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SyriaSource

Apr 4, 2016

Assad: Total Defiance

By Frederic C. Hof

Without minimizing for a moment those things dividing Washington and Moscow over Syria, there is at least agreement in principle on three fundamental points: all-Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva should focus on United Nations-mandated political transition leading to democracy and pluralism; that a “cessation of hostilities” in western Syria should boost these negotiations by suppressing […]

Syria
Donald Trump, Feb. 10, 2011

NATOSource

Apr 4, 2016

Trump Willing to Break Up NATO

By Ashley Parker, New York Times

Donald J. Trump on Saturday went further than ever before in his criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, telling a crowd here that he would be fine if NATO broke up.

NATO Security & Defense

IranSource

Apr 4, 2016

Iran Can Overcome Low Oil Prices

By Nazia Khan

Low oil prices have had an impact as great as nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, which ended its 2015 fiscal year on March 20 with a disappointing estimated growth rate of 1 percent. Nevertheless, Iran is in a better position to weather this situation than many other oil-producing countries. 

Iran
Donald Trump, Feb. 10, 2011

NATOSource

Apr 1, 2016

Benitez: Trump’s Views on NATO are ‘Superficial and Childlike’

By Molly O'Toole, Foreign Policy

Slamming NATO as “obsolete,” Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump pulls all American troops out of Europe and announces that the U.S. will slash its financial contributions to the decades-old military alliance.

NATO NATO Partnerships

EconoGraphics

Apr 1, 2016

The European Refugee Surge: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis & TK Spandhla

Asylum applications to the European Union (EU) set an all-time record in 2015, more than doubling the 2014 figure, according to EUROSTAT. After the recent agreement between Turkey and the EU, the influx of refugees is expected to decrease significantly.

Afghanistan Europe & Eurasia

SyriaSource

Apr 1, 2016

Enabling Syria’s Women Journalists

By Zuhour Mahmoud

The Syrian Female Journalists’ Network is a non-profit initiative that trains Syrian female journalists and promotes their role in the region’s media. Syria Deeply spoke to co-founder Milia Eidmouni about the network’s work and its plans for women working in Syria’s media

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SyriaSource

Apr 1, 2016

Top News: April 1, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Death toll from east Damascus airstrikes rises to more than 30– Rebels drop leaflets over Syrian capital from drones– Canada to take in 10,000 more Syrian refugees– Syrian held for smuggling migrants to Cyprus– Turkey forcibly returned hundreds of Syrian refugees to war zone

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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2016

What Next After Obama’s Final Nuclear Security Summit?

By Mitch Hulse

Engagement with Russia, Sustained Commitment to Disarmament Sought Positive engagement with Russia and sustained disarmament efforts must follow US President Barack Obama’s final Nuclear Security Summit in order to avoid global nuclear crises, according to a former US Secretary of Defense. “The actions following the Nuclear Security Summits have removed quite a bit of [nuclear] […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense
US forces in NOBLE PARTNER exercise, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Apr 1, 2016

US Forces in Europe Switching from ‘Assurance To Deterrence’ Due to ‘Aggressive Russia’

By AFP

NATO and the United States are switching their defense doctrine from assurance to deterrence in Eastern Europe in response to a “resurgent and aggressive Russia,” the top US general in Europe said Thursday.

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MENASource

Apr 1, 2016

Top News: EU sanctions hit three Libyan politicians opposed to new government

By MENASource

The EU has imposed sanctions on three prominent Libyan politicians opposed to the installation of a UN-backed government. The sanctions target the leaders of two rival administrations that have been vying for power amid the chaos after the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi.

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