaeda affiliate group that was also a target of the airstrikes launched in Syria a...
By Nicholas Heras
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FBI tracking some Americans who fought with islamic State, then returned home
In The Washington Times, Deputy Director of Studies and Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dr. Dafna Rand weighs in on the current national security threat posed by Americans who are able...
By Dafna Rand
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Is ISIS violence expanding worldwide?
CBC News cites Research Associate Nicholas Heras on the pressing concern of possible foreign attacks to be carried out by the Islamic State....
By Nicholas Heras