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MENASource

Feb 10, 2016

Top News: Egyptian Policeman Sentenced to Eight Years for Murder, Torture

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a police officer in Egypt’s eastern city of Ismailia to eight years in jail for beating a man to death in custody and falsifying police records, judicial sources said on Tuesday. The court sentenced officer Mohamed Ibrahim to five years for “torture and beating leading to death” and three years […]

MENASource

Feb 10, 2016

EconSource: In Egypt, Medicines Disappear from Shelves Amid Dollar Shortage

By EconSource

Declines in the value of the Egyptian pound and a shortage of foreign exchange have made it harder for Egyptian pharmaceutical companies to import active ingredients they need to make generic medicines.

The geo-strategic area around Suwalki, Poland has a rich and complex history

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2016

NATO’s Vulnerable Link in Europe: Poland’s Suwalki Gap

By Agnia Grigas

The Pentagon’s decision to quadruple its 2017 budget for European defence due to the perceived threat of Russian aggression and the recent RAND report noting the difficulties NATO would have defending the Baltic States, are once again bringing to the forefront the risks on Europe’s frontier states.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 9, 2016

Ukraine’s Got a Real Army Now. But Is It Preparing to Fight the Last Battle?

By Ruben Gzirian

The prolonged stalemate of Minsk II has provided the Ukrainian military ample opportunity to address a series of longstanding challenges stretching back to the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. While it is clear that the Ukrainian military has improved since its disastrous defeat at Debaltseve in February 2015, evaluating the real effect of ongoing reforms is […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Feb 9, 2016

Saudi Offer to Deploy Troops to Syria ‘Turns the Tables’ on the United States

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Plan seen taking heat off Gulf Arab states over role in war on ISIS, putting onus on the United States to do more Saudi Arabia’s offer to deploy ground troops to fight the Islamic State in Syria is seen as putting pressure on the Obama administration—which has been urging its Arab Gulf partners to ramp […]

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UkraineAlert

Feb 9, 2016

Dutch Likely to Hand Putin a Major Symbolic Victory in Referendum on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

By Andreas Umland

There is something odd about the upcoming Dutch plebiscite on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. On April 6, the Netherlands will hold a national referendum on a treaty between Brussels and Kyiv that was signed in 2014 and ratified in 2015. Yet, the European Union and the European Community have, during the last sixty years, concluded […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Feb 9, 2016

Actually, No. Russia and Ukraine Are Not Equally Delinquent When It Comes to Fulfilling Minsk

By Paul Niland

One of the most startling examples of the adage “there are two sides to every story” is the difference in perceptions over the implementation of the Minsk Agreements between Ukraine and Russia. Minsk, if handled in good faith, could be the roadmap to deescalate the war in Ukraine and bring peace to the region. In […]

Russia Ukraine

SyriaSource

Feb 9, 2016

Top News: February 9, 2016

By SyriaSource

Car bomb in Syrian capital kills severalRussia says no evidence of civilian deaths in its Syria bombingsUnited States, Saudi push ceasefire ahead of Syria talksMore than 1 million are besieged in SyriaUN urges Turkey to open borders to Syrians

Syria

MENASource

Feb 9, 2016

Top News: Canada to end bombing missions in Iraq and Syria

By MENASource

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Canada will pull out six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and Syria, ending a controversial combat role in the fight against ISIS that began under the previous Conservative government.

MENASource

Feb 9, 2016

The Politics of Water: What We Know About the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

By Margaret Suter

The end of 2015 saw the completion of a new round of negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project (GERD), with all participating countries reaching an agreement on the technical studies to be completed on the dam. As Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan start a fresh round of talks, EgyptSource […]

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