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Nov 10, 2014

Libya: A Diplomat’s Dilemma

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

As UN officials and Western envoys shuttle back and forth trying to cobble together a robust negotiations process to resolve the Libyan conflict, the North African country’s Supreme Court—the last standing state institution with some semblance of neutrality and credibility—issued a verdict declaring the elected, internationally-recognized parliament invalid. The move was presumably made in a […]

Libya

MENASource

Nov 10, 2014

Reassuring the Supreme Leader?

By Frederic C. Hof

The Wall Street Journal published a report by Jay Solomon and Carol Lee on November 6, saying that in mid-October of this year President Barack Obama dispatched a secret letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran Syria

MENASource

Nov 10, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Received $10.6 Billion from Gulf Last Year

By EconSource

According to the Egyptian finance minister, Egypt received $10.6 billion in aid from Gulf states in the last year. This marks the first time that the Egyptian authorities have put a total figure to the amount in aid, petroleum products and grants received from the Gulf region.

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | November 7

By Irena Chalupa

Hungary Is Helping Putin Keep His Chokehold on Europe’s Energy via Foreign Policy Ukraine’s Chaotic Donbas Republics: ‘USSR Has Returned’ via der Spiegel Why Is Ukraine So Poor? via Peterson Institute for International Economics Meet the Election Observers from Sunday’s Vote in Donbas  via Moscow Times Donetsk’s Exiled Footballers: War Leaves Shakhtar Homeless via Goal Now Ukraine Must Manage a ‘Frozen Conflict:’ Here’s How via The […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Nov 10, 2014

The Week in Egypt [November 10, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

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

North Africa
US and Iraqi soldiers, Camp Ramadi, Nov. 15, 2009

NATOSource

Nov 7, 2014

Strengthening the Nordic Military Contribution to the International Effort Against ISIL

By Sigurd Neubauer, Magnus Nordenman, Erik Brattberg, and Alex Vatanka

The rapid and brutal advance of the Islamic State, a self-proclaimed caliphate, holding onto territory in eastern Syria and western Iraq, is not only threatening the stability of Iraq’s semi autonomous Kurdistan and its religious minorities, but threatens to establish a hub of jihadism

Iraq Northern Europe

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Factbox: Everything You Need to Know About Egypt’s UPR

By EgyptSource

Egypt underwent its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in four years on November 5. Egypt’s three-hour UPR witnessed statements from Egypt and other member states, with over a hundred member states offering recommendations.

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Implementing the President’s New Syria Policy

By Frederic C. Hof

On October 14, 2014 President Barack Obama signaled a profound shift in American policy toward Syria.  He told foreign chiefs of defense at Andrews Joint Base that beating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL and the Islamic State) in Syria will “require us developing and strengthening a moderate opposition […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Top News: Washington Weighs Sanctions on Libyan Factions to Try to Halt Proxy War

By MENASource

The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Libya’s combative factions in an effort to pressure militants to negotiate and prevent a proxy conflict from erupting into a full-blown civil war.

French warship Mistral (L9013)

NATOSource

Nov 7, 2014

Congressional Leaders Renew Call for NATO to Purchase French Warships Intended for Russia

By Eliot Engel, Mike Rogers, Mike Turner, Bill Keating, Steve Cohen, Gerry Connolly, Steve Chabot, and Jim Gerlach

Text of congressional letter sent to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

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