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General Phil Jones, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu and General Hans-Lothar Domrose, July 16, 2015

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2015

Details of Trident Juncture, NATO’s Largest Exercise in 13 Years

By Oana Lungescu, NATO

Trident Juncture 15 will take place in October and November, mainly in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

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Trade in Action

Jul 15, 2015

TTIP Action – July 14

By Global Business & Economics Program

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström addressed the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee on Monday. This Week’s Trade Highlights The tenth round of TTIP negotiations is underway in Brussels, where one talking point is sure to be the European Parliament’s set of recommendations to EU negotiators, which you can read here. Having long suffered a reputation […]

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Europe After The Vote

Jul 15, 2015

Here’s Why the IMF Insists on Debt Restructuring for Greece

By Andrea Montanino

On June 26, just before Greece’s referendum, and on July 14, one day after the so-called agreement between the Greek government and the creditors (the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the European Central Bank), the IMF unusually made public a short but crucial document in any negotiation over a financial aid package: the debt […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2015

Defending the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran bound ‘in perpetuity’ not to build a nuclear bomb, says Obama administration official Iran is not permitted to build a nuclear weapon after the duration of the agreement reached in Vienna this week, nor does the deal give the Islamic Republic a “signing bonus” in terms of immediate sanctions relief, a senior Obama administration […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 15, 2015

Earth to Russia. Come Back to Reality.

By Ariel Cohen

The conflict in Ukraine highlights dangerous trends in Russian foreign policy. Russian-backed separatists and the Russian military have killed thousands of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Ukraine. It’s the starkest example of Moscow’s neo-imperialist foreign policy so far. However, even more worrisome trends have emerged. Last week, Yevgeny Fedorov, a ruling party Duma majority […]

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MENASource

Jul 15, 2015

Top News: One Hundred Bodies Wash Up at Libyan Coastal Town

By MENASource

As many as 100 bodies, presumably of sub-Saharan boat migrants, washed up near the Libyan city of Tajoura. The bodies are believed to be victims of a shipwreck off the western coastal town, east of Tripoli. Tajoura is known as a departure spot for Europe-bound boat migrants.

MENASource

Jul 15, 2015

Top News: Sisi Says Al-Azhar Has Failed to Renew Islamic Discourse

By EgyptSource

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has accused Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb and other clerics of failing to develop Egypt’s religious discourse.

MENASource

Jul 15, 2015

EconSource: Tunisia Gets $230 Million World Bank Loan to Link Interior to Cities

By EconSource

Tunisia has obtained a $230 million loan from the World Bank to build and expand 146 kilometers of roadways to the most isolated regions in the country.

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2015

The Iran nuclear deal is not in the US national interest

By Matthew Kroenig

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed July 14 between Iran and the P5+1 puts verifiable limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Assuming Tehran abides by the terms of the accord, Iran will not be able to build nuclear weapons for the lifetime of the deal, but the agreement presents […]

Iran National Security

UkraineAlert

Jul 15, 2015

What Ukraine Can Learn From Poland

By Oksana Khomei

When the Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, both Poland and Ukraine were poor. Since then, the Polish economy has boomed, while Ukrainians are poorer than they were twenty-four years ago. Poland got its reforms right in the 1990s, and now plays a significant role in Ukraine’s reform process. This is evident in the close relations […]

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