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MENASource

Jul 3, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia deploys 30,000 soldiers to border with Iraq

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia deployed 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers abandoned the area, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Thursday, but Baghdad denied the report and said the area remained under its full control.

MENASource

Jul 3, 2014

One Year Later: Human Rights in Egypt

By Elissa Miller

Human rights in Egypt over the past year mirrored a history of violations that have long come under criticism by the international community. Under Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians experienced torture and police violence; they were subject to a perpetual state of emergency; and basic freedoms such as freedom of speech were widely violated. Egyptians welcomed Mubarak’s […]

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MENASource

Jul 3, 2014

Top News: Protests Erupt, Bombs Explode on Anniversary of Morsi’s Ouster

By EgyptSource

Egypt witnessed a series of small-scale bombings on Thursday, while one man was killed and several injured in Haram Street as the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies took to the streets in a “Day of Rage,” marking one year since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi. 

MENASource

Jul 3, 2014

EconSource: Libya could lift force majeure on key eastern oil ports

By EconSource

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

Trade in Action

Jul 3, 2014

TTIP Action: July 3

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

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New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2014

The West Retreats from Actually Pressing Russia to Stop Ukraine War

By John E. Herbst

This Week Was the Deadline for the Kremlin to Halt Its Proxy Attacks on Ukraine – or Face Sanctions. It Has Done Neither. It has been barely five weeks since tens of millions of Ukrainians achieved a major victory for themselves and for Europe with a democratic election that marginalized extremists and delivered the most nationally […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2014

Amid Ukraine Crisis, Can US and NATO Buttress Support for Georgia?

By James Rupert

As Putin Faces Added Crises, NATO Can Push Georgia’s Membership Bid, Analysts Say  As the United States and NATO ponder how best to support a democratizing Ukraine against Russia’s ongoing attacks, the crisis over Ukraine has raised the stakes on an adjacent issue – whether NATO should accept Georgia’s eager request to join the alliance. […]

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Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, June 24, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 2, 2014

If NATO Delays Path to Georgia’s Membership, What Is the Alternative?

By Tedo Japaridze, New Atlanticist

In the same week that the European Union signed an association agreement with Georgia on June 27, NATO officials meeting in Brussels decided not to offer the country a formal plan this year to achieve membership in the alliance.

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Mistral class ship under construction, St. Nazaire

NATOSource

Jul 2, 2014

NATO Should Buy French-built Warships

By Eliot Engel, World Affairs

[L]ast month I wrote to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, urging a plan by which the alliance would collectively purchase or lease the warships as a common naval asset.

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MENASource

Jul 2, 2014

One Year Later: Key Events since Morsi’s Ouster

By EgyptSource

In the one year since the ouster of former Muslim Brotherhood President, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s legislative and judicial landscape has seen dramatic developments, with the passing of several controversial laws, and the sentencing of activists and journalists to several years in prison, as well as the sentencing of hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death. […]

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