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Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2014

NATOSource

May 25, 2016

Sweden Ratifies NATO Cooperation Agreement

By Wall Street Journal and Foreign Policy

From Charles Duxbury, Wall Street Journal:  Swedish lawmakers formally backed an agreement Wednesday that allows the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to more easily operate on Swedish territory during training or in the event of a conflict or other crisis.

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 25, 2016

Europe Facing a ‘Stress Test’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

British ambassador makes the case for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union Europe is facing a “stress test” in the form of challenges from a “belligerent” Russia, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a historic influx of migrants, high rates of unemployment, and low levels of trust in European institutions, the […]

European Union International Organizations

UkraineAlert

May 25, 2016

Savchenko’s Return May Unleash Political Earthquake in Ukraine

By Kateryna Kruk

It has finally happened. Nadiya Savchenko is back in Ukraine. The female pilot, who was captured in Ukraine and illegally brought to Russia on falsified charges, became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Russian efforts to destabilize the country. A Russian court sentenced Savchenko to twenty-two years for killing two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine, […]

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Bremain vs Brexit

May 25, 2016

Brexit Campaign Makes a Meal of Turkey

By John M. Roberts

Turkey has, quite unexpectedly, become a core issue in the United Kingdom’s referendum on membership of the European Union, prompting British Prime Minister David Cameron to effectively call one of his junior ministers a liar for saying the UK has no veto on Turkey’s entry into the EU. While those who favor the UK’s exit […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

May 25, 2016

The Non-Option of Disengagement from the Middle East

By Frederic C. Hof

In 2003 American forces successfully took Baghdad, but without the benefit of a ‘day after’ civil-military stabilization plan. The unintended results: a chaotic occupation, a vicious insurgency, the premature withdrawal of the United States from Iraq in 2011, and the subsequent rise of the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh). This and other disappointments—Libya 2011 (again […]

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MENASource

May 25, 2016

Small Signs of Hope in the Yemeni Peace Process

By Jillian Schwedler

UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has worked tirelessly to keep Yemeni peace talks alive in Kuwait, expressing cautious optimism.  He described the truce on the ground as holding at around 80 to 90 percent, even as the delegations of the Houthi-GPC alliance and the government of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi express frustrations at […]

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Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola and Gen. Nikolay Makarov, May 4, 2011

NATOSource

May 24, 2016

NATO Succeeds When it Combines Defense and Dialogue

By Tobias Bunde, EastWest Institute

[O]nly a more visible presence will make a renewed emphasis on dialogue meaningful, signaling to Russia that NATO will not be intimidated by Moscow. And only a clear commitment to dialogue will allow all Allies to back a stronger defensive posture.

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NATOSource

May 24, 2016

Portuguese Spy Caught Passing ‘NATO Secrets’ to Russian Handler in Rome

By James Badcock, Telegraph

The Kremlin’s espionage offensive in Europe came to the surface on Tuesday after a Portuguese spy was arrested in Rome for allegedly passing Nato secrets to a Russian intelligence officer.

Intelligence Italy

Trade in Action

May 24, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – May 18, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

President Obama Hosts Summit of Nordic Leaders at White House- This week President Obama hosted the the heads of state from the Nordic Countries to discuss global issues, trade, and areas of cooperation between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. (The National Law Review)

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

IranSource

May 24, 2016

چگونه می توان ظرفیت های سواحل مکران را گسترش داد؟

By فاطمه امان

ایران به دنبال سرمایه گذاری تازه ای برای توسعه سواحل مکران (یا سواحل دریای عمان) در  طول خلیج عمان است. این سرمایه گذاری می تواند باعث توسعه یکی از محروم ترین مناطق ایران شود، به مبارزه با مواد مخدر یاری رساند، و حضور نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی را فراتر از خلیج فارس گسترش دهد.

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