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MENASource

Aug 26, 2014

Egypt Has No Good Choices in Libya

The recent revelation that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt were behind the previously unidentified warplanes that struck Islamist positions in Libya has sparked questions on Egypt’s role and its potential options for protecting its shared border with the troubled country—and the consequences of doing so.

North Africa The Gulf

MENASource

Aug 26, 2014

Top News: Egypt Denies Carrying Out Tripoli Airstrikes, Announces Initiative with Libya

By EgyptSource

  US officials said on Monday that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for carrying out two series of air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in Tripoli, Libya.

MENASource

Aug 26, 2014

Egypt’s Options in Dealing with the Libyan Crisis (Part I)

By Nader Bakkar

Relations between Cairo and Tripoli went through bouts of political volatility at the beginning of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s rule before improving and taking on a more conciliatory nature during the last two decades under Mubarak and Muammar Qaddafi. With the exception of Qaddafi’s 1977 attempted incursion on the border between the two countries, the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 26, 2014

EconSource: ESCWA–The Libyan Conflict and its Impact on Egypt and Tunisia

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 26, 2014

EconSource: Donor Pledges for Yemen Increase to $8.2 Billion

By EconSource

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

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, May 8, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 26, 2014

NATO’s Second-Class Members

By Slawomir Sierakowski, New York Times

There is no need to pretend: Those members who have no NATO bases are simply a gray area of second-class membership. What has become clear is that not all NATO members are equal.

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Italian troops in Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2011

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2014

Special Summit Series: Italy and NATO

By Stefano Stefanini

Italy feels the heat from the Mediterranean, a conveyor belt for the growing insecurity in North Africa and the Middle East.

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Danish frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes, June 28, 2011

NATOSource

Aug 25, 2014

Denmark Will Join NATO’s Missile Defense System

By Local (Denmark)

Denmark will join Nato’s missile defence system, the Foreign Affairs Committee (Udenrigspolitisk Nævn) decided on Thursday.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 25, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | August 25

By Irena Chalupa

Russia’s Great Power Ukraine Strategy via National Interest Baltic Fears: NATO Debates Directing Missile Shield Against Russia via der Spiegel The Making of Vladimir Putin via Politico Russia’s Mock Democracy Feeds Off Apathy via Moscow Times Communism’s Victims Deserve a Museum via Daily Beast Tony Blair Gives Kazakhstan’s Autocratic President Tips on How to Defend a Massacre via Telegraph Battle for Ukraine: An Inside View of the Surreal Donetsk […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Aug 25, 2014

Top News: Libya in New Crisis as Islamist ‘Terrorists’ Seize Airport

By MENASource

Islamist militias openly challenged the legitimacy of the Libyan parliament after announcing their seizure of Tripoli airport, plunging Libya into a deeper political crisis. The militias said the House of Representatives had lost its legitimacy. The parliament fired back, calling the groups “terrorists” and asserting that it will deal with the “legitimate target” through regular […]

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