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New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2014

Can Dilma Rousseff Rebuild Broader Political Alliances for Her Second Term?

By New Atlanticist

That Is the Path She Should Take, for Herself and for Brazil, Atlantic Council’s Sennes Says Having barely won re-election in Brazil’s tightest presidential election in a quarter-century, Dilma Rousseff faces several key tasks if she is to govern effectively in her new four-year term, writes the Atlantic Council’s nonresident senior fellow in Brazil, Ricardo […]

Brazil Latin America
Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun, head of Russia's GRU

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2014

Czech Intelligence Sees ‘Extremely High’ Number of Russian Spies

By Jan Lopatka, Reuters

Russia deployed an “extremely high” number of intelligence officers at its Czech embassy last year, the NATO member country’s secret service said in an annual report released on Monday.

Central Europe Intelligence

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

Photo Essay: Tunisia Parliamentary Election Day

By Christine Petré

In a milestone election, the first since Tunisia adopted a new, post-revolution constitution, Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday, October 26 to cast their ballots for a parliament.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

The Week in Egypt | October 27, 2014

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | October 27

By Jim Rupert

Ukraine’s Democracy Problem: Letter from Kyiv’s 217th Electoral District via Foreign Affairs Amid Ukraine’s Election, the Battle of the Billionaires via Daily Beast Ukrainians’ Biggest Need: A State That Works via der Spiegel  Surgeon. Soldier. Mother. Pol. via Politico The Oddity of Ilya Ponomaryov, Exiled Russian Legislator via The Daily Beast Russia Is Trying to End Sanctions and Save Face via Moscow Times

Ukraine
US troops participating in Combined Resolve exercise, Oct. 25, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2014

Has Russia’s War on Ukraine Changed European Defense Budgets?

By Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News

Russia’s heightened aggressiveness has been on display for most of the year, notably in Crimea and Ukraine. But President Vladimir Putin’s military forces have been more antagonistic elsewhere,

France Germany

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

Top News: Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Kill Security Personnel; Government Responds

By EgyptSource

 Two attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed thirty-three security personnel on Friday, security sources said.

UkraineAlert

Oct 27, 2014

Today’s Corruption Video: Which Ukrainian Officials Own These Palaces?

By New Atlanticist

The former director and deputy director of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, will have been waiting today to hear if they are elected to Ukraine’s parliament, not least because winning seats would offer them immunity from prosecution. Prosecution for what?

Elections Politics & Diplomacy
Poland plans to move troops to bases in the East

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2014

Poland Shifting Thousands of Troops to Its Eastern Borders

By Monika Scislowska, AP

Poland will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War, the country’s defense minister told The Associated Press on Monday.

Poland

MENASource

Oct 27, 2014

EconSource: IMF Says Middle East and North Africa Face Poor Growth

By EconSource

According to the International Monetary Fund, the Middle East and North Africa region is set for another year of poor economic growth with 2.6 percent growth this year and expected 3.8 percent next year. The regional economy will continue to suffer from the conflict in Iraq, Syria and Libya and remain plagued by sky-high unemployment coupled […]

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