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MENASource

May 21, 2014

The Sisi Effect on Political Parties in Egypt

By MENASource

With Egypt’s presidential elections around the corner, many observers fully expect the former defense minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to head the country. Comparisons of Sisi with Hosni Mubarak, however, ignore the massive political machinery that backed Mubarak’s policy and personnel decisions. Without such a mechanism, Sisi will have to work with coalitions and individuals clamoring […]

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NATOSource

May 20, 2014

European Ground Troops Need to Join US Units Defending NATO’s Eastern Allies

By Steven Pifer, Financial Times

Given Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine, companies of airborne soldiers have been deployed to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to assure those countries and serve as tripwires. But the soldiers are all Americans. Where are the Europeans?

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MENASource

May 20, 2014

Ideological Distinction in the Coming Parliament

By Jayson Casper

Many have argued that Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s likely election as Egypt’s next president is an indication of a return to Hosni Mubarak-era policies. However apt the comparison may or may not be, the analysis overlooks one key advantage Sisi lacks. There is no longer a National Democratic Party (NDP), the party faithful to ousted president […]

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New Atlanticist

May 20, 2014

For Crimea’s Tatars, Russia’s Occupation is a ‘Third Tragedy’

By Idil Izmirli

Note to Western Allies: ‘Tatars Understand That They Now Face a Long, New Struggle’  In the dark first hours of May 18, 1944, Soviet army convoys rumbled into the villages of Crimea’s native Tatars and began forcing 230,000 of them into exile. Soldiers packed the Tatars into rail cars, typically without food or water, to […]

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MENASource

May 20, 2014

Top News: As Expat Polls Close, Sisi Appears to be Big Winner

By EgyptSource

According to the Presidential Elections Committee, more than 315,000 Egyptians living outside the country voted in the Egypt’s presidential elections exceeding the number of those who voted in the 2012 poll.

MENASource

May 20, 2014

Top News: Libyan Special Forces Commander Says His Forces Join Renegade General

By MENASource

The Saiqa Special Forces in Benghazi has allied itself with retired General Khalifa Haftar in his campaign against militant Islamists. Citing the failure of the central government in Tripoli to assert its authority and the suffering members of his brigade have suffered at the hands of Islamists, Commander Wanis Bukhamada announced his forces will join […]

MENASource

May 20, 2014

Libya: Beyond the Islamist vs. non-Islamist Divide

By Karim Mezran

Over the weekend, Libya experienced some of the worst violence since the 2011 uprising. Headlines about inter-militia clashes, evacuating families, and a mounting death toll do little to paint a clear picture of the dynamics at play.

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New Atlanticist

May 19, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | May 19

By Irena Chalupa

A Paradigm Shift in Russia’s Foreign Policy from The Moscow Times Ukraine’s Vigilante Peacemakers from The Daily Beast Loved and Hated: Can Tymoshenko Still Lead Ukraine? From Der Spiegel Behind Putin’s Cynicism and Hypocrisy from the Wall Street Journal Back to Balancing? Ukraine, the Status Quo, and American Grand Strategy in 2014 from The National […]

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New Atlanticist

May 19, 2014

Journalism is a Crime In Crimea

By Volodymyr Prytula

Under Russian Control, Vigilantes and Police Detain, Beat, Threaten Reporters Osman Pashaev, 37, is one of the most popular television reporters in Crimea. Pashaev, an ethnic Tatar, worked for years for the region’s Tatar channel ATR and recently founded his own internet channel. Yesterday, Pashaev joined other Crimea journalists in covering the Tatar community’s public […]

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MENASource

May 19, 2014

Short-Term Stability in Sinai Will Exacerbate Tensions for Egypt’s Next President

By Zack Gold

The Egyptian governorate of North Sinai is a volatile region in which and from which violent actors have lashed out at the country’s military and security forces since even before the 2011 fall of Hosni Mubarak. From the summer of 2011, the Egyptian armed forces and police have worked to reestablish stability in the Sinai […]

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