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SyriaSource

Mar 6, 2017

The Reality of Economic Reconstruction in Syria

By Rashad al-Kattan

Nearly six years of conflict have dramatically altered Syria’s economy. To better understand these changes, SyriaSource interviewed Rashad al-Kattan, a researcher on Syria, about the state of Syria’s economy. His responses give insight into how, even as the Syrian regime is winning on the military front, the long-term economic challenges paint a more complex picture […]

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SyriaSource

Mar 6, 2017

Frederic C. Hof’s Opening Remarks at SAMS Gala

By Frederic C. Hof

Below are remarks by Ambassador Frederic C. Hof at the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) annual gala in Lombard, Illinois on March 4, 2017 that touched upon economic rebuilding of Syria, the war on civilians, supporting armed Syrian opposition and the limitations of US-Syria policy. 

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New Atlanticist

Mar 3, 2017

NATO’s Man with Many Helmets

By Teri Schultz

Bearing a title that obligates him to manage evolving security threats, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Sorin Ducaru has his hands more than full.  With the threat landscape against the alliance changing constantly in unpredictable ways, many of them breaking new terrain in warfare, Ducaru and his staff have to be prescient, […]

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MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

The Trial of Mubarak: A Timeline

By Dalia Rabie

The Court of Cassation acquitted ousted President Hosni Mubarak of charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the January 25 revolution. Below is a timeline of his case.

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NATOSource

Mar 3, 2017

Russian Cyberhacks Could be an Act of Aggression, says NATO Chief

By Deborah Haynes, Times (London)

Fake news, cyberhacks and political coercion by Russia could be deemed acts of aggression by Nato, the top British officer in the alliance has indicated.

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MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

LISTEN: Aaron Stein on the SDF-Syrian Regime Agreement

By MENASource

On March 1, the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian regime reached an agreement allowing Syrian regime forces to create a buffer zone between the Syrian regime and Syrian Democratic Forces around Manbij. The buffer zone serves as an attempt to prevent fighting between Turkish recruits and Kurdish forces. Listen to Rafik Hariri Center’s Senior Resident […]

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SyriaSource

Mar 3, 2017

Why Are Regime Supporters so Afraid of Rumors About Assad’s Fate?

By Saleem al-Omar

Bashar al-Assad finally made a public appearance to women from the Alawite sect who had been kidnapped. It was notable that on this occasion Assad spoke for a long time, gesturing with both hands, and denied rumors that he suffered a stroke. On January 29, prominent journalist Faisal al-Qassem claimed on his personal website that […]

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NATOSource

Mar 3, 2017

NATO and the EU Need ‘Grand Strategy’ to Resist Putin, says General

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Nato cannot deter Russia alone and must formulate a “grand strategy” for security in Europe with the EU, the alliance’s highest-ranking operational European officer has warned.

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MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

The ‘European Values’ of the Libya Migration Deal

By Tom Rollins

Last month, European Union leaders met in Malta, in the words of European Council President Donald Tusk, to “agree [to] concrete operational measures to stem irregular migration from Libya to Europe.” The statement was an unusually frank expression of EU intentions in the Mediterranean: to regulate, limit, or halt mixed migration flows on the Central Mediterranean […]

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NATOSource

Mar 2, 2017

Sweden’s Reintroduction of the Military Draft Reflects Fears of Russian Aggression

By Richard Milne, Financial Times

The Swedes called it a “strategic timeout”. Following the end of the cold war and throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Sweden scaled back its military and defence spending dramatically as it believed in a more peaceful world.

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