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May 28, 2014

Egyptian Elections: First Conclusions

By Mohamed El Dahshan

A military brass band in a polling station, the right to draw little hearts on official ballots, one explosion, and an unplanned day off: as the voting in Egypt’s twenty-first day of national elections since 2011 ends, there were only a few surprises but some preliminary conclusions can already be made.

Elections North Africa
President Barack Obama at West Point, May 28, 2014

NATOSource

May 28, 2014

Obama Sees US as the ‘Hub of Alliances’ Unrivaled in History

By Barack Obama, Federal News Service

From Europe to Asia, we are the hub of alliances unrivaled in the history of nations.

China NATO

MENASource

May 28, 2014

Three Immediate Economic Problems Sisi Must Tackle

By Mohsin Khan

The next Egyptian president, who by all accounts will be Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is going to inherit an economy in distress. All of Egypt’s main macroeconomic indicators have gone south since the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak in January 2011.

North Africa

MENASource

May 28, 2014

Top News: Low Voter Turnout Continues as Presidential Elections enter Third Day

By EgyptSource

Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout, but few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day.

MENASource

May 28, 2014

Top News: Third Day of Voting Begins as Egypt Authorities Fear Low Turnout

By MENASource

Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout, but few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day. On Tuesday PM Ibrahim Mahlab threatened to fine those who choose not to vote. He also said that according to the latest reports voter turnout exceeded […]

MENASource

May 28, 2014

Yemen: Building a Federalist State

By MENASource

Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference, designed to guide the constitution drafting process and hailed as a significant milestone in Yemen’s transition, established a consensus for a decentralized system of governance to address the country’s challenges.

Yemen

MENASource

May 28, 2014

EconSource: Yemen banks on IMF loan deal to slash subsidies

By EconSource

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

MENASource

May 28, 2014

Iran: King of Kingmakers in Iraq

By Ramzy Mardini

With the results of the national elections announced by the electoral commission last week, the process of forming the next government in Iraq is now underway. Much is at stake for multiple parties and personalities, but no other individual has more to lose than the current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who is adamant on securing […]

Iran Iraq

Trade in Action

May 27, 2014

TTIP Action: May 27

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).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

May 27, 2014

Europe’s Elections and Their Impact on TTIP

By Garrett Workman

This weekend, Europe’s voters headed to the polls and elected a new European Parliament which will take office later this summer. At first glance, the partisan makeup of the new Parliament—which will remain in office until 2014—is broadly in line with the previous one. However, there are notable differences as Eurosceptic parties as well as dedicated […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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