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SyriaSource

Dec 17, 2015

Top News: December 17, 2015

By SyriaSource

– Putin says outside force should not decide who rules Syria– Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in Turkey– Iraqi Kurds say repelled ISIS offensive, four Turkish troops wounded – Qatari safari members, including royalty, are abducted in Iraq– US Defense Secretary arrives in Iraq’s Erbil

Syria

New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2015

What Will Lifting Iran Sanctions Mean for US Firms?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US embargo will, ‘by and large,’ remain in place, says US Treasury official Even after US, EU, and UN sanctions have been lifted, Americans thinking of doing business in Iran will be restrained by other US sanctions and prohibited from dealing with blacklisted Iranian officials and entities, a top Obama administration official said at the […]

Iran

MENASource

Dec 17, 2015

Top News: UN to Adopt Resolution to Disrupt ISIS Funds

By MENASource

Finance ministers from the 15 Security Council nations will adopt a plan Thursday aimed at disrupting outside revenue that the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) gets from oil and antiquities sales, ransom payments, and other criminal activities.

MENASource

Dec 17, 2015

Top News: UK Will Not Ban Muslim Brotherhood But Finds Link to Extremism

By EgyptSource

 A British governmental review into Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood published on Thursday concluded that membership in or links to the political group should be considered a possible indicator of extremism, but that it should not be banned.

MENASource

Dec 17, 2015

EconSource: Gulf States Raise Interest Rate After US Fed Decision

By EconSource

Gulf states raised their interest rates Wednesday after a landmark decision by the US Federal Reserve to hike its rates. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates announced hikes of a quarter of a percentage point in key official rates.

New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2015

Dip in Oil, Gas Prices Had Markets on Edge in 2015

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Implementation of Paris climate deal will be the big question in 2016, says Atlantic Council’s Richard L. Morningstar As 2015 draws to a close, our experts take a look back at the year that was and look ahead to 2016. This interview is part of a series. Richard L. Morningstar is the Founding Director of […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Dec 17, 2015

The Revolutionary Path to Reform for Ukraine’s National Police

By Melinda Haring

Ukrainians are growing increasingly impatient with Ukraine’s lack of reforms. But the country’s police reforms are working, says Khatia Dekanoidze, the newly-appointed chief of the Ukrainian National Police. How does she know? “The number one tool to…measure effectiveness of police is trust,” Dekanoidze said on December 15 at an Atlantic Council event. Dekanoidze joined John […]

The Caucasus Ukraine

SyriaSource

Dec 16, 2015

John Kerry on “Regime Change”

By Frederic C. Hof

Speaking in Moscow on December 15, 2015 after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of State John Kerry said—as part of his prepared statement—that, “the United States and our partners are not seeking so-called ‘regime change,’ as it is known in Syria. What we have said is that we […]

Syria

EconoGraphics

Dec 16, 2015

Not All Bailouts are Created Equally

By Global Business and Economics

Europe has virtually emerged from the 2008 crisis, and it is worth comparing the various paths countries took to recovery.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

SyriaSource

Dec 16, 2015

Syria: Stories Behind Photos of Killed Detainees

By Human Rights Watch

(Moscow, December 16, 2015) – Nine months of research reveals some of the human stories behind the more than 28,000 photos of deaths in government custody that were smuggled out of Syria and first came to public attention in January 2014, Human Rights said in a report and accompanying video released today.

Syria
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