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Aug 18, 2014

A Real Syria Policy Starts with Saving Aleppo

By Abdulrahman Dadam

As President Barack Obama considers whether to provide forceful assistance to the Syrian democratic resistance forces, one of the last pillars of hope for Syria is dangerously close to falling. My city, Aleppo, just thirty-five miles from Turkey, is the largest city in Syria and it is currently under threat from both the Islamic State […]

Syria
NATO's decreasing number of sub-strategic nuclear weapons in Europe

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2014

NATO-Based Nuclear Weapons are an Advantage in a Dangerous World

By Brent Scowcroft, Stephen J. Hadley and Franklin Miller, Washington Post

When NATO’s leaders gather in Wales in early September, they will address several issues critical to the alliance

NATO Nuclear Nonproliferation
Russian President Vladimir Putin, August 5, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 18, 2014

A NATO for a Dangerous World

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Philip M. Breedlove, Wall Street Journal

Now, an unprecedented period of peace has been challenged by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

NATO Russia

MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Seeks $10.4 Billion Loan from IMF

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

Top News: Drone Kills Three Suspected al-Qaeda Militants in Yemen

By MENASource

A drone attack killed three suspected al-Qaeda militants on Saturday in Hadramawt. Three armed men were traveling in a vehicle along a desert stretch between Yemen and Saudi Arabia’s border when the drone shot two rockets at them. All three are dead.

MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

Top News: Sisi Meets with US Congressman Darrell Issa

By EgyptSource

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with a delegation from the US House of Representatives headed by Congressman Darrell Issa Sunday at the Presidential Palace, state-owned MENA news agency reported.  

MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

The Week in Egypt [August 18, 2014]

By Elissa Miller

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

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 18, 2014

An International Stabilization Force for Libya?

By Wolfgang Pusztai

Chaos rules the day in Libya. Since the elections for the House of Representatives in late June, the already unstable transition has fallen further off track.

Libya

SouthAsiaSource

Aug 15, 2014

This Week in South Asia: August 9 – 15

By Nameerah Hameed and Fahad Ahsan

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.AfghanistanPresident Hamid Karzai announced on Thursday that Afghanistan should have a new president in the next two weeks. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that the new government should be sworn in before the […]

Afghanistan India
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, April 14, 2013

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2014

Special Summit Series: The United Arab Emirates and NATO

By Bilal Y. Saab

The United Arab Emirates has said and done all the right things to prove that it wants a stronger partnership with NATO.

NATO NATO Partnerships