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Sep 25, 2014

A Dangerous October: Ukraine Contests an Election As It Fears a Truce

By John E. Herbst

Kyiv Feels Little Supported by the West, Hopes to Survive an Unequal Ceasefire With Russia KYIVA junction of war and politics dominates public life in Ukraine as autumn settles firmly in Kyiv. An unequal cease-fire this month in southeast Ukraine will let Moscow maintain there a core of the invasion force it sent in last […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Sept. 18, 2014

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Sep 24, 2014

Three Questions for Ukrainian President Poroshenko

By Mark Seip, The Hill

While [Ukrainian President Petro] Poroshenko was asked several questions during his visit, there are three key ones that should have been asked to better understand his point of view and the way ahead for his country:

NATO Security & Defense
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the US Military Academy West Point, NY

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Sep 24, 2014

Secretary General Rasmussen: A Transatlantic Anchor in a Storm of Security Threats

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Our Alliance was founded 65 years ago, on the ruins of World War Two and in the shadow of the Cold War. It binds together North America and Europe to ensure our collective security.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Sep 24, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Calls on US to Send Over-Due Apaches

By EgyptSource

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham(ISIS), and called on the United States to send Egypt the military hardware it promised, during an interview on CBS with Charlie Rose.

Report: Russian soldiers at Perevalne military base, Crimea, March 9, 2014

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Sep 24, 2014

NATO Sees Significant Pullback of Russian Troops from Ukraine

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday.

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MENASource

Sep 24, 2014

Air Strikes in Syria: One Hand Clapping

By Frederic C. Hof

The decision of the Obama administration to strike Islamic State targets (as well as some associated with another al-Qaeda derivative) in Syria is laudable. The participation of multiple Arab partners is commendable: the fight against this vacuum-filling band of murderers, torturers, and thieves is, in its essence, an Arab fight against pagan barbarism.

Iran Russia

MENASource

Sep 24, 2014

Top News: Obama Calls for the Cooperative Destruction of ISIS, Promises Sustained Action

By MENASource

Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to lead a coalition to dismantle the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) network that has wreaked havoc in the Middle East and drawn the US back into military action in the region.

MENASource

Sep 24, 2014

Egypt is Open for Business…and They Have a Canal to Prove It

By Svetlana Milbert

When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today, he will likely discuss recent political achievements since taking office in June. In the shadow of the rising influence of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and US airstrikes in Syria, Sisi will […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 24, 2014

Libya: In Search of Neutrality

By Karim Mezran

As Libya continues to fragment, diplomats have mobilized to confront the current crisis. Spain has hosted an international conference focused on the North African country’s current situation; UN Special Representative Bernardino Leon testified before the Security Council about his recent visits to Libya; envoys from the West, particularly the United Kingdom, shuttle between the different […]

Libya

Trade in Action

Sep 23, 2014

Germany’s Unions and SPD Stand Behind TTIP

Who’s Who & Who’s New?Now that incoming European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced the proposed composition of the next Commission, TTIP Action will introduce several of the new commissioners, their portfolios, and their role in the European Union over the course of the next several weeks. Today’s edition introduces Jyrki Katainen, the designated Vice […]

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