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MENASource

Mar 24, 2015

EconSource: Egyptian president orders new bonds issued for Suez project

By EconSource

Egypt’s president has issued a decree to offer new bonds to the public to generate revenue to develop the Suez Canal area, where authorities aim to create new infrastructure and industries and draw foreign investment. The canal is currently undergoing expansion aimed at allowing two-way traffic starting in August. That project was also funded by […]

EconoGraphics

Mar 24, 2015

How Much Does it Cost for Cubans to Access Information?

By Global Business & Economics

When President Obama announced his landmark policy shift towards Cuba, easing the 54-year-old embargo, one of the first companies to announce they would begin operating in Cuba was Netflix. The online video company's decision was surprising, if only because Cuba's internet is one of the slowest in the world.

Americas Cuba
Russia is increasingly welcome in Africa

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2015

Russia’s Resurgent Interest in Africa

By J. Peter Pham, AfricaSource

One year after the disputed referendum to join Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula to Russia, the Kremlin is increasingly finding in Africa a welcome break from what has otherwise been its continued international diplomatic and economic isolation

Africa Russia
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force General Denis Mercier

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2015

NATO Announces French General Denis Mercier to be New Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council today, 23 March 2015, approved the nomination of General Denis Mercier, French Air Force, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.

France NATO

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2015

Artful Balance: US Must Consider Defense Pact with Arab Gulf States, Says Atlantic Council Report

By Larry Luxner

The Pentagon must consider a formal defense treaty with its Arab Gulf allies in light of Iran’s ongoing attempts to destabilize the region politically, according to a new Atlantic Council report. “While we have very effective forces and a strategy guiding those forces, it’s our sense that there’s enough going on in the world that […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2015

Lee Kuan Yew: The Power of Big Thinking

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Gov. Huntsman discusses the legacy of Singapore’s late leader Lee Kuan Yew, who as its first Prime Minister transformed Singapore from a tiny, impoverished port city into an economic giant, died March 23. In a phone interview with the New Atlanticist’s Ashish Kumar Sen, Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., remembers a man he […]

MENASource

Mar 23, 2015

Tunisia’s Foreign Policy: A Delicate Balance

By Youssef Cherif

As a small and relatively poor country with limited natural resources and military capabilities, Tunisia will have to manage its relationship with powerful Western countries and volatile regional partners to ensure its future stability.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 23, 2015

Top News: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Sign Declaration of Principles to Resolve Nile Dam Dispute

By EgyptSource

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed an initial agreement on Monday, in a critical step towards resolving a four-year dispute over Nile water sharing arrangements among Basin countries.

MENASource

Mar 23, 2015

Top News: Houthis Seize Taiz, UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting

By MENASource

Fighters from the Houthi movement seized Yemen’s third-largest city Taiz late on Saturday.

MENASource

Mar 23, 2015

Egypt’s New Capital: The Promise and the Illusion

By Sonia Farid

The highlight of Egypt’s three-day investment conference held in mid-March was the announcement of a new capital city. The news also proved to be the most controversial of the international gathering, where Egypt concluded deals surpassing all previously announced expectations. The 700-square kilometer new capital, the first phase of which it is estimated will cost […]

North Africa
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