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MENASource

May 19, 2015

EconSource: Libya’s State Oil Firm Opens Books to Buyers to Soothe Payment Fears

By EconSource

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has opened its books to international oil firms and is meeting regularly with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to keep them on board with the current payment system for Libya’s oil exports.

Europe After The Vote

May 18, 2015

Will Greece Go Bankrupt this Summer?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Montanino faults creditors for not adopting a forward-looking approach in negotiations with Athens The Greek government and its creditors—the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund—have made mistakes over the course of three months of negotiations aimed at securing a commitment from Greece to undertake economic reforms before the […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union
Estonian Defence League mortar platoon, Oct. 30, 2013

NATOSource

May 18, 2015

Paramilitary Groups Surge in Popularity in Eastern Europe

By Felicity Capon, Newsweek

Thousands of ordinary civilians, including doctors, carpenters and teachers, are flocking to join volunteer paramilitary groups in several European countries, with some doubling in size since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Newsweek has discovered.

NATO Northern Europe

MENASource

May 18, 2015

Top News: Morsi Sentenced to Death for Prison Break Pending Mufti’s Recommendation

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others to death for their role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.

The success of TTIP has geostrategic value

NATOSource

May 18, 2015

The Strategic Imperative of TTIP

By Jiří Šedivý, Project Syndicate

As negotiations between the European Union and the United States over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) move toward a final agreement, opponents of the proposed pact are becoming more vocal.

Central Europe Economy & Business

MENASource

May 18, 2015

Top News: US Raid in Syria Killed Thirty-Two ISIS Militants, Including Four Leaders

By MENASource

A US special forces raid in eastern Syria killed thirty-two members of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL), including four leaders, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday.

MENASource

May 18, 2015

EconSource: Oil Prices Rise on Iraq, Yemen Fighting

By EconSource

Oil prices rose slightly in trading on supply concerns in the Middle East following fighting in Iraq and Yemen. There are concerns that the conflict in Iraq and Saudi attacks on Yemen could disrupt production or supply routes.

SyriaSource

May 18, 2015

Syria: The Imperative of Protecting Civilians

By Frederic C. Hof

That which is painfully clear amid the complexity of Syria’s horrific conflict is the operational absence of the Obama administration in protecting Syrian civilians.

Syria
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron, July 19, 2008

NATOSource

May 15, 2015

A United Kingdom Outside the EU is Just Not as Special to the United States

By Ashish Kumar Sen, New Atlanticist

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union would have negative consequences for its “special relationship” with the United States, says the Atlantic Council’s Frances G. Burwell.

Europe & Eurasia European Union
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, May 13, 2015

NATOSource

May 15, 2015

Turkish Leaders Make Bold Statements at NATO Meeting

By Jorge Benitez

NATO foreign ministers concluded their meeting in Antalya, Turkey on May 14. This gathering was the first time since Berlin in 2011 that NATO foreign ministers met in a city other than Brussels.

NATO Security & Defense
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