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UkraineAlert

Sep 19, 2014

Atlantic Council’s UkraineAlert: Version 2.0

By James Rupert

With today’s edition, the Atlantic Council’s UkraineAlert newsletter is six months old. Readers will notice that it arrives in a new package: concise and colorful. Its content will remain much the same, although we’re always working to improve it.

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UkraineAlert

Sep 18, 2014

Poroshenko’s Stark Message to Washington

By John E. Herbst

Russia’s Assault Threatens Not Just Ukraine, but Europe and Eurasia Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko delivered a stark but necessary message in Washington September 18.  Addressing a Joint Session of Congress, he noted that:

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Trade in Action

Sep 18, 2014

Scotland votes while the world watches — What economic impact?

Faith and Skepticism about Trade, Foreign InvestmentThe Pew Research Center recently released its new Faith and Skepticism about Trade, Foreign Investment report which analyzes responses of people in 44 nations about the effects and consequences of international trade. According to the survey, overwhelming majorities in both Europe and the US hold the view that trade […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Sep 18, 2014

TTIP, the new European Commission, and the vote on Scottish Independence

  Who’s Who & Who’s New?With so many recent and upcoming changes to the core of the European government, TTIP Action will introduce several key figures, their portfolios, and their role in the EU over the course of the next several weeks. Today’s edition introduces Bernd Lange, the new chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee […]

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NATOSource

Sep 18, 2014

NATO Official: ‘Very Alarming’ Cyber Threat Level for at Least Ten Years

By Warwick Ashford, Computer Weekly

The “very alarming” level of cyber threats organisations face is unlikely to fall for at least ten years, according to Suleyman Anil, head of cyber defence head at the emerging security challenges division of Nato.

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MENASource

Sep 18, 2014

Top News: Libya and Neighboring States Snub Military Intervention

By MENASource

Libya’s struggling elected government and representatives of fifteen nations meeting in Madrid unanimously rejected the idea of military intervention as a way to restore stability in the country, which the Spanish foreign minister warned could slide into a Syria-style civil war. Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdulaziz offered no specifics on how his government could regain […]

MENASource

Sep 18, 2014

Top News: Egypt Begins Close Monitoring of Online Communication with New Technology

By EgyptSource

Egypt has contacted a sister company of a US-based online security firm to monitor the country’s cyber communications a few months after authorities unveiled a new campaign to keep  social networking sites under surveillance

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sept. 6, 2014

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2014

Putin: Russian Troops could be in Vilnius, Warsaw, and Bucharest in Two Days

By Delfi and BBC

From Delfi:  In a meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Putin allegedly threatened that, if he wanted, the Russian army could occupy Poland and the Baltic states in two days.

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MENASource

Sep 18, 2014

EconSource: World Bank Report Highlights Private Sector Jobs in Egypt

By EconSource

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

New Atlanticist

Sep 18, 2014

Storify: #RenewingSpace: The Future of Human Space Exploration

By The Atlantic Council

Exploring space firsthand seems more elusive now than ever before with waning public interest and the termination of more than twenty NASA human space exploration programs in the last twenty-five years. Transcripts: Final Frontier – Morning Session Final Frontier – Afternoon Session Final Frontier – Jill Tarter Despite these setbacks, efforts are underway to build […]

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