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MENASource

May 8, 2012

Four Fights to Watch on Egypt’s Political Battlefield

By Mohamed Gabr

The political situation in Egypt is as volatile as it has been at any time during the transition, and it is quite clear that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)’s confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood will not be diffused anytime soon.

NATOSource

May 8, 2012

Turkey chooses NATO and the West

By Barçın Yinanç, Hurriyet Daily News

From Barçın Yinanç, Hurriyet Daily News:  Turkey’s decision to host an early warning radar as part of NATO’s nuclear defense system is a sign of the country’s realignment with the West, says Professor Mustafa Aydın.

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

May 8, 2012

Hagel: Enlisted Troops Don’t Make Policy But Always Carry It Out

By James Joyner

The Atlantic Council presented its 2012 Distinguished Military Leadership Award not, as has been the custom, to a famous general or admiral but to the Enlisted Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces.

NATOSource

May 8, 2012

Hollande victory shakes up NATO’s Afghan war plans

By AFP

From AFP:   [I]incoming president Francois Hollande will soon have to reassure NATO allies about his decision to end combat earlier than planned.

United States and Canada

MENASource

May 8, 2012

Top News: Electoral Commission Suspends Work Under Criticism from Parliament

By Tarek Radwan

The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced that it will suspend its work in the face of insults and criticism from members of parliament.

New Atlanticist

May 8, 2012

Prince Harry: Wounded Veterans Paid Terrible Price to Keep Us Safe And Free

By James Joyner

Prince Harry of Wales paid tribute to the wounded veterans of the transatlantic Alliance, noting that, “They have paid a terrible price to keep us safe and free.”

New Atlanticist

May 8, 2012

Unilever’s Polman: Business Simply Has to Take the Lead

By James Joyner

Unilever CEO Paul Polman declared that “business simply has to take the lead” to solve global challenges ranging from hunger to climate change.

New Atlanticist

May 7, 2012

Ban Ki-moon: Assad May Suffer Fate of Qaddafi or Taylor

By James Joyner

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hinted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will suffer the fate of Laurent Gbago, Charles Taylor, or Muammar Qaddafi if his reign of violence continues. He declared, “no leader, anywhere, should imagine that he—or she—enjoys impunity for crimes of atrocity.”

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

May 7, 2012

Ban Ki-moon: World Needs West’s Leadership

By James Joyner

Ban Ki-moon declared that the world faces “an over-supply of problems,” a “deficit of solutions,” and a “deficit of leadership” and called on the United States and its transatlantic allies to provide it.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

May 7, 2012

Hollande to officially announce early withdrawal of French forces from Afghanistan at NATO summit

By Ben Farmer, the Telegraph

From Ben Farmer, the Telegraph:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the alliance’s secretary general, said he would speak with the new French president immediately amid concerns France would soon announce the withdrawal of its 3,600-strong contingent.

United States and Canada