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MENASource

Nov 6, 2014

EconSource: Libya Infighting Shuts Down Major Oil Field

By EconSource

Libyan oil production is expected to fall to 200,000 barrels/day from 800,000 barrels/day following an attack on an oil field. The country’s major oilfield, El Sharara, had to be shut down after militants attacked and seized the field.

Ruins of Donetsk Airport, Oct. 16, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 5, 2014

Mr. Putin Resumes His Chipping Away at Ukraine

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

It’s not hard to guess what Mr. Putin has in mind. As it stands, the Donetsk-Luhansk ministates are not easily sustained; they lack a port, power supplies and access to the region’s principal airport.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
MQ-9 Reaper armed UAV

NATOSource

Nov 5, 2014

Poland To Buy Armed Drones Amid Ukraine Crisis

By AFP

NATO member Poland said Tuesday it will acquire combat drones as part of a multi-billion-euro revamp of its armed forces amid heightened tensions with Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

Poland Russia

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

The Islamic State and the Internationalization of the Sinai Conflict

By Zack Gold

The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) is one of the most active “unaffiliated” jihadi groups, having yet to pledge fealty to either the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) or al-Qaeda (AQ). Given its strategic position between Egypt’s Nile Valley and Israel, and its attacks against both, the group’s activities receive major international coverage—even […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

Top News: UN Reviews Egypt’s Human Rights Record

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s human rights record came under fire on Wednesday during a United Nations meeting reviewing the country’s record for the first time since the 2011 ouster of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

Top News: ISIS Militants Capitalize on Gains in Northern Iraq, Approach KRG Capital

By MENASource

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and is now moving closer to the Iraqi-Kurdish city of Irbil. ISIS fighters are battling Kurdish volunteer troops in the town of al-Kuwayr, southwest of Irbil.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

EconSource: Moroccan Exports to Increase by MAD 8.4 billion in 2015

By EconSource

According to officials from the global credit insurance company Euler Hermes, Moroccan exports will increase by 8.4 billion dirhams to reach 240 billion dirhams in late 2015. Overall, the Moroccan economy is expected to do well in 2015 with forecasts of a 4.2 percent growth due to  household consumption and business investment.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

Why Training Is Still More Important Than Airstrikes in Syria and Iraq

By Daniel DePetris

More than two months into the US and coalition air campaign, Obama administration officials and members of the US military’s senior leadership are confident that “Operation Inherent Resolve” is having the intended effect against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL).

Syria
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, October 14, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 4, 2014

Stoltenberg and Mogherini Discuss Improving NATO/EU Cooperation

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

NATO and the European Union we have a lot in common.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 4, 2014

Will a Change in the Senate Lead to a Change in Syria Policy?

By Jason T. Hunt

As Americans flock to the polls today, predictions increasingly favor Republicans to win the 2014-midterm elections. Although Democrats hold out hope to retain control of the Senate, the odds in Republicans’ favor encourage serious thought about how the policy choices of a Republican Senate may or may not differ from the policies of today’s Democratic […]

Syria
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