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MENASource

Aug 3, 2015

To Vote or Not to Vote: An In-Depth Study of Egypt’s Electoral Participation

By EgyptSource

The prospect of parliamentary elections in Egypt are once again emerging after their postponement in March 2015, and according to official statements, will be held before the end of the year. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved amendments to laws governing parliamentary elections and a new date for elections is due to be announced after the […]

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Norwegian and Italian figher jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, May 22, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 3, 2015

NATO to Cut Half the Jets Patrolling Baltic Allies

By Alberto Nardelli and George Arnett, Guardian

Nato member aircraft were forced to conduct more than 500 scrambles over Europe in 2014 – a fourfold increase on the previous year.

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MENASource

Aug 3, 2015

Kerry Visits Egypt For Strategic Dialogue Talks

By MENASource

The United States and Egypt are returning to a “stronger base” in bilateral ties despite tensions and human rights concerns, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday after talks with his Egyptian counterpart.

MENASource

Aug 3, 2015

Top News: US, Egypt Resume Formal Security Talks with Kerry Visit

By EgyptSource

The United States and Egypt are returning to a “stronger base” in bilateral ties despite tensions and human rights concerns, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday after talks with his Egyptian counterpart. “Egypt remains vital … to engagement and stability in the region as a whole,” said Kerry, who held the first bilateral strategic […]

UkraineAlert

Aug 3, 2015

Retribution in the New Crimea

By Melinda Haring

In March 2015, the Atlantic Council and Freedom House published a report by Crimean journalist Andrii Klymenko showing how Russia’s occupation and annexation of Crimea has unleashed an ongoing chain of human rights violations across the peninsula. Five days after release of the report—Human Rights Abuses in Russian-Occupied Crimea—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) charged Klymenko […]

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UkraineAlert

Aug 3, 2015

How Oligarchs Have Ruined Ukraine’s Economy and How to Fix It

By Basil A. Kalymon and Oleh Havrylyshyn

Ukraine finds itself in an economic crisis of massive proportions. In the past twelve months, its GDP has contracted by over 7.5 percent, the national deficit exceeds 10 percent, its currency has lost more than 50 percent of its value, its banks are insolvent and the national debt-to-GDP ratio has ballooned to more than 100 […]

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MENASource

Aug 3, 2015

EconSource: Tunisia Prepares to Issue Islamic Bonds; Government Drafts Five Year Development Plan

By EconSource

Tunisian firms are preparing to issue Islamic bonds as the government finalizes rules covering the sector. The bonds will create a new funding option for companies in an economy buffeted by labor unrest and militant attacks.

SyriaSource

Jul 31, 2015

Syria: Hard Times in ISIL-Free Land

By Frederic C. Hof

The temptation to heap scorn on the US-led “train-and-equip” program seeking to create an anti-Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) Syrian ground force by recruiting Syria rebels will no doubt increase due to the kidnapping (by the Nusra Front) of the commander of the unit into which new trainees have been funneled.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2015

In Afghanistan, the Taliban Has a New Leader, But it’s His Deputy Who is Raising Eyebrows

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Haqqani Network leader’s appointment could jeopardize peace process in Afghanistan The appointment of the head of a Pakistan-based terrorist network as a deputy leader of the Taliban may prove to be an obstacle in Afghan-led efforts to make peace with the Islamic militants. While confirming reports of the death of its reclusive one-eyed leader, Mullah […]

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 21, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 31, 2015

NATO Commander Concerned About Russia’s Belligerency and Repeated Talk of Using Nuclear Weapons

By PBS

Excerpts from PBS interview with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Philip Breedlove by Gwen Ifill, July 29, 2015.

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