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MENASource

Jul 22, 2014

Salvaging What Remains of the Nation State: The Missing Example of Egyptian Democracy

By Amr Hamzawy

Contrary to regimes in other Arab states in the Levant and the Gulf, the Egyptian government has never undermined Arab identity by spreading ideas of a dichotomy between Sunni and Shiite, of a conflict between Sunni-dominated areas and those living in the Shiite crescent, or of a conflict between Arabs and non-Arabs living in the […]

International Organizations Iraq

MENASource

Jul 22, 2014

Top News: UN’s Ban and Kerry in Cairo to Discuss Egypt’s Gaza Initiative

By EgyptSource

The US and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary step to avoid sustained violence.

MENASource

Jul 22, 2014

YemenSource | Ceasefire reached in Jawf

By YemenSource

On July 20, the committee tasked with ending the violence between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni army in Jawf reached a ceasefire agreement just days after Houthi rebels took over two military bases in the area.

Yemen

MENASource

Jul 22, 2014

Which Way Now For US Policy Toward Syria?

By Frederic C. Hof

Is American policy toward Syria now at a turning point? Has the eruption of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) from bases in Syria into Iraq convinced President Barack Obama to change course? If so, in which direction?

Syria

MENASource

Jul 22, 2014

EconSource: Egypt to Pay Off All Arrears to Foreign Oil Firms by 2017

By EconSource

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

US-led multinational exercise, May 15, 2008

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2014

Pentagon Discloses Components of Obama’s $1 Billion Reassurance Initiative

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes

Of the $1 billion being sought for Europe, $925 million would be set aside for the Defense Department and would be available for two years.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

UkraineAlert

Jul 21, 2014

Through the Looking Glass: Russian Media Cover the MH17 Disaster

By irena Chalupa

Alternate Reality Presented to the Russian Public by its Media Four days after the destruction of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, Russia’s state-dominated news media are bending fact and credulity in an effort to blame Ukraine for the disaster. Within hours of the crash, Russia’s second largest news agency, RIA Novosti, announced that the Boeing 777 […]

Ukraine
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, Oct. 13, 2013

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2014

Five NATO Weapons of War Russia Should Fear

By Michael Peck, National Interest

Should NATO and Russia come to blows . . . here are five NATO weapons Russia should fear:

NATO Russia

MENASource

Jul 21, 2014

The Week in Egypt [July 21, 2014]

By Elissa Miller

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

North Africa

UkraineAlert

Jul 21, 2014

A Death of Innocents Jolts Europe’s Business-as-Usual With Russia

By John E. Herbst

Calls for Probe of Flight MH17 Will Disturb Back-Room Policymaking The shooting down of the Malaysian airliner by the Russian-led insurgents in southeastern Ukraine appears to have awakened Europe’s conscience. The principal powers in the EU had been able thus far in the Ukraine crisis to avoid directly accusing the Kremlin of responsibility for the […]

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