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Polish President Andrzej Duda and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, June 18, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 6, 2015

New Polish President Makes NATO Bases in Central Europe a Priority for Warsaw Summit

By Guardian, AP, and Irish Times

From Guardian:  The Conservative politician Andrzej Duda has been sworn in as Poland’s new president, immediately calling for a stronger Nato presence in his country to counter a perceived military threat from Russia.

Germany NATO

MENASource

Aug 6, 2015

What is the Best Case Scenario for Egypt’s New Suez Canal?

By Tarek Radwan

One cannot deny Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s clear desire to reinvigorate Egypt’s economy after four years of steady weakening due largely to tumultuous political change and ongoing violence. One large project (among many mega projects Sisi has envisioned)—the “New” Suez Canal—has come to fruition two years ahead of schedule on presidential orders.

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 6, 2015

Top News: ISIS Seizes Central Syrian Town

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) on Thursday seized the heavily populated town of Qaryatain in southwestern Syria after heavy clashes with President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. ISIS’s capture of the town, which is its biggest advance since capturing Palmyra in May, will allow the group to link areas under its control in Palmyra with areas […]

MENASource

Aug 6, 2015

Top News: International Delegations Arrive in Egypt for New Suez Canal Ceremony; Sinai State Threatens to Execute Croatian Abducted in Egypt

By EgyptSource

International delegations continue to arrive in Egypt to attend the inauguration on Thursday of the new Suez Canal. Early on Thursday, commander in chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov arrived in Cairo.

New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2015

Correcting Obama’s Iran speech

By Matthew Kroenig

Like much political rhetoric, President Barack Obama’s speech in defense of the Iran nuclear deal at American University August 5 contained trenchant insights, but also falsehoods and half-truths. This blog post aims to correct several of the speech’s most erroneous claims. 1. Obama admits the deal doesn’t solve many problems, but he maintains that it […]

Iran National Security

MENASource

Aug 6, 2015

EconSource: Egypt Opening Suez Canal Expansion to High Hopes and Some Doubts

By EconSource

Egypt opens an expansion to the Suez Canal today, the centerpiece of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s plan to revitalize the country’s economy. However, some analysts and economists say that the mega-project may fail to meet the great expectations.

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2015

Obama Gives Passionate Defense of Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

When President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after taking office in 2009, he was the first to admit that the honor was premature. Compared to historical giants like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela, Obama told the Nobel committee, his own accomplishments had been “slight.”  But as the first US […]

Iran National Security
Julianne Smith, former Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Joseph Biden, July 1, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 5, 2015

Former White House Official on the Current State of Transatlantic Security Cooperation

By Foreign Affairs

Excerpts from interview of Julianne Smith by Michael Williams.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Aug 5, 2015

Top News: Egypt Prepares to Inaugurate Expanded Suez Canal

By EgyptSource

To mark the inauguration of the $8.5 billion expansion of the Suez Canal, new passport stamps trumpet the project as “Egypt’s Gift to the World,” Cairo’s Tahrir Square has been festooned with strings of blue and white lights, nine swimmers from Egypt’s Paralympics team pulled a 5 kilometer flag along the waterway, and Thursday has been declared a […]

MENASource

Aug 5, 2015

Top News: Turkish Jets Hit PKK Targets; Qatar Backs Turkey over Bombing Raids in Northern Iraq

By MENASource

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebel targets in the southeastern Turkish town of Daglica on Tuesday near the border with Iraq. The assault came after three Turkish soldiers were killed by PKK attacks in a neighboring province on Tuesday.

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