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MENASource

Jul 22, 2015

A Win for Women in Egypt’s Courts

By Nancy Messieh and Suzanne Gaber

Last month, Egypt swore in twenty-six new female judges, in the largest appointment of women to the judiciary since 2007. This brings the total number of female judges in Egypt to around eighty. Shortly after his own swearing in, Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend had announced his intention to appoint a group of female judges in […]

North Africa

UkraineAlert

Jul 22, 2015

Reform Agenda in Kyiv on Slow Burn, But in Odesa, Saakashvili Already Delivers

By Kateryna Smagliy

“I come away from this visit to Odesa with a sense of optimism,” wrote US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt after his recent trip there. After I posted Pyatt’s article to my Facebook page in an attempt to diminish the growing fatigue of fellow Ukrainians over the mixed results of the new government’s reforms, angry reactions followed. […]

Russia The Caucasus
RAF Typhoon, May 8, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2015

British Fighter Plane Numbers to Reach ‘All-Time Low’

By BBC

Defence analysis group IHS Jane’s said the RAF could be left with 127 combat jets by the end of the decade as 87 Tornados and the first tranche of 53 Typhoon jets are due to be retired.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2015

Nigerian President Slams US Law

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Buhari says legislation that curbs US military aid is abetting Boko Haram insurgency Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari—at war with Boko Haram militants at home—in a July 22 address in Washington lashed out at US laws that ban the sale of weapons to foreign militaries accused of human rights violations saying such restrictions have only aided […]

Economy & Business Nigeria

EconoGraphics

Jul 22, 2015

Has Greece Been Effective at Downsizing Its Public Sector?

By Global Business and Economics

Greece and its EU counterparts made progress last week on negotiations, but some policy makers question whether Greece will truly adopt the measures necessary to recover economic stability.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

MENASource

Jul 22, 2015

Top News: Two Turkish Policemen Shot Dead Near Syrian Border, PKK Claims Attack

By MENASource

A Turkish official said two police officers were found shot dead in their home Wednesday morning in the Turkish-Syrian border city of Ceylanpinar. Militants in the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) released a statement shortly after the attack claiming responsibility and saying it was in retaliation for the suicide bombing that killed thirty-two people in Suruc on Monday.

MENASource

Jul 22, 2015

Top News: Right to Information Law to Criminalize Spreading Rumors on Social Networks

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s cabinet will reportedly begin discussing the final draft of the new Right to Information Law next week, upon Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab’s return from a trip to Italy.

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2015

Communications, Public Diplomacy, and National Security

By Mark Seip

Part One: Understanding the evolution of audiences (Note: This article is taken from a forthcoming report by the Atlantic Council on public diplomacy and its role in national security due to be released this fall.) Much has been written about public diplomacy in the 21st century and its need to evolve. In order to do […]

MENASource

Jul 22, 2015

EconSource: UAE to Scrap Subsidized Price Controls on Fuel

By EconSource

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it would said it would do away with fuel price controls in a politically sensitive reform that could save the government billions of dollars. Authorities plan to begin linking fuel prices to global prices as of August 1.

UkraineAlert

Jul 22, 2015

We Are All Ukrainians Now

By Diane M. Francis

My first visit to Ukraine was in February 1992 and the City of Kyiv was gray, bleak and joyless as was the rest of the Soviet Union. Last month I re-visited—23 years and several other assignments later—to find a new nation of extremes. There is prosperity and there is poverty; there is peace and war; […]

Ukraine
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