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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 1, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 26, 2015

NATO Chief: ‘The Foreign Forces in Ukraine Are Russian’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We have just held an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.

NATO Russia

New Atlanticist

Jan 26, 2015

Greek Election Outcome May Stoke Tensions in Europe

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Leftist Syriza’s victory likely to roil debate over austerity, fiscal discipline, Montanino says The victory of an anti-austerity leftist party in Greece’s elections may roil the debate in Europe over questions of austerity and fiscal discipline, says Atlantic Council analyst Andrea Montanino. Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on January 26 […]

Greece
President Barack Obama, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 26, 2015

Obama Goes Out of His Way to Exclude Military Response to Russian Aggression in Ukraine

By Barack Obama, White House

I’ve been very clear that it would not be effective for us to engage in a military conflict with Russia on this issue, but what we can do is to continue to support Ukraine’s ability to control its own territory.

NATO Russia

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

Top News: Twenty-Three Killed on January 25 Anniversary; FGM Doctor Convicted

By EgyptSource

Twenty-three people were killed and ninety-seven injured at protests around the country on the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, the health ministry announced on Monday. Most of the deaths occurred in Cairo and Alexandria during violent clashes, with most civilians killed in Cairo’s Matariya district.

President Barack Obama, Nov. 16, 2009

NATOSource

Jan 26, 2015

Obama Points to Russian Soldiers in Ukraine

By Barack Obama, White House

We are deeply concerned about the latest break in the cease-fire and the aggression that these separatists — with Russian backing, Russian equipment, Russian financing, Russian training and Russian troops — are conducting.

Russia Ukraine

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

Top News: Twenty-three Dead, ninety-seven Injured on January 25 Anniversary

By MENASource

Twenty-three people were killed and ninety-seven injured at protests around the country on the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, the health ministry announced on Monday. Most of the deaths occurred in Cairo and Alexandria during violent clashes, with most civilians killed in Cairo’s Matariya district.

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

New Saudi King, Same Old Kingdom

By MENASource

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s passing last Friday marked the beginning of King Salman Al Saud’s reign in Saudi Arabia, sparking questions surrounding the future of Saudi policy inside and outside the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

EconSource: Jobless Arab Youth to Hit 50 Million by 2020

By EconSource

The number of unemployed youth in the Arab world is expected to reach 50 million by 2020, heightening concern about further unrest in the region, with disgruntled youth seen as increasingly vulnerable to recruitment by militant groups. According to a recent report, subdued economic growth of only 2.6 percent in the region pushed the number […]

Trade in Action

Jan 26, 2015

Missing the Mark: TTIP Negotiators Must Stop Putting Form over Function

By Global Business & Economics Program

 President Obama first introduced the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in a State of the Union speech two years ago. Although policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic agree that TTIP would improve the economy, create jobs, and help small and medium-sized enterprises expand exports while increasing consumers’ choices, negotiations have made little progress. […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2015

As the ISIS Wars Uproot Millions, Iraq’s Kurdish Region Faces a Flood of Human Misery

By Bina Hussein

Of 2 Million Refugees in Kurdish Zone, Most Languish Outside Camps, With Little or No Aid Amid the world attention focused on 3.8 million Syrians uprooted by the violent spread of the ISIS Islamist army, a little-noted part of that crisis is the flood of perhaps 2 million refugees from both Syria and Iraq into […]

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