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Photo of suspected "foreign underwater activity" near Stockholm

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2014

Sweden’s Mysterious Submarine Hunt and Its Significance for Nordic-Baltic Security

By Magnus Nordenman

Over the weekend, Sweden launched an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operation for the first time since the Cold War.

Northern Europe Russia

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Top News: US Airdrops Military Supplies in Kobani; Turkey Will Usher Peshmerga from Iraq

By MENASource

Hours after US military aircraft dropped ammunition and small arms to resupply Kurdish fighters in the embattled town of Kobani, Turkey’s foreign minister said Monday that the country would facilitate the movement of Iraqi Kurdish forces, or Peshmerga, to the city to join the fighting.

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Tunisia’s Elections a Test of Commitment

By Duncan Pickard

During the drafting of the Tunisian constitution, adopted in January 2014, it was axiomatic to say that passing a text was a serious challenge, but that implementation would be even more daunting. The constitution’s first serious test will come after October 26, when Tunisian authorities will hold the first legislative elections under the new constitution.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Top News: Military Officer Takes Charge as First Secretary-General of Egypt’s Parliament

By EgyptSource

  Army major general Khaled Abdel-Sallam al-Sadr will begin his new job as secretary-general of Egypt’s House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – this week, becoming the first man from military ranks to hold this post.

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

The Week in Egypt [October 20, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

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

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

EconSource: Moody’s Upgrades Egypt’s Outlook to Stable

By EconSource

On Monday, International credit ratings agency Moody’s upgraded Egypt’s outlook to stable from negative. This is expected to make the country’s struggling economy more hospitable to international investors. The decision was based on the country’s improved political stability, fiscal consolidation and signs of growth recovery. It remains limited by high fiscal deficits and government debt […]

SouthAsiaSource

Oct 17, 2014

This Week in South Asia: October 11-17

By Elijah Logsdon and Refayat Haque

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.   Nepal In one of the deadliest spells of weather ever seen in the region, scores of Nepalese and foreign trekkers were killed this week when a freak storm hit the popular Annapurna Circuit […]

Afghanistan India
Swedish attack submarine HMS Gotland

NATOSource

Oct 17, 2014

Sweden Hunts Suspected Foreign Submarine Off Stockholm Coast

By AFP and Reuters

From AFP:  The Swedish armed forces announced a military operation in islands off Stockholm late Friday evening following reports of suspicious “foreign underwater activity.”

Intelligence Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Oct 17, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | October 17

By Jim Rupert

Russia and Ukraine reach tentative gas deal in tough Milan talks via Reuters Ukraine’s Failure to Address Corruption is Radicalizing its People via Associated Press Here’s Why Maidan’s Reformers Are Quitting Their Government Posts via Kyiv Post Poroshenko Government Fires Senior Officials for Corruption as Voters Fume via Christian Science Monitor Ukraine Will Need $2 Billion-Plus to Rebuild Donbas, Finance Minister Says via Moscow Times […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Oct 17, 2014

Yanukovych Birthday Video Reflects What Is Angering Ukrainians Now

By James Rupert

Kyiv Says It Fires 39 Officials as Voters Show Frustration Over Continued Corruption Eight months after Ukrainians forced the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych, they will elect a parliament amid rising public anger over the persistence of government corruption under the still-new regime of President Petro Poroshenko. Public discussion about how many new leaders are […]

Ukraine
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