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MENASource

Jun 11, 2014

On the Price Egypt Paid, Unacceptable Arrogance, and Major Challenges to Come

By Amr Hamzawy

There is a price to be paid for the absence of democracy and for the way that security practices have dominated the system of rule in Egypt, utterly corrupting political life and subjugating it to the social and party elite such that one must either support these power arrangements, along with their decisions and actions, […]

Elections North Africa
Meeting of NATO defense ministers, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 11, 2014

Turkey Calls for Emergency NATO Meeting on Security Situation in Iraq

By Reuters and Telegraph

From Reuters:  NATO ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening at Turkey’s request to discuss the situation in Iraq, where militants took 80 Turkish citizens hostage,a NATO official said.

Iraq NATO

MENASource

Jun 11, 2014

The United States Should Reconsider the Kurds

By Wladimir van Wilgenburg

The United States has opposed Kurdish ambitions in both in Iraq and Syria for more autonomy, citing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Iraqi and Syrian state.

Iraq Syria
Russian military exercise ZAPAD 2009

NATOSource

Jun 11, 2014

Russia Responds to Annual NATO Maneuvers with Surprise Exercise of First Strike Forces

By RT

The Baltic Sea and skies are getting crowded as Russia launches military training of its assault forces in the exclave of Kaliningrad in answer to the double war-games being conducted by joint NATO forces on the territory of the three Baltic States.

NATO Northern Europe

MENASource

Jun 11, 2014

Top News: Half a Million Iraqis Flee as Jihadists Tighten Grip Over Major Cities

By MENASource

In a spectacular assault, the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and their allies on Tuesday seized Mosul, surrounding Nineveh province, and a string of other northern towns.

MENASource

Jun 11, 2014

Top News: Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 24 Others Sentenced to Fifteen Years Prison

By EgyptSource

Leading anti-Mubarak activitist Alaa Abdel-Fattah was sentenced in absentia to to fifteen years in jail on Wednesday by an Egyptian court for violating a protest law.

MENASource

Jun 11, 2014

EconSource: World Bank outlook for MENA–Positive but uncertain

By EconSource

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

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 10, 2014

Modi’s India: China’s New Friend or Bitter Foe?

By Rajan Menon

Narendra Modi has taken the helm in New Delhiā€”and with the freedom of action provided by a parliamentary majority unmatched in India for three decades. So what sort of policy will he pursue toward China? The question is worth exploring for several reasons.

China India
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, June 10, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 10, 2014

Rasmussen Outlines Strategic Transatlantic Priorities

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

[H]istory has taught us that freedom does not come for free. We must work for it. Invest in it. And, if necessary, fight for it.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Trade in Action

Jun 10, 2014

TTIP Action: June 10

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
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