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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipil, June 8, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 12, 2016

Sweden and Finland: Common Destiny or Common Diversity?

By Tomas Bertelman

More than a year ago, I presented a study commissioned by the Swedish Minister of Defense, which pointed to the growing contradictions in current Swedish security policy.

NATO Northern Europe

SyriaSource

Feb 12, 2016

Words on Paper

By Frederic C. Hof

The agreement reached in Munich by the International Syria Support Group is potentially positive in two key respects: it could mitigate a humanitarian abomination by lifting sieges affecting about a million Syrian civilians; and it could pave the way for a meaningful ceasefire by mandating—within a week—a general “cessation of hostilities.” Still, Secretary of State […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

A Mosquito Adds to Brazilian President’s Woes

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Zika epidemic seen as one of a ‘litany of problems’ on President Dilma Rousseff’s lap There is never a good time for an epidemic, but Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will agree that the outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika in her country could not have come at a worse time. Rousseff, who is facing impeachment charges, has […]

Brazil

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

Report Finds More than a Million Civilians Under Siege in Syria

By Mitch Hulse

More than a million civilians are currently suffering under siege from both pro-government and rebel-allied forces across Syria, according to a new report from PAX and the Syria Institute. Last month, the international community was shocked to learn about Madaya—a besieged Syrian town where up to 300,000 civilians have been essentially cut off from the […]

Syria

SyriaSource

Feb 12, 2016

Top News: February,12 2016

By SyriaSource

Major powers agree to plan for cessation of hostilities in SyriaSyria task force hopes for humanitarian accessCarter says UAE will put special forces in SyriaTurkey says 100,000 refugees in border camps inside SyriaTurkish Prime Minister Davutoglu signals Turkish action after fall of Aleppo corridor

Syria

MENASource

Feb 12, 2016

Top News: Major powers agree to plan for cessation of hostilities in Syria

By MENASource

Diplomats agreed to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire fell short. The deal appeared to be the result of a compromise between the United States, which wanted an immediate ceasefire, and Russia, which had proposed a March 1 start date.

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

Obama’s Sunnylands Summit: Does ASEAN Really Matter?

By Robert A. Manning

OK, OK, I get the symbolism, but it is a measure of how devalued the language of diplomacy can be that US President Barack Obama would hold an unprecedented summit at Sunnylands in California with ten heads of state whose countries comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to talk of a “strategic partnership.”  […]

Trade in Action

Feb 12, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – February 12, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

US Trade Representative Michael Froman signed the TPP in Auckland, New Zealand on Feb. 4 along with the Ministers from all nations part of the agreement. Photo credit: @usembassynz

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Economies In Transition

Feb 12, 2016

Unleashing the Middle East’s Economic Potential

By MENASource

As the Middle East and North Africa wrestle with a number of security and geopolitical challenges, subtle societal shifts–such as increased access to technology and a youth boom–can create an opportunity for economic revitalization in the region. As much as these energies can contribute to popular unrest, they can also lead to a technologically driven […]

Middle East

MENASource

Feb 12, 2016

Top News: Thousands of Doctors Rally in Front of Syndicate Amid Standoff with Interior Ministry

By EgyptSource

At least 4,000 doctors gathered in front of the Doctors Syndicate headquarters in downtown Cairo on Friday morning, to attend an emergency general assembly meeting in the wake of a reported police assault on doctors. In a statement distributed at the general assembly, the syndicate said that medical staff at various hospitals had been repeatedly subjected to […]

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