El Mundo, the Spanish newspaper, quoted Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Spanish snipers fighting against the Islamic State with Kurdish forces.

Wladimir van Wilgenburg discussed how Kurdish forces are asking for military equipment in light of the gains made by the Islamic State at Ramadi for the Wall Street Journal.

Willy Lam was interviewed by the New York Times' China blog Sinosphere on his latest book Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping: Renaissance, Reform, or Retrogression?.

Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an analyst of Kurdish affairs for Jamestown, was quoted by the AP on Kurdish fighters and their will to fight the Islamic State.

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Alex Vatanka co-authored an article on Oman's role and relationships with other countries in the Middle East for Foreign Affairs.

Chris Zambelis discussed the possibility of the Islamic State using drug smuggling routes through Latin America and the Caribbean to enter the United States for U.S. News & World Report.

On May 4, Polish radio WNET interviewed Jamestown's Program Associate for Europe and Eurasia Matthew Czekaj about the appearance of Russia's hybrid warfare tactics against Poland. [Interview in Polish]

Spanish news website ES Global discussed the improving inter-Kurdish relations since last year due to attacks by the Islamic State with Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Jacob Zenn was quoted by the Astana Times on Kazakhstan's recent election.