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Swedish Chief of Defense Sverker Goransson at NATO HQ, May 14, 2013

NATOSource

Mar 8, 2014

Sweden Mulls ‘Doctrine Shift’ in Defense After Russian Incursion in Ukraine

By Niclas Rolander, Wall Street Journal

The continuing crisis in Ukraine has the reputedly peaceful Swedes rethinking the nation’s defense doctrine, and some are using the situation as a way to push for NATO membership

NATO NATO Partnerships
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, May 9, 2012

NATOSource

Mar 8, 2014

Dempsey: US Military Will Fulfill Treaty Obligations to NATO Allies

By Ben Watson, Defense One

The U.S. military is prepared to back up NATO if the unrest in Ukraine escalates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Friday.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2014

Sweden and America Link Arms on Development Assistance

By Mark Brzezinski and Bjorn Lyrvall

If we asked a random sample of people what the world of 2030 might look like, what sorts of answers would we get? Amid predictions of advances in medicine, transportation and communications technology, we would no doubt expect some dire hypothetical scenarios: If population growth continues at current rates, if the gap in income equality […]

Northern Europe United States and Canada

MENASource

Mar 8, 2014

A Drop of Light in a Sea of Darkness

By Mohammad Tolba

At the end of the second day at a conference in Beirut, I tried to avoid any distressing news as has been my habit for a long time if I want to sleep through the night, nightmare-free. I tried to steer clear of the story of the young hikers lost in a blizzard on St. […]

North Africa

SouthAsiaSource

Mar 7, 2014

This Week in South Asia: March 1 – 7

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.IndiaAs the current Lok Sabah, India’s lower house of parliament, approaches it end on May 31, The Election Commission of India announced the dates on which the nation’s 814 million voters will go to the […]

Afghanistan India

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

The Gulf and Geoeconomics

By Mohsin Khan

The sizable financing provided by the Gulf countries, in particular Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Egypt since the popular uprising in 2011 led many observers to conclude that Gulf states have started using their vast resources to shape the region, direct political developments, and mold strategic relationships; in other […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

What Mexico Can Teach Tunisia on Electoral Gender Parity

By Cory Siskind and Duncan Pickard

Tunisia’s new constitution tackles a recurring problem in republican politics: disproportionately low representation of women in national assemblies—a fact worth considering today on International Women’s Day.

North Africa
Nordic, Baltic, and Visegrad Foreign Ministers

NATOSource

Mar 7, 2014

Twelve European Foreign Ministers Condemn Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

By Estonian Foreign Ministry

The situation in Ukraine is critical. Against a European country an act of aggression has been committed by Russian military forces.

Europe & Eurasia Russia

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia Declares Muslim Brotherhood a ‘Terrorist Organization’

By EgyptSource

Saudi Arabia listed Friday the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as a terrorist organization, along with Syria’s two main militant groups, according to Al-Arabiya television network.

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia classifies ISIS, Nusra, and Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups

By MENASource

On Friday, a royal decree in Saudi Arabia blacklisted the Syria-based Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and The Nusra Front as a terrorist group along with the Muslim Brotherhood, the kingdom’s branch of the Shia Hezbollah movement, and Yemen’s Houthi movement.