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8 northern European nations decide to strengthen defense cooperation

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2014

Northern European Nations to Boost Military Cooperation Against Russia

By Alister Doyle, Reuters

Eight northern European nations agreed on Thursday to step up cooperation to counter an increase in Moscow’s military activity that has included a tripling of NATO intercepts of Russian jets this year.

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MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

A Way Out for Libya

By H.A. Hellyer

The Libyan quagmire has worsened. Last week, the country’s Supreme Court compromised the standing of portions of the elections law that led to the instituting of Libya’s elected parliament, the House of Representatives.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, October 1, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2014

NATO Calls on Russia to Withdraw Troops from Ukraine

By Pavel Polityuk and Anton Zverev, Reuters

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern about what he called a “significant military build-up.”

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MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

Top News: Obama Orders New Syria Policy Review

By MENASource

President Barack Obama has asked his national security team for another review of Syria policy after realizing that ISIS may not be defeated without a political transition in Syria and the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, senior US officials and diplomats told CNN.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Decrees Law on Repatriating Foreign Prisoners

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday giving him the authority to transfer non-Egyptian defendants on trial or already convicted to be sent to their countries to be tried or serve their sentences.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

EconSource: Egypt’s Gas Exports Fall 81.4 Percent

By EconSource

According to the Egyptian Information and Decision Support Centre, Egypt’s exports of natural gas in September declined by 81.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The exports amounted to $18.1 million. The reason for the drop is attributed to Egypt’s rising electricity demands. Electric power generation accounted for around 68.7 percent of natural […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2014

Central American Presidents’ Visit to Washington Marks a Turning Point in Relations

By Jason Marczak

More than 63,000 unaccompanied children from Central America have crossed the southern US border without authorization in just the last year. A spike in arrivals over the summer led to national outrage over their situation, prompting President Barack Obama to propose a $3.7 trillion supplemental appropriation request in early July. Four months later, this request […]

Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber near Scotland, April 23, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2014

Russia Announces Bomber Flights to the Caribbean

By Vladimir Isachenkov, AP

Russia’s long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.

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UkraineAlert

Nov 12, 2014

Putin’s Project Sparta

By Adrian Karatnycky

As the US Congress Reconvenes, It and Europe Must Respond to the Kremlin’s Coming Offensive in Ukraine Russia has moved a massive wave of tanks, armored personnel carriers, and artillery into Ukraine’s Donbas region in recent days, accompanied by new uniformed troops without insignia, to bolster the armed forces of the Russian-sponsored Donetsk and Lugansk […]

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Cruiser Varyag, flagship of Russia's Pacific Fleet, October 12, 2005

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2014

Russia Sends Warships To Australia

By David Wroe, Sydney Morning Herald

Russia has sent a fleet of warships towards Australia in an apparent display of muscle-flexing ahead of the G20 meeting amid tensions between the two countries over the MH17 crash.

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