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EUCOM commander Gen. Philip Breedlove, July 1, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 8, 2015

Commander of US Forces in Europe Says Base Closures Will Enhance ‘Operational Readiness’

By Philip Breedlove, EUCOM

Today, the Department of Defense announced the results of European Infrastructure Consolidation.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

MENASource

Jan 8, 2015

Lebanese Visa Restrictions Set Significant Precedent for Syrian Refugees

By MENASource

In an interview with the New Atlanticist, Faysal Itani, a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, argues that the Lebanese government’s decision to impose visa restrictions on Syrian refugees sets a “significant precedent.”

Middle East Syria
USAF KC-135Es at RAF Mildenhall, March 20, 2003

NATOSource

Jan 8, 2015

US Announces it Will Close 15 Military Bases in Europe

By Department of Defense

The Department of Defense announced today the consolidation of some U.S. infrastructure in Europe, including the return of 15 sites to their host nations.

Europe & Eurasia Germany

MENASource

Jan 8, 2015

Top News: Nusra Front Militants Blow Up 13th Century Muslim Tomb in Southern Syria

By MENASource

Reports from Syrian state news agency SANA and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claim that Nusra Front militants have blown up the 13th century tomb of the revered Islamic scholar Imam al-Nawawi in Nawa City near the Jordanian border, a town captured by groups fighting the Syrian government in November. 

MENASource

Jan 8, 2015

Top News: Egypt Court Sets April 21 for Verdict in Morsi Ittihadeya Trial

By EgyptSource

Cairo Criminal Court has set April 21 as the date for the final verdict in one of the trials of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in which he faces murder charges, a judicial source said Thursday.

New Atlanticist

Jan 8, 2015

France Responds to Paris Attack by Stressing ‘Fraternité’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Restrained Popular Reaction Will Reduce Gains for Extremists, Says Nicholas Dungan A restrained response by France’s political mainstream to yesterday’s killings in Paris—peaceful street vigils and the ringing of church bells—may reduce the risk of an anti-foreigner backlash, says Atlantic Council analyst Nicholas Dungan. That in turn will limit the assault’s impact in strengthening radicals […]

Europe & Eurasia France

MENASource

Jan 8, 2015

Abadi’s First 100 Days

By Daniel R. DePetris

Before Haider al-Abadi, a senior Dawa Party technocrat known for his collegial and consensual demeanor, catapulted to the prime minister’s office, there was a strong case to be made that the Iraq as we knew it was quickly coming apart at the seams.  The Iraqi army (the same army that was built, trained, and maintained […]

Iraq

New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2015

The Killings in Paris: A Shocking ‘New Normal’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Only Deep Changes in Middle East Will End the New Strain of Terrorism, Atlantic Council’s Pavel Says The killing by masked gunmen of at least a dozen journalists and others in Paris is an “unfortunate new normal” in an era marked by Islamist extremism’s Generation 3.0—a strain more virulent than that of al Qaeda, according to […]

France Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jan 7, 2015

A Troubling New Obstacle for Syrians Fleeing War

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Lebanon’s Restriction on Entry Sets ‘Significant Precedent,’ Atlantic Council’s Itani Says This week’s decision by the Lebanese government to impose visa restrictions on Syrians fleeing a bloody civil war is “quite dramatic” and sets a “significant precedent” for Syria’s neighbors, which are struggling to care for masses of refugees, according to Faysal Itani, resident fellow […]

Middle East Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Oct. 1, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 7, 2015

Putin Signs New Military Doctrine Naming NATO as Russia’s Top Threat

By AP and Reuters

From Vladimir Isachenkov, AP:  Russia identified NATO as the nation’s No. 1 military threat and raised the possibility of a broader use of precision conventional weapons to deter foreign aggression under a new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday [Dec. 26, 2014].

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