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Jul 11, 2014

As EU Decides Russia Sanctions July 16, Will the US Have to Lead on Its Own?

By James Rupert

Damon Wilson: White House May Have to Decide to Act Without European Union The United States has only a dwindling few days left to persuade the European Union to join it in imposing broad economic sanctions against Russia for its attacks on Ukraine. After the EU Council meets on Wednesday, July 16, the Obama administration […]

European Union International Organizations

SouthAsiaSource

Jul 11, 2014

This Week in South Asia: July 5 – 11

By Fahad Ahsan and Nameerah Hameed

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. AfghanistanThe dispute over Afghanistan’s presidential elections reached new heights this week, as candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah rejected the preliminary results that placed Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai in the lead by 12 percentage points and threatened […]

Afghanistan India
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, San Francisco, July 9, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 11, 2014

Rasmussen: NATO’s Pacific Partners Contribute to World Security

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

NATO was founded to unite America and Europe in the world’s most powerful alliance.

NATO NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Jul 11, 2014

The Politics of Subsidy Reform in Egypt

By EgyptSource

The dust has yet to settle since Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that the government is lifting energy subsidies, leading to a price increase of up to 78 percent on gasoline and 175 percent on natural gas. As the country continues to witness a public backlash and price hikes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued […]

North Africa
British minesweeper taking part in the NATO multinational exercise Breeze 2014

NATOSource

Jul 11, 2014

Video: Dueling NATO, Russia Naval Exercises On Black Sea

By Bug Pit and Navy Times

From Joshua Kucera, Bug Pit: Competing Black Sea naval exercises by NATO and Russia have again raised tensions in the region as the once sleepy sea has become a venue for geopolitical competition.

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MENASource

Jul 11, 2014

Top News: Kurdish Forces Take Over Two Oilfields in North Iraq

By MENASource

Kurdish Peshmerga forces took control of production facilities at two northern Iraqi oilfields on Friday, replacing Arab workers with Kurdish personnel. The national oil ministry in Baghdad condemned the takeover at the Kirkuk and Bai Hassan fields and called on the Kurds to withdraw immediately to avoid dire consequences.

MENASource

Jul 11, 2014

Top News: Leading Brotherhood Figures Referred on Charges of Financing ‘Terrorist’ Organization

By EgyptSource

A governmental committee tasked with appraising the monetary assets of the Muslim Brotherhood filed a legal suit to the general prosecutor on Thursday against 737 members of the Brotherhood on charges of financing a terrorist organization.

MENASource

Jul 11, 2014

The Politics Versus Economics of Subsidy Reform in MENA

By Svetlana Milbert

Subsidies, particularly on energy, are still widely used around the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, but there is growing consensus that urgent reforms are needed to address costly and distortive economic effects of energy subsidies.

Economy & Business Middle East

MENASource

Jul 11, 2014

And They Call Themselves Liberals

By Amr Hamzawy

Have you ever heard of ‘liberal’ parties and political movements which at times keep silent about human rights violations and freedoms and at other times justify, defend, and even revel in such violations, as long as they are committed against those whose views differ from their own? 

North Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin, June 4, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2014

Russia Becoming More Unpopular Around the Globe Due to Invasion of Ukraine

By Pew Research Center

As the European Union considers further sanctions on Russia for its role in the standoff in Ukraine, Russia is broadly unpopular in many countries around the globe and increasingly disliked in Europe and the United States.

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