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New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2015

How will a €1.1 trillion bid to energize the eurozone economy work?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

QE benefits will depend on ‘many factors exogenous to monetary policy,’ says Atlantic Council’s Roscini The European Central Bank (ECB)’s €1.1 trillion attempt to energize the eurozone economy will have several positive effects, but these will depend on “many factors exogenous to monetary policy,” says the Atlantic Council’s Dante Roscini. The ECB this week began […]

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The Aerorozvidka project has 16 drones

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2015

Ukraine’s Drone Warriors

By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

The Aerorozvidka project is one example of what you might call a war startup.

Drones Russia

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Scenarios For Libya Going Forward

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk and its rival self-declared islamist government in Tripoli resumed a new round of UN sponsored dialogue in Morocco that began on March 5, rival armed groups targeted each other with air strikes.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2015

Don’t Ignore Coal, Nuclear Power, Says Southern CEO Fanning

By Larry Luxner

A sound energy policy must not ignore coal and nuclear power, says Thomas A. Fanning, CEO of Southern Co., one of the largest utilities in the United States. “Let’s take advantage of all the resources we have. Let’s use every arrow in our quiver,” Fanning said at a March 10 meeting hosted by the Atlantic […]

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

ISIS in Libya: A New Third Force

By Jason Pack

In the chaos of the Libya conflict, jihadi groups have emerged as a potent third force, determined to derail any meaningful negotiation process between the two major blocs, writes Jason Pack. 

Libya

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Factbox: Attacks in Egypt Increase as Economic Conference Nears

By EgyptSource

As Egypt continues to prepare for an economic summit to be held in Sharm al-Sheikh later this month, attacks on police and army personnel are on the rise. In addition to targeting security forces, attackers have also begun to target businesses, among them telecommunications companies Vodafone, Etisalat, and Mobinil. At least one group has claimed […]

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Top News: ISIS Infighting Kills Nine in Syria

By MENASource

At least nine members of ISIS were killed during infighting in northwestern Syria after some of them tried to flee over the Turkish border, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Pro-Russian fighters in Sloviansk, April 16, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2015

How Many Russians Are Fighting in Ukraine?

By Mark Urban, BBC

The Kremlin has denied its forces are directly involved in combat, but the latest estimate by US Lt Gen Ben Hodges, commander of the US Army in Europe, says 12,000 Russian troops are operating inside the neighbouring country.

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Top News: Egyptian President Pushes US for Military Aid in Fox News Interview

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for increased US military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday. He addressed the need for what he called a religious “revolution,” urging moderate Muslims around the world to “stand up” against terrorists twisting their religion.

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

The Deceptions that Plague the Public Sphere in Egypt

By Amr Hamzawy

Within the public sphere in Egypt today, some leftists and liberals among the intellectual, cultural, media, and party elites have begun to raise their voices in condemnation of state violence leveled against Egyptian citizens. These voices have begun to reject abuses of rights and freedoms, including violations of the sacrosanct right to life.  They have […]

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