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New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2014

New Leadership Wanted for a New Europe

By Fran Burwell

Jean-Claude Juncker is the Obvious Candidate as Europe’s Chief Executive – and He Should Step Aside Continent capable of both great deeds and rhetoric, but also much muddling and disappointment, seeks new management to improve performance and reawaken customer loyalty. Must have strong leadership skills, ability to manage a complicated policy process while rising above […]

Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 28, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2014

Why Expanding NATO would Deter Russia, Stabilize Europe

By Tomas Valasek and Damon Wilson, CNN GPS

At a time when NATO is facing a period of tensions and confrontation along its borders, does enlargement help or hurt the Alliance?

NATO NATO Partnerships

UkraineAlert

Jun 26, 2014

Amid the ‘Dirty War’ in Ukraine, Hundreds Have Disappeared – and a Few Volunteers Search for Them

By Irena Chalupa

Kateryna Serhatskova, a 26-year-old Russian reporter for the Ukrainian news website Ukrainska Pravda, is becoming one of the main documenters of the “dirty war” for control of the Donbas region of southeastern Ukraine. Serhatskova, who lived for several years in Crimea, travels regularly to some of the most violent and fearful towns in the Donbas […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Jun 26, 2014

Libya: Never Give Up

By Karim Mezran

Libyans woke up on Thursday to the dramatic news of the brutal murder of Salwa Bugaighis. A political activist, lawyer, and human rights defender, Bugaighis was known for her passionate involvement since the 2011 revolution in fighting to protect Libya’s fragile transition to democracy.

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MENASource

Jun 26, 2014

Top News: Sisi Addresses African Union Summit

By EgyptSource

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addressed the African Union’s 23rd Ordinary Summit in Equatorial Guinea’s capital Malabo on Thursday afternoon.

MENASource

Jun 26, 2014

Egypt’s Minorities Remain Ostracized

By Sarah El-Rashidi

Three years after the January 25 uprising, little headway appears to have been made for Egypt’s marginalized, according to minority and rights groups. Minorities have been subjected to long-standing discrimination in Egypt’s modern history, which became increasingly apparent under Gamal Abdel Nasser. Under Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, and in the wake of his ouster, minorities […]

North Africa
Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, June 25, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2014

NATO Creating Multiple Trust Funds to Strengthen Ukraine’s Defense Capabilities

By NATO

NATO Foreign Ministers on Wednesday (25 June 2014) agreed on plans to develop a robust Alliance Readiness Action Plan for the Alliance’s Summit in Wales this September and endorsed a package of support measure to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.

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Trade in Action

Jun 26, 2014

Insight on TTIP and Elections in the EU

Read about the latest developments today in TTIP and the global economy below. 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Jun 26, 2014

EconSource: Libya central bank proposes Islamic bonds to offset loss of oil revenues

By EconSource

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

T-38 Talon

NATOSource

Jun 25, 2014

The Texas Air Base Where NATO Fighter Pilots Are Forged

By Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics

Sheppard Air Force Base is not especially well-known in the United States. But in some parts of Europe, particularly Germany and the Netherlands, the base is famous for its role as a NATO pilot training center.

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