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MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

The Road to Presidential Elections [Update 4]

By EgyptSource

With voting in Egypt’s second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process.

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MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Top News: US approves military assistance for Egypt

By MENASource

The Obama administration said Tuesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance.

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Top News: US Clears Egypt for Military Assistance

By EgyptSource

The Obama administration said Tuesday it has certified that Egypt is upholding its 35-year-old peace treaty with Israel and therefore qualifies for some military and counterterrorism assistance. Secretary of State John Kerry informed Egypt’s foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, of the decision in a telephone call, crediting the Egyptian government with sustaining its strategic relationship with […]

MENASource

Apr 23, 2014

Libya’s Faltering Political Process

By Duncan Pickard and Karim Mezran

The transition to democracy in Libya always has been a tenuous affair, but with the start of constitution drafting, the process as imagined is falling apart. The lack of national political leadership, security infrastructure, and public credibility in the state form a vicious circle. Nonetheless, opportunities to move the transition forward exists if the political […]

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FutureSource

Apr 23, 2014

Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy

By Peter Haynes

As the global economy becomes increasingly grounded in the exchange of data, the ways in which those data are collected and analyzed will become even more opaque to individuals, and the value exchange that is taking place even harder to discern. Although an individual may receive something in return for their information, the real values […]

NATO preserves "Europe's peace and security"

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2014

Europe’s Security Catalyst

By Ditmir Bushati, Project Syndicate

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing threats against Ukraine are a reminder to the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Balkans, of NATO’s centrality to national – indeed, European – security.

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Finnish Defense Minister Carl Haglund, Jan. 23, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2014

Finland Announces Cooperation Agreement with NATO

By Yle

Finland has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with NATO stating the nation’s readiness to receive assistance from foreign forces and to maintain military assets such as ships and aircraft.

NATO NATO Partnerships

New Atlanticist

Apr 22, 2014

Intelligence Chief: 100 Russian Officers Are Leading Ukraine’s Uprisings

By James Rupert and Irena Chalupa

Ukrainian Security Agency Seeks to Arrest Russian Army Colonel Coordinating Subversion As many as one hundred Russian military intelligence officers and special forces troops are leading the seizures of towns and local governments in Ukraine’s Donetsk province, the Ukrainian intelligence chief said today in his first public account of the crisis. Russia’s military intelligence agency, […]

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MENASource

Apr 22, 2014

#AJTrial: Inside the Courtroom

By EgyptSource

On April 22, Cairo’s Criminal Court adjourned the trial of 20 journalists – among them Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed – on charges of aiding a terrorist group. The trial has been adjourned to May 3. 

North Africa

Trade in Action

Apr 22, 2014

What We’re Reading: April 22

By Garrett Workman

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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