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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and President Barack Obama

NATOSource

Aug 28, 2014

Special Summit Series: Canada and NATO

By Julie Lindhout and Christian Paas-Lang

Ukraine is, of course, the most pressing issue facing NATO as a whole today.

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MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

Top News: UN Security Council Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Libya

By MENASource

Expressing its strong support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the Security Council today called on all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire and an end to the fighting. Unanimously adopting resolution 2174 (2014) under the Charter’s Chapter VII, the fifteen-member body condemned the use of violence against civilians and civilian institutions, and […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 28, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | August 28

By Irena Chalupa

Helping Ukraine is a U.S. Imperative via Wall Street Journal Russian Troops In Ukraine Shape NATO’s Counter to Putin via Foreign Policy Far-Right ‘Russian Jihad’ Fighters Cross into Ukraine via France 24 Meet Vladimir Putin’s Real Challengers (They’re Even Worse Than He Is) via Spectator Russian Moms Denounce Putin’s Not-So-Secret Ukraine Invasion via Daily Beast Report: Russian Troops Were Paid $7,000 to Fight in Eastern […]

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MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

Top News: New Charges Brought Against Morsi Over Leaking Documents to Al Jazeera

By EgyptSource

  Ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s detention was extended Wednesday by order of the prosecutor general for 15 days pending investigations into allegations that he smuggled top secret documents to Qatar.

Appears to be a Russian military convoy near Krasnodon, Ukraine, August 21, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 28, 2014

NATO Releases Satellite Images of Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine

By Allied Command Operations

NATO released new satellite images on Thursday, 28 August 2014, that show Russian combat forces engaged in military operations inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

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Situation in eastern Ukraine on August 28, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 28, 2014

NATO Warns of ‘Over One Thousand’ Russian Troops In Ukraine Fighting Defenders

By Peter Spiegel, Neil Buckley, and Jack Farchy, Financial Times

Russia has “well over 1,000 troops” operating inside Ukraine, Nato warned on Thursday, as Moscow faced an intensifying backlash over growing evidence of its direct military involvement in the former Soviet country’s uprising in the east.

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MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

EconSource: Libya’s Oil Recovery May Be Short-Lived as Country Risks Falling Apart

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Podcast: How do Reported Strikes on Libya Impact US-Egypt Relations?

With reports emerging on a possible airstrike carried out by the UAE and Egypt on Islamist positions inside the Libyan border, the story remains murky. The United States has issued contradictory statements in response to the reports, and it remains unclear whether or not the airstrikes were carried out without its prior knowledge.

Libya North Africa

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Podcast: Experts React to Airstrikes in Libya

In the wake of conflicting messages from the United States on reports that the United Arab Emirates and Egypt struck Islamist positions in Libya, MENASource spoke with three Atlantic Council experts to get their reactions to this news.

Libya North Africa

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Top News: United States Prepares Military Options in Syria against ISIS

By MENASource

The United States is preparing military options, including surveillance flights, to pressure Islamic State in Syria, US officials said on Monday, but they cautioned no decision had been made to expand US action beyond the limited airstrikes underway in Iraq. The Pentagon announced yesterday that seven Western nations have teamed to support the fight against ISIS in […]

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