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New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2014

Beyond the Immediate Tragedy: Ebola’s Long-Term Implications

By J. Peter Pham

The deaths of more than 3,000 people from the Ebola virus have stunned and, indeed, frightened the world. The outbreak now hits home — ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case in which Ebola has been diagnosed outside Africa, in a man from Liberia who took a commercial flight […]

Africa

MENASource

Oct 1, 2014

Top News: Saudis Align Themselves With Yemeni Internal Forces Against Houthis

By MENASource

According to an anonymous Yemeni official, Saudi Arabia will put its support behind Yemeni tribes to counter the rapid rise of the Houthis.

MENASource

Oct 1, 2014

Top News: Egypt Offers Military Training to Libya

By EgyptSource

Egypt has offered to train pro-government forces battling rival armed groups in Libya, stepping up efforts to eradicate what it says is a threat to its own stability from the anarchy engulfing its neighbor.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, October 1, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 1, 2014

New secretary general: NATO Military presence in eastern Allies ‘for as long as necessary’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

It is indeed an honour to take up the post of Secretary General of NATO. The most successful Alliance in history.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force

MENASource

Oct 1, 2014

Independence of Egyptian Media At Stake

By Khaled Dawoud

In a speech delivered in early August at the opening of an ambitious Suez Canal development project, President Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi said, “I demand that Egyptians should be united, and the media has a great responsibility to help achieve that goal. I envy late leader Gamal Abdel-Nasser because when he spoke, he had all the media […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 1, 2014

EconSource: Jordan , US Sign Four Grant Agreements

By EconSource

Follow  the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Oct 1, 2014

Assad Still An Enemy in the Fight Against ISIS

By Frederic C. Hof

In an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem offered a remarkable, if dubious revelation: that Washington sent three separate messages to Damascus 24 hours in advance of the September 23 airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, each one saying, “We are not after the Syrian army or the Syrian […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Sep 30, 2014

Crossing Our Fingers for Afghanistan’s New President

By James Rupert

There is painful irony in watching the earnest, smiling Ashraf Ghani take office as Afghanistan’s president. As did his predecessor, Hamid Karzai, Ghani begins his term bearing enormous hopes of both Afghans and the world. If anything, Ghani—as a development economist, longtime World Bank officer and a practiced administrator—has more experience at many parts of […]

Afghanistan

Trade in Action

Sep 30, 2014

An Important Week in Washington and Brussels as Round 7 Starts

By Global Business & Economics Program

There is a lot going on this week with regards to TTIP on both sides of the Atlantic. Yesterday, the European Parliament started their hearings to interview the nominees for the new Commission, beginning with Trade Commissioner-designate Cecilia Malmström. Hearings are scheduled to proceed until October 7, after which the European Parliament will vote to […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Arrival of US 173rd Infantry Brigade troops in Latvia, April 24, 2014

NATOSource

Sep 30, 2014

In Latvia, Fresh Fears of Aggression as Kremlin Warns about Russian Minorities

By Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post

As top Kremlin officials have sounded ominous new warnings that they will defend ethnic Russians wherever they live, Latvia, the NATO nation with the highest proportion of Russians, is feeling like it is in the crosshairs.

NATO Northern Europe
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