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MENASource

May 22, 2014

Top News: US-Egypt Military Ties will Depend on Egypt’s Actions, says US General

By EgyptSource

The future of US military ties with Egypt will depend on the actions of the future government, the top US military officer said ahead of Egyptian elections next week.

SouthAsiaSource

May 22, 2014

What to Expect From Indian Prime Minister Modi’s First Months in Office

By SouthAsiaSource

What should we expect from an Indian prime minister taking office with an assured majority in parliament for the first time in three decades? Suresh Prabhu is an ally of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, and is being discussed in New Delhi for a position either in Modi’s cabinet or on the national planning commission, according […]

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SouthAsiaSource

May 21, 2014

As Modi Confronts His Economic Task, His Ally Should be Pakistan

By Shuja Nawaz

Amid the aftershocks of the political earthquake that has vaulted Narendra Modi into the strongest political position of any prime minster in decades, he faces two huge challenges.  He must remake  massive political, economic and bureaucratic machines that are resistant to change. With that as pre-requisite, he also must prepare the ground for an economic […]

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

May 21, 2014

NATO After Ukraine

By Bogdan Klich, Project Syndicate

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has dispelled doubts about NATO’s importance. But recognizing potential dangers is not the same as developing an effective response.

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MENASource

May 21, 2014

On Tutelage and Abolishing the Right of Citizens to Choose

By Amr Hamzawy

Tutelage refers to how parties in power that claim to hold a monopoly on the absolute truth aspire to set the standards of good and evil, right and wrong, principles and values that should be adhered to, the concepts to be held true, what knowledge should be acquired and the hopes and dreams that should […]

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, March 12, 2014

NATOSource

May 21, 2014

Poland Concerned Germany is Impeding NATO’s Response to Russia

By Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe

Poland fears that Germany will not make the hard decisions required to stop Russia from acting again.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

NATOSource

May 21, 2014

Secretary General: NATO Ready to Assist Libya

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

[L]et me express my… my grave concerns about the security situation in Libya.

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MENASource

May 21, 2014

Top News: Thousands Rally for South Yemen Independence

By MENASource

Thousands of separatists rallied in Yemen’s main southern city Aden Wednesday demanding renewed independence for the region on the twentieth anniversary of a secession bid that was crushed by northern troops.

MENASource

May 21, 2014

Top News: Egyptian Court Sentences Ousted Leader Mubarak to Three Years in Jail

By EgyptSource

A Cairo court on Wednesday convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement, sentencing him to three years in prison.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 16, 2014

NATOSource

May 21, 2014

Secretary General: NATO’s Eastern Allies ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Russian Actions

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

[W]hat we have seen in… in Ukraine is outrageous.

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