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Minnesota National Guardmembers and Croatian soldiers training, May 25, 2010

NATOSource

Jun 30, 2014

It’s Time for NATO to Get Involved in Syria and Iraq

By James Stavridis, Foreign Policy

As ISIS consolidates its position across the Syrian and Iraqi divide, NATO must realize that it is only a matter of time before a wave of EU-passport-bearing jihadists will be headed back home to wreak havoc.

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

Jun 30, 2014

The Week in Egypt [June 30, 2014]

By Elissa Miller

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

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | July 1

By Irena Chalupa

Hundreds of People Have Disappeared in Eastern Ukraine  from Mashable The Ukraine Problem: Confronting Russian Chauvinism from the American Interest A familiar Russian playbook from Washington Post Vladimir Putin’s face engraved on £2,500 gold iPhone for ‘patriotic Russians’ from the Daily Telegraph Part of the West? ‘German Leftists Have Still Not Understood Putin’ from Spiegel Ukraine shows uselessness of NATO nukes in […]

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MENASource

Jun 30, 2014

Top News: ISIS Declares a Caliphate While Russia Sends Experts to Aid Iraqi Army

By MENASource

  The leader of the powerful Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group was declared Sunday the caliph, or absolute ruler. The news was announced in a video, mostly in English, featuring a bearded fighter with an AK-47 on his back, explaining the new caliphate.

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic, May 22, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 30, 2014

Extend NATO’s Umbrella to Montenegro and Macedonia

By Michael Haltzel, Washington Post

In reacting to Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine, President Obama has reassured exposed NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia of firm U.S. support

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MENASource

Jun 30, 2014

Top News: Two Policemen Killed, Ten Injured In Blasts at Presidential Palace

By EgyptSource

Three homemade bombs went off near Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo on Monday, killing two senior police officers and injuring ten other people on the anniversary of the mass protests that led to the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

MENASource

Jun 30, 2014

A Moment of Self Criticism

By Amr Hamzawy

In the medium- to long-term, the fierce attack currently targeting the democratic hopes and aspirations of many groups of Egyptians, including Egypt’s youth, will only serve to cause these groups to step back momentarily and conduct some self-criticism, ultimately leading to changes in the methods by which these groups carry out their work.

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 30, 2014

EconSource: Egypt forecasts economic growth above 3 percent in 2014/15 fiscal year

By EconSource

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

Victory Day parade in Moscow, May 9, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2014

Will Europe Stay Awake this Time or Go Back to Dreaming of Yesterday?

By Henrik Liljegren

“Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday” The Beatles

Europe & Eurasia NATO
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen in Afghanistan, December 23, 2013

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2014

German Parliament Cuts Defense Budget

By Albrecht Müller, Defense News

The ruling conservative-left coalition of the German Bundestag Wednesday night passed a 2014 defense budget of €32.44 billion (US $44.13 billion), compared with a budget of €33.26 billion for 2013.

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