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MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

The Different Flavors of Protests in Egypt

By Wael Eskandar

A father took his son to the zoo. On the way the young boy saw a giraffe, he asked his father if he could come closer. The father took the son closer and even had the zoo keeper give his son a carrot to feed the giraffe. The son was pleased. As they crossed the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Top News: Putin ‘does not Rule Out’ Approving Syria Strike with Evidence

By MENASource

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia “doesn’t exclude” supporting a United Nations resolution on punitive military strikes if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people.

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Top News: Police State Not Coming Back, Says Egypt’s Interim President

By EgyptSource

In his first television interview since his installment as Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour rejected claims that the Mubarak regime is making a comeback after the ouster of Mohamed Morsi in July.

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Morsi’s Failures in Sinai: A Cautionary Tale

By Sarah El-Rashidi

After the January 25 revolution, a security vacuum permeated the Sinai Peninsula impacting the region. A rise in terrorism and illicit activity, often associated with the underground tunnel network leading into Gaza, were immediate by-products of the vacuum. When former President Mohamed Morsi took office, Egyptians hoped that stability would return to the turbulent rugged […]

MENASource

Sep 4, 2013

Syria’s War and Washington’s Drama: The Path to Policy?

By Anthony Elghossain

Washington’s on the move—sort of. The Assad regime used biological and chemical weapons (BCWs) to kill thousands of people in rebel-held areas around Damascus on August 21. Having resisting the impulse to intervene for more than two years, the Obama administration has now committed itself to act—again, sort of.

Syria

MENASource

Sep 3, 2013

Top News: Syrian Neighbors Brace for Refugees Fleeing US strike

By MENASource

Syria’s neighbors are bracing for an influx of refugees fleeing their country in fear of US-led military action, compounding what the United Nations has branded a “disgraceful humanitarian calamity.”

MENASource

Sep 3, 2013

Top News: Judicial Advisory Body Recommends Dissolution of Egypt’s Brotherhood; Morsi Referred to Criminal Court

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s State Commissioners Authority, a body that advises the government on legal issues, has recommended the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood. Late on Sunday, Egypt’s prosecutor-general ordered the referral of cases against deposed president Mohamed Morsi and fourteen other defendants to criminal court, concerning their alleged responsibility for clashes that took place last December in front […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 2, 2013

The Legal Case against Using Force in Syria: A Reply to Ulbrick, Williams, and Worboys

By Hyder Syed

On August 31, 2013, MENASource published an article by J. Trevor Ulbrick, Paul R. Williams, and Jonathan P. Worboys setting out a legal case for military intervention in Syria. The authors, all respected commentators on public international law, argue that the “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) doctrine would legally sanction the limited use of force against […]

Syria

MENASource

Sep 1, 2013

Syria: A Mystifying Lack of US Preparedness

By Fred Hof

The decision of President Barack Obama to seek congressional approval for US military strikes in Syria is constitutionally sound, but strategically appalling. By not making it clear from the outset of the crisis that he would seek the approval of the Senate and House for a military response to the Assad regime’s chemical atrocity, the […]

Syria

MENASource

Aug 31, 2013

The Legal Case for Using Force to Prevent a Government from Employing Chemical Weapons to Commit Mass Atrocities

By J. Trevor Ulbrick, Paul R. Williams, and Jonathan P. Worboys

Calls for intervention in Syria have intensified in the wake of the recent sarin gas attack outside Damascus, which killed an estimated 1429 civilians, including 426 children. In response, both the US and France have declared their willingness to use force against the Assad regime. Yet even now, after nearly three years, 100,000 civilians killed, […]

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