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Time for a pivot back to Europe

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2015

NATO Unleashed: Stopping Russia in Its Tracks

By Marik String, National Interest

In the words of the West German defense ministry in 1979, “there can be no alternative to forward defense.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2015

Unprecedented Uncertainty in Turkey’s AK Party

By Ross Wilson

Turkey today appears more unsettled than at any time since the Justice and Development (AK) Party came to power in late 2002.  The difficulties it faces now differ substantially from those during previous periods of discord, such as the Gezi Park-related protests in May-June 2013 or when the military intervened in the 2007 presidential election. […]

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US Capitol, May 4, 2004

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2015

Why the New US Congress Matters to Europe

By Robbie Gramer

Since the new, Republican-led Congress took office a few weeks ago, transatlantic policymakers should anticipate changes in Washington’s foreign policy atmosphere.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

The Tikrit Offensive Raises Hard Questions about US Policy

By Faysal Itani and Jeppe Sorensen

In Iraq, an assault on ISIS-held Tikrit, north of Baghdad, is underway. In theory, this serves US goals: defeating the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and restoring Iraq’s territorial integrity and political sovereignty. In practice, something different and more sinister is underway in Tikrit and Iraq writ large.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2015

South Sudan: Kicking the Can Down the Road, Again

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Rivals and international community lack political will to end crisis, says Atlantic Council’s Pham South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his former Vice President Riek Machar failed to resolve their differences by the March 5 deadline not only because they lack the political will to do so, but also because the international community lacks the […]

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MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Changing Oil from a Curse into a Blessing for the Arab World

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Over the last 100 years, the Arab world has been shaped and defined more by its oil resources and revenues than any other factor. From the early twentieth century up until the present time, the region has both breathed and bled oil.

Energy & Environment Middle East
Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber as it approached UK airspace last year

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2015

Russian Bombers Disrupted Civilian Planes in Irish Airspace

By AFP

One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace

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MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Top News: Egypt Replaces Interior Minister in Minor Cabinet Reshuffle

By EgyptSource

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has decided Thursday to reshuffle eight ministries including ministries of interior, tourism, agriculture, and culture, senior sources said. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dismissed Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, to be replaced by General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. 

MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Top News: ISIS torches oil field east of Tikrit

By MENASource

ISIS militants have set fire to oil wells in the Ajil field twenty miles northeast of the city of Tikrit to try to hinder aerial attacks aimed at driving them from the oilfield.

UkraineAlert

Mar 5, 2015

The Myth of the West’s Threat to Russia

By Alexander J. Motyl

Did NATO Provoke a War By Trying to ‘Take’ Ukraine From Russia? Much Western thinking about the causes of the Russo-Ukrainian War is rooted in a myth. It posits that the West—or, more specifically, NATO—attempted to wrest Ukraine from Russia’s sphere of influence, thereby forcing Vladimir Putin to defend Russia’s legitimate strategic interests by going […]

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