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New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2015

Storify: Russian Opposition Leader, Boris Nemtsov, Killed in Moscow

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader, was shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow on February 27. Nemtsov, a former Deputy Prime Minister, had accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of leading Russia into a crisis with the West with his “mad, aggressive, and deadly policy of war against Ukraine.” “The country needs a political […]

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German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, Oct. 10, 2007

NATOSource

Feb 27, 2015

The DNA of German Foreign Policy

By Frank Walter Steinmeier, Project Syndicate

[I]t is abundantly clear from the Review that our partners expect a more active – and even more robust – German foreign policy in the future. Expectations are high – perhaps too high at times.

Europe & Eurasia France

MENASource

Feb 27, 2015

If We Fail in Libya

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

A former US State Department official wrote several weeks ago: “Observing events in Libya since the revolution has often been like watching someone set his dining room table while the house is on fire.” The reality is, it is not just Libya’s house that’s on fire, but the whole neighbourhood, while everyone idly looks on. 

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK PM David Cameron, & President Barack Obama, June 25, 2009

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Feb 27, 2015

NATO Defense Spending Promises Largely Ignored

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Only two of Nato’s six biggest defence spenders — the US and France — will fulfil a pledge to protect military budgets made at the alliance’s summit five months ago.

France Germany

MENASource

Feb 27, 2015

Top News: UNESCO Chief decries “cultural cleansing” in ISIS video

By MENASource

Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, described on Friday Islamic State’s (ISIS or ISIL) destruction of ancient statues and artifacts as “cultural cleansing” and a war crime that the world must punish.

MENASource

Feb 27, 2015

Top News: Ahmed Ezz Appeal Dismissed; New Decree Tightens Security on Libya Border

By EgyptSource

The Egyptian cabinet issued an appendix to an earlier decree on Wednesday regarding the country’s political borders and tightening military control on the border with Libya. The addition to the November 2014 decree requires residents who moved to the western border city of Salloum after 1967 to obtain a written military clearance. 

MENASource

Feb 27, 2015

EconSource: IMF Forecasts 3 Percent Growth for Tunisia in 2015

By EconSource

According to IMF representative to Tunisia, The growth rate in Tunisia will reach 3 percent in 2015, an increase with the respect to the 2.4 percent of 2014. According to IMF estimates, inflation will rise 5 percent in 2015 in Tunisia (compared to 4.9 percent in 2014) and the current account deficit will improve reaching […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2015

War Game Finds ISIS Escalating: Major Attack Unlikely to Alter US Approach

By Ashish Kumar Sen

How would the United States respond if the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) were to either take control of several Sunni neighborhoods in Baghdad or conduct a major terrorist attack on the al-Asad airbase in Iraq where US personnel are based? Neither development would spur the United States to draw down its presence […]

Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, Sept. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 26, 2015

Report: Six European Members of NATO Will Cut Defense Spending and Break Agreement Made at Wales Summit

By Denitsa Raynova & Ian Kearns, ELN

Preliminary reports from fourteen countries examined for fiscal year 2015 suggest that only one (Estonia) will spend 2% of GDP on defence.

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MENASource

Feb 26, 2015

The ISIS Game Plan in Libya

By Chris Chapman

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has expanded beyond its original territory in Iraq and Syria and is working to establish a base of operation in North Africa. Libya is the catalyst for such aspirations, given its chaos since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.

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