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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, June 9, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 24, 2014

Finland’s leaders see peril in standoff between Russia and the West

By Washington Post

Excerpts from interview by Washington Post London Bureau Chief Griff Witte with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja in Helsinki.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

Top News: Tunisians Hold First Post-Revolution Presidential Elections

By MENASource

Tunisians voted on Sunday to pick their first directly elected president, with Interim president Moncef Marzouki and Nidaa Tounes party leader Beji Caid Essebsi touted as the favorites in a field of more than twenty-five candidates. Official results were yet to be announced, but shortly after polls closed, Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda party officials said […]

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

Getting the Houthi Perspective in Washington

By Danya Greenfield and Owen Daniels

A roundtable discussion about Yemen’s fragile state of affairs in Washington is perhaps not all that notable, but this one marked a historic moment. Cohosted by the Atlantic Council and the Center for International Private Enterprise on November 19, a representative from the Houthi movement—a Shia-Zaydi revivalist group with an armed militia—spoke publicly in the […]

Yemen

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

Tunisia’s Post-Parliamentary Election Hangover

By Danya Greenfield

It has long been a truism of democratic transitions that it is the second election, not the first, that determines whether a new democratic regime has been consolidated.

North Africa
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Parliamentary Assembly, November 24, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 24, 2014

Stoltenberg Asks NATO Legislators to Increase Spending on Defense

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Today, NATO needs your support more than ever.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

Hariri Center Experts on Tunisia’s Presidential Elections

By MENASource

Tunisia had a momentous weekend, holding its first free and fair election for its head of state in its modern history. Sunday’s vote brings the country one step closer to consolidating its long-in-the-making democracy.

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

Top News: Mohamed Ali Bishr Accused of Collaborating with US, Norway

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s top prosecution charged Saturday Muslim Brotherhood leader, and Former Morsi-era Minister, Mohamed Ali Bishr, with espionage with the United States and Norway.

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2014

Biden, Davutoğlu: Energy Key to Resolving Security Challenges

Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu spoke at a special closing session of the 2014 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit on the topic of European energy security. In the shadow of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Ukraine, Biden spoke of the need for Europe to diversify its […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
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MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

The Week in Egypt [November 24, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

MENASource

Nov 24, 2014

With ISIS Allegiance Egypt’s Security Woes Worsen

By Khaled Dawoud

Just over two weeks after a devastating terrorist attack, which left thirty-one Egyptian soldiers dead, reports surfaced of an unprecedented, mysterious naval attack 40 kilometers north of Damietta. According to official statements, eight sailors are “missing,” likely drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after clashing with unidentified armed terrorists on board of four small boats. Five […]

North Africa