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MENASource

Mar 5, 2015

Q&A: What Do We Know about Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections?

By EgyptSource

The fate of Egypt’s parliamentary elections once again hangs in the balance following a ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). On March 1, the highest court in Egypt ruled the Parliamentary Constituencies Law unconstitutional. Two days later, the Cairo Administrative Court confirmed the delay in elections, and a committee formed by Prime Minister Ibrahim […]

Elections North Africa
Commander of US Army in Europe, Gen. Ben Hodges, Nov. 5, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2015

Putin Wants to Destroy NATO, Says US General Ben Hodges

By Justin Huggler, Telegraph

The commander of the US army in Europe has spoken out in support of the military relationship with Britain, amid concerns it could be damaged by defence cuts.

Germany NATO

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Behind the Headlines: Libyans React to a Growing Crisis

By Victoria Heckenlaible

The bloody conflict in Libya has scattered approximately 400,000 people across the country. The burden on Libyans increases every day that warring factions continue to bicker over power and that ISIS is allowed to solidify their foothold. 

Libya
Russian Su-24 bomber, May 2009

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2015

Moscow Media: Russian Jets Penetrate NATO Ships’ Air Defenses in Black Sea

By Sputnik

Russia’s newest Su-30 multirole fighter jets, together with Su-24 attack bombers have been using NATO ships’ movements in the Black Sea to practice attack scenarios.

NATO Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2015

Vietnam on the Tigris and Euphrates?

By Harlan Ullman

For those of us old enough to recall the Vietnam War, fact and reality were obscured and mangled by successive White Houses anxious to reach the delusional “light at the end of the tunnel.” Tragically, at the end of the tunnel lay a quagmire that consumed 58,000 American and countless Vietnamese lives. In the highly complex […]

Iraq Syria

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2015

Can Morocco Talks Unite Libyan Rivals?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analyst says ISIS threat must galvanize political foes Rival factions in Libya must come together for talks in Morocco this week to take on the threat posed by an affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), says Atlantic Council analyst Fadel Lamen. An ISIS affiliate has exploited the political and […]

Libya

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Top News: Militants take over Libya’s Bahi, Mabrouk oilfields; Tripoli responds with airstrikes

By MENASource

Islamist militants took over Libya’s Bahi oil station and the Mabrouk oilfield on Tuesday when security forces guarding the installations were forced to retreat.

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Top News: Justice Minister Says Hamas Members in Egypt to Be Arrested, Assets Frozen

By EgyptSource

Hamas members will be arrested and their money and headquarters will be confiscated, Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber said Tuesday, after a court ruling branding the group a terrorist organization. Saber told state media that the government-run committee which has been involved in freezing assets of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood will start to do the […]

MENASource

Mar 4, 2015

Imaginary Obstacles to Democracy in Egypt

By MENASource

While the world accepts President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule in Egypt, the return and general acceptance of authoritarian tendencies—including a crackdown on human rights and political activists, the promulgation of repressive laws by decree, and the heavy-handed regulation of civil society organizations—has sparked questions surrounding the durability the state-centric culture and indefinite postponement of democracy.

North Africa
Mike Conaway

Trade in Action

Mar 4, 2015

TTIP Action | March 3

By Global Business & Economics Program

Speeches & Official Announcements Trade Pacts Will Strengthen Our National Security “Trade agreements will strengthen our national security because they demonstrate our commitment, support US values, and rebuild our credibility” The Committee on Ways and Means published an argument for why strengthening US trade ties would benefit national security and enhance American leadership. The more […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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