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Nov 18, 2015

Making Sense of Ukraine’s Local Elections: Voters Put Multiple Parties in Office

By Brian Mefford

As the ballots are counted in Ukraine’s November 15 runoff elections, the preliminary results show no national mandate or overarching themes. Instead, in a positive step for the country’s democratic development, voters dispersed power widely and put multiple political parties into office. Here’s a quick rundown of the big races and the big surprises: Kyiv: […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Nov 18, 2015

Red-Teaming ISIS

By Bilal Y. Saab

If the Islamic State’s (ISIS or ISIL) intent behind the deadly attacks in France was to cause death, pain, and panic among Western societies (what transnational jihadists call “the far enemy”) then mission accomplished. But more importantly, what is ISIS’s ultimate purpose for this act of mass murder in Paris and possibly others in the […]

Bremain vs Brexit

Nov 18, 2015

Considering Brexit

By Nico Catano

On November 10th, Downing Street released David Cameron's long awaited letter to European Council President Donald Tusk on Great Britain's envisioned reforms to the European Union (EU). With a portion of the ruling Conservative party desiring an EU exit, as well as the rising prominence of the UK Independence Party, unity should not be taken for granted.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Nov 18, 2015

Top News: French, Russia Raids in Syria Kill 33 ISIS militants; ISIS Stiffens Defenses in Raqqa

By MENASource

French and Russian air strikes in northern Syria have killed at least thirty-three ISIS fighters in the last 72 hours according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

MENASource

Nov 18, 2015

EconSource: World Bank Expects to Pay $1 Billion Loan to Egypt

By EconSource

The World Bank expects to make a $1 billion development policy loan available to Egypt in December, the Bank’s Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Hafez Ghanem said.

MENASource

Nov 18, 2015

Top News: Egypt Says Reason for Plane Crash Unconfirmed; Russian Newspaper Says Bomb Was in Main Cabin

By EgyptSource

Egypt said on Tuesday it would take into account Russia’s conclusion that a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula last month but its investigation had so far found no evidence of criminal action.

SyriaSource

Nov 18, 2015

A Presidential Pardon for ISIL in Syria?

By Frederic C. Hof

Having executed an abomination in Paris while promising more to come, the leaders of the Islamic State (ISIL, ISIS, or Da’esh) in Syria may well have expected the West to shake off its lethargy and build a coalition of ground combat forces to hunt them down and kill them. But perhaps they acted with the […]

Syria
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Nov. 17, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2015

EU Defense Ministers Approve Historic Request From France for Military Assistance

By Federica Mogherini, European External Action Service

Nous avons changé aujourd’hui l’agenda du Conseil afin de commencer nos travaux par discuter ensemble, avec mon ami Jean-Yves Le Drian, ministre français, et tous les ministres de la Défense, notre réaction aux attaques qui ont eu lieu à Paris vendredi.

European Union France

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2015

In America’s Heartland, Obama’s Cuba Policy is a Winner

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council poll finds Republicans and Democrats want travel restrictions lifted A majority of Americans in the heartland states — Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee — support US President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba and are in favor of lifting all restrictions on travel to the island, according to a new […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2015

Five Critical Questions for France

By Jeff Lightfoot

On Nov. 16, three days after terrorists struck Paris, French President François Hollande told a joint session of parliament that France is “at war.” He outlined a robust domestic and international agenda to target the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), which has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris. Hollande’s faces the greatest […]

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