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Svante Cornell, research director at the SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted in a Trend.com article titled, “Azerbaijan: A Star of ‘Secular and Moderate Islam in the South Caucasus and Central Asia: Models and Challenges’ Conference.”

Daniel Serwer, senior research professor in the Conflict Management Program, wrote a post for his blog Peacefare.net titled, “Death in Benghazi.”

David Kanin, a professorial lecturer in the European Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for the Eurasia Review titled, “Kosovo – Serbia: Dealing With the Michael Collins Problem – Analysis.”

Vali Nasr, SAIS dean, appeared on CNN’s “Connect the World” for a segment on the Bagram Prison and Afghanistan.

Daniel Serwer, senior research professor in the Conflict Management Program, appeared on Voice of America for a segment titled, “Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo.”

Deborah Brautigam, director of the International Development Program, was quoted in a China Daily article about her new book The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa titled, “The Dragon Befriends the Springbok.”

Vali Nasr, SAIS dean, was quoted in a Bloomberg.com article titled, “Haqqani Terror Label Adds to Strains for U.S., Pakistan.” Read more

Benjamin Reilly, a visiting scholar in the Southeast Asia Studies Program, wrote an op-ed for The Canberra Times titled, “Australia an Aid Superpower.”

Allen Keiswetter, Middle East Institute (MEI) scholar and senior consultant at C&O Resources; Roby Barrett, MEI scholar and president of Stratplan International LLC; Geneive Abdo, director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute; and Daniel Serwer (moderator), SAIS senior research professor of Conflict Management and MEI scholar, discussed "Prospects for U.S.-Iran Relations on the Nuclear Issue in the Year Ahead" at SAIS on Tuesday, August 14.

Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program, was quoted in Thomas Friedman’s New York Times column titled, “Morsi’s Wrong Turn.”