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Dec 17, 2014

Ruble’s Collapse Will Force Putin to Move. But Which Way?

By James Rupert

Russia’s Choice, Between Market Reforms and State Controls, May Open or Shut Doors to Détente Over Ukraine The Russian ruble’s stunning collapse this week may lead President Vladimir Putin to order changes at the country’s central bank and in his cabinet. As he does, will he tilt his government toward Russia’s market-oriented economic reformers or […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, Sept. 23, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 17, 2014

Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.

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Geographic Reminder for Russia

NATOSource

Dec 17, 2014

German Scholars and Journalists Argue that Russian Expansionism Should Not Be Rewarded

By Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes

[The] open letter, entitled “Secure Peace, Do Not Reward Expansionism” argues that Putin’s Russia is the clear aggressor against Ukraine, that Russia has violated past agreements in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, that Russia’s media has defamed the Ukrainian people

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MENASource

Dec 17, 2014

Top News: UN to Vote on Extending Cross-Border Aid Delivery into Syria

By MENASource

The UN Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a draft resolution extending cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians in rebel-held areas in desperate need of food and medicine, without approval from Damascus. The resolution would extend until January 2016 and authorize aid delivery by UN agencies and relief organizations across conflict lines.

MENASource

Dec 17, 2014

Top News: Forty Students Expelled from Egypt’s Police Academy Over Brotherhood Links

By EgyptSource

Forty students were expelled from the police academy after “investigations by the security forces and the national security proved that they belong to the Muslim Brotherhood,” said interior ministry spokesperson Hani Abdel-Latif on Tuesday.

MENASource

Dec 17, 2014

EconSource: Egypt To Pass Mining, Industrial Land Laws

By EconSource

According to Egyptian investment ministry, Egypt will pass laws related to mining and the allocation of industrial land in an attempt to speed reforms aimed at attracting foreign investors ahead of the investor conference in March.

MENASource

Dec 16, 2014

Abadi and the Iraq Effect

By Ramzy Mardini

Will Haider al-Abadi survive Iraqi politics? The new Iraqi prime minister has certainly made bold decisions early on into his tenure as prime minister. Nevertheless, his political survival remains an uncertainty.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 15, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 16, 2014

Prime Minister Yatsenyuk: Ukraine Considering New Push for NATO Membership

By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

Ukraine’s prime minister on Monday called for more NATO support to reform its military as the country’s crisis with Russia has given new life to a once abandoned effort to eventually join the U.S.-led alliance.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2014

Taliban School Assault Seen Likely to Build Consensus on Fighting Terrorism in Pakistan

By New Atlanticist

Counter-Terror Drive in Waziristan Has Dislodged, Not Destroyed, Militants, Says Shuja Nawaz The killing by Pakistan’s Taliban of more than 140 people, mostly children, at a school is likely to “provide some glue for a consensus [in Pakistan] that you cannot negotiate with terrorist groups,” according to Atlantic Council South Asia specialist Shuja Nawaz. The […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2014

Education Policy Opportunity Missed at the Ibero-American Summit

By Gabriel Sánchez Zinny

The 24th Ibero-American Summit, which sought to put the focus on education in the context of slow economic growth, did not produce a specific proposal to address the challenges of developing human capital.

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