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MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Emergency Ceasefire Fails as Houthis Continue Military Campaign

By MENASource

A new ceasefire in Yemen failed as clashes continued in the key areas of al-Lahj, Aden, and Taiz. The humanitarian truce, declared by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, was meant to begin on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to allow for distribution of much needed aid supplies and fuel.

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Prime Minister Extends North Sinai Curfew for Three Months

By EgyptSource

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has extended for three months a curfew in North Sinai, according to a decree issued in the government’s official gazette on Saturday.

UkraineAlert

Jul 27, 2015

Ukraine’s IDP Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden

By Kateryna Moroz and Olena Vynogradova

Ukraine officially has 1,381,953 internally displaced persons (IDPs), the country’s Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) reported July 10. Overall, more than 2.3 million Ukrainians—including IDPs and those seeking refuge abroad—have been uprooted by conflict since March 2014. Yet the actual number of IDPs remains unknown and is likely to be higher, since the official figure […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

EconSource: Foreign Investment in Arab States Dropped 8 Percent in 2014

By EconSource

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Arab states dropped 8 percent in 2014 with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia attracting close to half the total funds, a report by the Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation says.

UkraineAlert

Jul 25, 2015

The Future of Ukraine’s Default

By Yuriy Gorodnichenko

On July 24, Ukraine paid a $120 million coupon to service its sovereign debt. In many ways, this event is a moment of truth: it signals that there is a prospect of reaching an agreement with Ukraine’s creditors. Earlier this year, Ukraine signed a major deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF agreed […]

Ukraine
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Trade in Action

Jul 24, 2015

TTIP Action – July 23

By Global Business & Economics Program

David O’Sullivan, EU Ambassador to the US, is optimistic that negotiators can complete TTIP under the Obama administration This Week’s Trade Highlights EU Ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan believes that TTIP can be finished before President Obama’s end of term in office, as long as negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are put to […]

TTIP Action July 21

Trade in Action

Jul 24, 2015

TTIP Action – July 21

By Global Business & Economics Program

Chief TTIP negotiators Dan Mullaney from the US and Ignacio Garcia Bercero from the EU wrapped up the tenth round of TTIP negotiations on July 17 This Week’s Trade Highlights At a press conference following the conclusion of the tenth TTIP negotiating round, chief negotiators Dan Mullaney from the US and Ignacio Garcia Bercero from […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

SyriaSource

Jul 24, 2015

Has Syria Been “Sold” To Iran?

By Frederic C. Hof

One of the staples of opinion among Syrians struggling to survive the twin onslaught of the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) and the Assad regime is that the United States “sold” Syria to Iran to close the deal with Tehran on nuclear weapons.

Iran Syria
"Out of 36 operations launched by the Alliance since the end of the Cold War, 10 were primarily maritime operations."

NATOSource

Jul 24, 2015

The Naval Alliance: Preparing NATO for a Maritime Century

By Magnus Nordenman, Atlantic Council

In the coming decades, it is likely that the maritime domain will become increasingly congested and competitive.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Jul 24, 2015

Islamist Media in a Post-Morsi World

By Basil El-Dabh

On the evening of July 3, 2013, then Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered the speech that would permanently change the trajectory of Egypt. Egyptian satellite channel Misr25 broadcast the speech along with all channels in the country.

North Africa
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