Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed Turkey's shift in the anti-Islamic State campaign to include strikes against Kurdish forces and the response that may come from Kurdish groups, such as the PKK, with al-Jazeera.

Sputnik quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Turkey's recent decision to let the anti-Islamic State coalition use Incirlik air base while the country targets Kurdish forces.

Van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, discussed Turkey's preference for fighting Kurdish forces as opposed to the Islamic State in Syria for RFE/RL's Under the Black Flag.

On July 9, European news portal The Intersection Project interviewed Jamestown Russia expert Stephen Blank regarding Moscow's relationship with Beijing.

Regular contributor to Jamestown's Eurasia Daily Monitor Pavel Baev was quoted by The New York Times, on July 15, regarding Moscow's reluctant approach toward the Iran nuclear deal.

Jamestown Fellow and previous editor of China Brief Peter Mattis wrote an article in The National Interest on July 13th discussing the need of the U.S. intelligence community to build its corps of China analysts: "The Future of U.S. Intelligence: Adapting to Deal with China."

The Chicago Tribune quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg on the difficulty in building militias in Syria and Iraq to fight the Islamic State and how the Kurdish groups fit into U.S. strategy. 

Jacob Zenn, an analyst of African affairs for Jamestown, discussed the upcoming visit of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Washington, DC with VOA

Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for The Jamestown Foundation, discussed whether or not Kurdish forces in Syria will be able to maintain the territory that they have seized there with The National.

Jacob Zenn discussed the need for Southeast Asian nations to cooperate with one another to fight terrorism in the region with The Straits Times.