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MENASource

Jan 20, 2016

The January 25 Anniversary: A Well-Rehearsed Script

By Khaled Dawoud

Over the past four years, the anniversary of the January 25 revolution has not been a welcomed occasion—whether under SCAF, former president Mohamed Morsi, former interim president Adly Mansour, or President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Activists who took part in the 18-day revolution against Mubarak, and continue to defend it as one of the most significant […]

North Africa

UkraineAlert

Jan 20, 2016

Russia Intervention in Syria Has Its Limits

By Sam Skove

While Russia’s intervention in Syria appears to have helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime claw its way back from the brink of defeat, the Kremlin’s gambit is in many ways a limited one. Russian President Vladimir Putin, thanks to technical and political constraints, cannot significantly ramp up his forces in the region. This means that […]

Russia Syria

SyriaSource

Jan 20, 2016

Top News: January 20, 2016

By SyriaSource

– ISIS frees 270 civilians captured in eastern Syria– Kerry and Lavrov try to settle differences over Syria talks– Syria’s opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins– Russian shows military might, air strikes in Syria kill 3,000 people since September – According to Amnesty report, Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north Iraq– […]

Syria

MENASource

Jan 20, 2016

Top News: ISIS to cut fighter salaries by 50 percent

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) published what it said was an official statement from ISIS announcing the cuts.

UkraineAlert

Jan 20, 2016

A Conflict Erupts Online Between Ukrainians and Russians

By Alexei Sobchenko

A vicious diatribe recently exploded on the Russian Internet between several Ukrainian journalists and bloggers on one side, and prominent Russian opposition bloggers and activists on the other. The discourse reflects the deep divide between the two nations, which has continued to deteriorate since the events of 2014. The debate has been brewing for a […]

Russia Ukraine

MENASource

Jan 20, 2016

EconSource: ISIS to Cut Fighter Salaries by 50 Percent

By EconSource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) published what it said was an official statement from ISIS announcing the cuts.

MENASource

Jan 20, 2016

Top News: German Think Tank Pulling out of Egypt over Restrictions

By EgyptSource

A well-known German think tank says it is moving its Mideast operations out of Egypt, maintaining that ever-stricter government restrictions have made it impossible to carry out its work.

New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2016

Dealing with Iran: A Policy of Engagement and Deterrence

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former US diplomat, R. Nicholas Burns, says Iran nuclear agreement is positive for the United States, but Iran will continue to be a problem in a violent Middle East As the State Department’s No. 3 official in the George W. Bush administration, R. Nicholas Burns was instrumental in negotiating sanctions to punish Iran for its […]

Iran Israel
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and CIA Director John Brennan, March 12, 2013

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2016

US Intelligence Agencies to Investigate Russia’s Infiltration of European Political Parties

By Peter Foster and Matthew Holehouse, Telegraph

American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe, it can be revealed.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
Gen. Frank Gorenc, Commander of US Air Force in Europe and Africa, Sept. 15, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2016

US Air Force General Says Russia Missile Defense ‘Very Serious’

By Rick Gladstone, New York Times

The commander of United States Air Force operations in Europe and Africa expressed “very serious” concern Monday over what he described as big buildups of complex Russian missile defenses

NATO Poland
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