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New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | November 18

By Irena Chalupa

Dealing with Putin: How to Keep US-Russian Tensions from Going Critical via National Interest Russian ‘Deniable Intervention’ in Ukraine: Why and How Russia Broke the Rules via Chatham House  Obama Calls Out Russia: ‘You Don’t Invade Other Countries’  via New York Times Poroshenko Says Ukraine Prepared for ‘Total War’ as Casualties Mount via Kyiv Post Eastern Ukraine Braces for ‘Full-Scale War’ via Daily Beast […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Nov 18, 2014

Ukraine’s New Government: The Names Emerge

By New Atlanticist

We can expect Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to meet this week to vote on the country’s new government. The political parties of President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and their allies are close to completing negotiations and announcing their choices for the new Cabinet of Ministers. Critically, a delegation is in Kyiv from […]

Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, June 6, 2007

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2014

Merkel Issues Rebuke to Russia, Setting Caution Aside

By New York Times and Deutsche Welle

From Alison Smale, New York Times:  Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats. Russian naval ships showing up as world leaders meet in Australia. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telling Russia sternly to play by 21st-century rules

Australia European Union
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, November 18, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2014

NATO Secretary General: Multiple Sources Confirm Russia’s Military Build-Up in Ukraine

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

It is a military build-up. The picture we have confirms the picture which is also provided by other sources. By open sources, by independent reporters and by the OSCE.

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UkraineAlert

Nov 18, 2014

Russians’ Once-Secretive Commander in Ukraine is On the Air

By Irena Chalupa

Colonel Igor Girkin Presses Kremlin to Expand Its War Through Southern and Eastern Ukraine “The Shooter” is back. Colonel Igor Girkin, the career Russian intelligence officer who disappeared three months ago from his leading role in the Russian-sponsored war against Ukraine, has burst anew into Russia’s news headlines. He has given a spate of interviews […]

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MENASource

Nov 18, 2014

Top News: Tunisia’s Parties Endorse Candidates as Presidential Poll Looms

By MENASource

Last Sunday political party Afek Tounes announced that it would be backing candidate Beji Caid Essebsi in the presidential elections. On Wednesday, al-Aman party announced it would be backing Ahmed Nejib Chebbi’s candidacy, whose party only received one seat in the country’s legislative elections.

MENASource

Nov 18, 2014

Top News: Government Ready for Tough Response to Salafi Front “Islamic Uprising”

By EgyptSource

Any threat to police facilities “will be met with force and if necessary with live rounds,” ministry of interior spokesman Hany Abdel Latif said in an interview on Sunday.

MENASource

Nov 18, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Spent $3 Billion on Fuel Subsidies in the First Quarter

By EconSource

Egypt spent EGP 22 billion ($3.08 billion) on fuel subsidies in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. According to the oil ministry this reflects a reduction by 29 percent from the same quarter a year ago. As part of efforts to revive the economy Egypt’s government has introduced deep subsidy cuts. In July […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2014

Another G20 Meeting: For What?

By Andrea Montanino

Boosting the World’s Economy Needs Action, Notably From Europe—Not Another Predictable Summit Communique National leaders of the Group of Twenty met in Brisbane, Australia over the weekend to deliver an action plan for global economic growth and employment. Topping the agenda were items such as boosting job growth, investment to renew infrastructure , and improving […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union
Russian Su-34 Fullback fighter bomber off the coast of Norway in late October

NATOSource

Nov 17, 2014

Putin Targets the Scandinavians

By Andrew A. Michta, American Interest

Throughout 2014, an unprecedented number of air space violations and incidents have required NATO Baltic Air Policing to scramble jets in response.

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