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MENASource

Mar 31, 2016

EconSource: Libya Requests UN Sanctions Exemption for Sovereign Wealth Fund

By EconSource

Libya is asking the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to approve a sanctions exemption for its blacklisted sovereign wealth fund, in order to halt billions of dollars in losses caused by ineffective management of frozen assets.

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

Georgia’s President Wants Security Guarantees for Eastern Partnership Countries

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Paris, Brussels terrorist attacks add to urgency, says Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili The terrorist attacks on Paris and Brussels show that there is an urgent need for “bigger security guarantees” for countries of the Eastern Partnership, Georgia’s President, Giorgi Margvelashvili, said at the Atlantic Council on March 30. “At the end of the day…are we […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

Poland’s President Seeks Stronger NATO Presence in Europe’s East

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘Real deterrence means real presence,’ says Polish President Andrzej Duda Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda, wants an enhanced NATO presence—in the form of troops as well as infrastructure—in Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression, but said his government does not want to isolate Russia or return to the Cold War. Noting Russia’s military buildup […]

European Union International Organizations

SyriaSource

Mar 30, 2016

Top News: March 30, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Russia shipping more to Syria despite withdrawal– Austria will not process all asylum requests– Syrian opposition may end truce, documents lack Assad leaving– Assad thanks UN chief for comments on taking Palmyra– US orders diplomatic, military families out of southern Turkey

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MENASource

Mar 30, 2016

Top News: Leahy Asked State Department to Investigate Egyptian, Israeli Human Rights ‘Violations’

By EgyptSource

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 10 House members have asked the Obama administration to investigate claims that the Israeli and Egyptian security forces have committed “gross violations of human rights” — allegations that if proven true could affect US military aid to the countries. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry dated February […]

MENASource

Mar 30, 2016

Top News: Libya’s Presidential Council arrives in Tripoli

By MENASource

Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj and most of the Presidency Council headed to Tripoli by boat in a last-ditch attempt to get to the Libyan capital. Serraj arrived in the capital with six deputies and set up a temporary seat of power in a naval base despite threats from rival factions.

UkraineAlert

Mar 30, 2016

Revealing Europe’s Best-Kept Secret

By Peter Dickinson and Vladislav Davidzon

Early April will see the closure of Ukraine Today, which had been the only full-time English language TV news service offering Ukrainian perspectives to international audiences. The channel will reportedly continue online, but the end of its broadcasting is a sobering development hinting at the difficulties of finding sufficient funding for major Ukrainian English-language media […]

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MENASource

Mar 30, 2016

EconSource: IMF says Iraq Could Secure Three-Year Standby Deal by June

By EconSource

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could approve as early as June a standby arrangement (SBA) with Iraq that would provide $15 billion in international assistance over the next three years.

New Atlanticist

Mar 30, 2016

South Sudan: ‘A Problem Child’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Years of conflict, a dysfunctional government, and the international community’s failure to impose tough and meaningful sanctions have contributed to the crippling food insecurity that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee South Sudan, according to the Atlantic Council’s J. Peter Pham. “No rational farmer anywhere in the world is going to plant […]

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SyriaSource

Mar 29, 2016

The Need for Local Support to Defeat ISIS

By Muhammad Adnan

International coalition air strikes Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ground assaults have weakened the Islamic State (ISIS), forcing it to fall back in northern Syria. ISIS is adapting as best it can to combination of air and ground assaults and changing its strategy by playing on the inability of Kurdish forces to advance into the Arab […]

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