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MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

The Week in Egypt [June 16, 2014]

By Elissa Miller

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

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President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2014

Obama’s Billion Dollar Initiative Important to Security of Central Europe

By Eric Auner, World Politics Review

In Warsaw, Obama also announced a $1 billion “European Reassurance Initiative” to support regional partnerships and fund U.S. presence in the region.

Missile Defense NATO
US Strikers arrive in Vilnius for Saber Strike exercise, June 7, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2014

NATO Bases in Eastern Allies will Help Deter Further Russian Aggression

By Franklin D. Kramer and Hans Binnendijk, The Hill

In dealing with Russia, the U.S., together with its allies, must enhance deterrence, reduce strategic economic dependency, and retain diplomatic cooperation when interests coincide.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2014

A Strategy for Syria & Iraq

By Barry Pavel

The spread of the Syria crisis to engulf Iraq was predicted and predictable.  Some have called the Syria conflict a “factory for extremism.”  For years, many have been urging more robust US leadership and action in this crisis – not “boots on the ground” but using US military forces in a coalition with our allies and partners to […]

Iraq Syria

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 13, 2014

This Week in South Asia: June 7 – 13

By Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAfter failing to come up with a comprehensive and consolidated anti-terrorism plan, the security situation in Pakistan is fast moving towards the edge. This week, the country was convulsed by a terrorist attack on […]

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MENASource

Jun 13, 2014

Top News: Iraqi Shia Cleric Issues Call to Arms

By MENASource

Senior Shia cleric issued an urgent call to arms on Friday, telling all able-bodied Iraqis to help the government fight Sunni militants who have seized broad stretches of Iraqi territory. Thousands of shias are signing up to fight in the offensive against ISIS. Yet, the territory grab continues by ISIS as they capture the towns […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2014

Russia’s Unmarked Tanks in Ukraine: Putin is Probing the West’s Resolve

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s John Herbst: US, European Response Will Be Critical On June 12, unmarked tanks and another armored vehicle — bearing no unit markings or other identification, beyond a Russian flag — drove from Russia into southeastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government and independent news reports. John Herbst, the director of the Atlantic Council’s […]

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Trade in Action

Jun 13, 2014

Turning the Tides: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in TTIP

By Cale Rogoyski

The key to rallying support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) among skeptical politicians and voters in the United States and the European Union may be to highlight the growing evidence showing that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stand to gain greatly from a comprehensive TTIP agreement. While many skeptics characterize TTIP as […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2014

A Ukrainian Filmmaker in Prison for Opposing Russia’s Occupation of Crimea

By Irene Chalupa

Oleg Sentsov Waved Ukrainian Flags, Now is in Moscow’s Former KGB Prison Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, a native of Crimea, won wide acclaim a couple of years back with a sensitive docu-drama about a teenager caught between his success in the virtual world of video games and his struggle in the real world around […]

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MENASource

Jun 13, 2014

Syrian Rebels Unite to Fight Off an ISIS Eastward Push

By Karen Leigh

As fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) prepared to march towards Baghdad on Friday, the often fragmented forces of Syria’s opposition formed a coalition to ward off the group’s anticipated expansion into the east.

Iraq Syria
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