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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, December 1, 2014

NATOSource

Dec 1, 2014

Secretary general previews four outcomes from tomorrow’s meeting of NATO foreign ministers

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

2014 has been a year of aggression, crisis and conflict. But NATO stands strong.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

MENASource

Dec 1, 2014

Egypt’s Mubarak Trial a Sign of the Times

By MENASource

A judge looking into the case against Egypt’s thirty-year dictator and once reviled enemy of the January 25 revolution, Hosni Mubarak, dropped charges against him related to the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the ten-day uprising that led to his ouster.

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 29, 2014

The Mubarak Verdict: A Firsthand Account [Photo Essay]

By Jonathan Rashad

Three years after an uprising that ousted former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the verdict is in, and the “Mubarak trial” is over for now. The former dictator, facing charges relating to the deaths of over 800 protesters in 2011, could be free to walk. On November 29, the judge presiding over the case dropped the […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2014

Obama Likely to Seek a ‘Wartime’ Defense Secretary

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel: Pentagon Priorities Have Changed Since Hagel Was Chosen In the days since Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned, two prominent candidates to replace him have said publicly they will not do so. They are former Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and Rhode Island Democratic Senator Jack Reed. As President Barack Obama seeks […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2014

The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Manning: US May Benefit, But Must Review Its Strategy, in a New World of ‘Peak Demand’ World oil prices have slipped again (to about $73 a barrel) after the global cartel, OPEC, declined on November 27 to cut the amount of crude petroleum its members pump into the planet’s economy. Instead, OPEC followed […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

The NATOSource website will be dark until Monday, December 1. Our Twitter account @NATOSource is active and will continue to provide NATO news and analysis during the US holiday.

United States and Canada
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and NATO leaders at the Wales Summit, Sept. 4, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2014

German Analysis of Russian Aggression in Ukraine and NATO’s Response

By Claudia Major and Jana Puglierin, IP Journal

In the military sphere, the altered security order has led to a renewal of NATO’s role as both a defense alliance and a form of a life insurance, taking precedence over the EU.

European Union Germany

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2014

How France Will Be a Test of Europe’s Ability to Enforce Its Budget Rules

By Andrea Montanino

European Union Aims to Put New Muscle into Limiting Deficits; Will it Succeed? Since 2009, France’s state budget has been breaking the rules. It has been exceeding the European Union’s limit on the size of deficits, which are limited (under the Maastricht Treaty) to 3 percent of gross domestic product unless there are exceptional circumstances. Once […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

Nov 26, 2014

The Unpredictability of the November 28 Protests

By Sarah El Sirgany

What initially started out as a call to protest that not many took notice of, the Salafi Front’s plans for mass protests on November 28, has slowly attracted more attention. This is in some part due to official warnings and vows of forceful confrontations, and is fueling concerns about violence on Egypt’s streets on Friday.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | November 26

By Jim Rupert

Moldova Votes on Sunday: Will Russia Win That Election? Via Bloomberg Obama Should Say It Clearly: Russia Has Invaded Ukraine via Philadelphia Inquirer Merkel Secretly Goes One-On-One with Putin, Hits a Dead-End via Reuters Amid Ukraine’s Crisis, Its High-Tech Industry Is Booming via Forbes Putin Youth: The Young Russians Who See the President as a Father via Newsweek

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