Frederic Hof on Syria Crisis and Peaceful Political Transition (CFR)

J. Peter Pham Interviewed about Somali Piracy (NPR)

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was interviewed by Robert Siegel on recent trends in piracy off the coast of Somalia for today’s edition of the NPR’s All Things Considered.

J. Peter Pham Discusses African Union (VOA)

J. Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was interviewed by Carol Castiel on the fiftieth anniversary of the African Union (AU) and its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, as well as the security challenges that were discussed at recent AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for this week’s edition of the Voice of America’s Encounter.

Rudolph Atallah Discusses AQIM's Internal Strife with Terrorist Leader (CNN)

Rudolph Atallah, senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center, was featured on CNN with Barbara Starr to discuss the inner workings of the al-Qaeda branch in North Africa, including a letter from its leaders to terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar indicitating their dissatisfaction with his performance.

Danya Greenfield on Progress of Yemen's National Dialogue (HuffPost Live)

Danya Greenfield, deputy director with the Hariri Center, joins leading voices on Yemen to discuss the progress of the National Dialogue, and to reflect on Thomas Friedman’s assertion that Yemen is a positive model for transitioning countries in the Middle East for its serious, broad-based national dialogue.

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