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MENASource

Jan 27, 2015

Readjusting the Transatlantic Middle East Policy

By MENASource

The roar of euphoria and promise that arose from the 2011 Arab awakening not more than four years ago now seem but a distant whisper in the wake of regional turmoil and international security concerns plaguing the once-transitioning countries of North Africa and the Middle East.

Middle East
US Abrams tanks at Grafenwöhr, Germany

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2015

US Examining Sites in Eastern Europe for Pre-Positioning 220 Armored Vehicles

By John Vandiver and Michael Darnell, Stars and Stripes

U.S. Army Europe will soon dispatch a survey team to eastern Europe to scout locations for tanks and other military hardware as part of a broader effort to bolster the U.S. military presence in a region rattled by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Army’s top commander in Europe said Friday.

Central Europe NATO

MENASource

Jan 27, 2015

Top News: Eight dead in Tripoli hotel attack; Clashes continue despite ceasefire

By MENASource

A car bomb exploded outside the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli Tuesday morning and killed eight total people; three security guards and five foreigners.

MENASource

Jan 27, 2015

Top News: Parties Reconsider Running for Elections; Court Verdict Against Activists Upheld

By EgyptSource

The Democratic Trend Alliance, which includes the Dostour Party, the Social Popular Alliance Party, the Popular Current, the Karama Party, the Socialist Party, and the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, will reconsider participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections in protest over a female activist’s death on Saturday.

MENASource

Jan 27, 2015

EconSource: Algeria Walks Economic Tightrope As Oil Falls

By EconSource

While for months officials repeated that the Algeria’s large foreign exchange reserves would shield the country from collapsing oil prices, Algerian prime minister announced that the crisis had reached Algeria’s economy. Algeria must now navigate a precarious balance between curbing high public spending without restricting a generous welfare budget that has helped stave off social […]

UkraineAlert

Jan 27, 2015

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Nadiya Savchenko’s Lawyer Warns Putin She May Die in Moscow Prison

By Irena Chalupa

Ukrainian Officer-Pilot Reaches 45 Days on Hunger Strike Against Her Abduction and Politicized Trial Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian army officer and pilot who was captured in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and spirited to prison in Moscow, may die in captivity there on the hunger strike she has pursued for 45 days, her lawyer wrote yesterday. […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Jan 27, 2015

When Putin’s Brittle Regime Implodes, Our Protection Will Be a Stable Ukraine

By Alexander J. Motyl

Backing Kyiv’s Independence Will Contain Russian Expansionism—And Damage From the Next Russian Revolution Although “regime change” has become a dirty phrase, the best thing that could happen to Russia, its neighbors, and the world would be a change from Vladimir Putin’s brand of strongman authoritarianism to some form of democracy.

Russia Ukraine

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

January 25: A Weekend of Violence

By EgyptSource

In the days leading up to the four year anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 uprising, at least two protesters were killed, among them activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. The death toll spiked on the anniversary itself, with over twenty killed and close to 100 injured. Violence was also witnessed in parts of the country in the form […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jan 26, 2015

Europe after QE and the Greek Elections: Time for Growth?

By Dante Roscini

Late January has seen two important, highly-anticipated events unfold in Europe: the announcement by the European Central Bank of a large-scale Quantitative Easing program and the results of the Greek general election. In the first — and by far the more important of the two — the ECB, faced with disinflation bordering on deflation, finally […]

Greece

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

Egypt’s Revolution: Understanding What Went Wrong in Four Years

By Amr Hamzawy

The success of the popular uprisings and revolutions which peacefully demanded dignity, freedom, and social justice will be measured by the extent to which they are able to build new legislative, executive, and judicial institutions and political parties to manage the affairs of citizens, the society, and the state. Their success will also be judged […]

North Africa
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