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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, May 20, 2012

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2014

Canada is First NATO Member to Impose Sectoral Sanctions on Russia

By Stephen Harper, Globe and Mail

Russia’s aggressive militarism and expansionism are a threat to more than just Ukraine; they are a threat to Europe, to the rule of law and to the values that bind Western nations. Canada will not stand idly by in the face of this threat.

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A Challenger 2 in the Royal Tank Regiment, June 17, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2014

UK Sending Battlegroup to Poland for NATO Exercise

By British Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defense

The UK will send a battle group to take part in major military training, Exercise Black Eagle, in October as part of a Nato package to reassure allies in eastern Europe.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 28, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | July 28

By Irena Chalupa

Stopping Putin: The Time Has Come for Europe to Act via der Spiegel Russia, MH17 and the West. A Web of Lies via The Economist Finlandization Is Not a Solution for Ukraine via American Interest POLL: If Russia Invades Eastern Ukraine, What’s Obama To Do? Via War on the Rocks Behind the Scenes in Putin’s Court: The Private Habits of a Latter-Day Dictator via Newsweek […]

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Jan. 18. 2012

NATOSource

Jul 28, 2014

Special Summit Series: Turkey and NATO

By Ross Wilson

Turkey’s new head of state will participate in the NATO Wales Summit just a few weeks after the country’s first-ever popular vote for president.

Economy & Business Iraq

MENASource

Jul 28, 2014

Top News: Rocket Ignites Blaze Near Tripoli Airport, Libya In Chaos

By MENASource

As inter-militia clashes continue, a rocket struck a fuel storage tank near the main airport in Tripoli, setting off a huge conflagration that firefighters are struggling to extinguish.

MENASource

Jul 28, 2014

Top News: Qatar Denies Objecting to Egypt’s Ceasefire Initiative

By EgyptSource

As both Hamas and Israel agreed to another humanitarian 24-hour ceasefire on Sunday, Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled Attiya denied in statements to Al Jazeera that Qatar objects to Egypt’s cease-fire initiative.

MENASource

Jul 28, 2014

Maliki’s Last Dance?

By Ramzy Mardini

Iraq’s parliamentarians elected a new president last week, advancing the process of forming a government to the most vexing phase in determining who will become the next prime minister.

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MENASource

Jul 28, 2014

EconSource: World Bank Project to Cut Egypt’s Energy Subsidies by $301.5 Million

By EconSource

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

UkraineAlert

Jul 28, 2014

A Hostage in War: Vasyl Budik is Both Captive and Press Spokesman of Rebel Leader Bezler

By Irena Chalupa

Vasyl Budik has spent eighty-six days as the hostage of Russian Lieutenant Colonel Igor Bezler, a rebel commander in southeast Ukraine. But not just any hostage. Budik has at times been Bezler’s intermediary with Ukrainian authorities and his spokesman to local media. He has the freedom to make a Skype call to a reporter – […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 28, 2014

The Flight of ‘The Demon’: A Brutal Russian Officer Reportedly Flees His Place In the Ukraine War

By Irena Chalupa

Lieutenant Colonel Igor Bezler Leaves as Ukrainian Troops Advance, His Hostage Says As Ukraine’s army advances against the Russian proxy forces in southeast Ukraine, it has forced one of the rebels’ most prominent and brutal commanders, former Russian army Lieutenant Colonel Igor Bezler, out of his headquarters. Ukrainian troops and Bezler’s rebels fought battles at […]

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