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MENASource

Nov 6, 2015

EconSource: Conflict Over Economic Policy in Turkey’s AKP After Election Win

By EconSource

There are deep divisions in Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) over how to stop slowing growth in the country’s $800 billion economy.

MENASource

Nov 6, 2015

Is there Common Ground over Syria?

By MENASource

The Emirates Policy Center’s second Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate that took place on November 1 brought policymakers, former officials, academics, and analysts from the Middle East and elsewhere together to discuss the most pressing strategic issues facing the region.

Syria

SyriaSource

Nov 5, 2015

Keeping Vienna on Track

By Frederic C. Hof

If the Vienna Joint Communique of October 30, 2015 is to spur progress toward peace and political transition in Syria, the United States and its partners must first devise and agree upon a comprehensive collective strategy. With all respect to the dogged creativity of Secretary of State John Kerry, the administration’s eagerness for a deal […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Nov 5, 2015

Stormy Weather Ahead for Global Society Due to Climate Change, Experts Say

By Alejandro Alvarez

Climate change poses a monumental threat to national security, American prosperity, and global society, a panel of national security and insurance advisers agreed at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 5. The panel discussion featured Judge Alice Hill, Senior Director for Resilience Policy at the National Security Council; Sherri Goodman, President and CEO of the Consortium […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment
NATO warships participating in Trident Juncture exercise, Oct. 29, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 5, 2015

NATO to Reinforce its Mediterranean Presence

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Nato will outline proposals next month for a new “southern strategy” in response to mounting instability across the Middle East and Russia’s growing military presence south of the Bosphorus….

Iraq Libya

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

Top News: German to Take up UN Libya Post; Leon Denies Conflict of Interest in New Post

By MENASource

Veteran German diplomat Martin Kobler will replace UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon and take over mediating stalled Libyan peace talks in the coming days, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Leon is set to head a United Arab Emirates (UAE) diplomatic academy.

SyriaSource

Nov 5, 2015

Top News: November 5, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Russia sent missile systems to Syria, personnel force grows to 4,000 – Pentagon welcomes advance by ISIS-fighting allies in Syria– Rebels seize military base in western Hama– Water crisis leaves Damascus residents thirsty– Kurdish rebels end unilateral ceasefire declaration– Turkey agrees access to Cyprus army zone graves in search for missing– Former Iraqi Environment Minister […]

Syria

Trade in Action

Nov 5, 2015

TTIP & Trade Action – November 4

By Global Business & Economics Program

“After 11 rounds of TTIP negotiations, this is the state of play of all available documents.” (Photo credit: EU Commission TTIP Team) This Week’s Trade Highlights On the US side, this week is dominated by a number of issues: -This morning’s release of the long-awaited TPP text – The 22nd round of negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty between […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

EconSource: Amnesty Says Syrian Government Profits From Forced Disappearances

By EconSource

Syria’s government is profiting from money charged to families of people trying to find individuals who have been forcibly disappeared, Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

UGTT’s Position in Tunisia’s New Political Order

By Naim Ameur

Tunisia celebrated the Quartet’s selection to win the Peace Nobel Prize for its role in steering the national dialogue on October 9. Composed of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicraft (UTICA), the Human Rights League, and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers, the Quartet successfully resolved a complicated […]

North Africa