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MENASource

Apr 15, 2014

Top News: Justice Ministry to Review Anti-Terrorism Bill; Cairo University Clashes Results in Student Death

By EgyptSource

Two controversial counter-terrorism bills are scheduled for review by the Justice Ministry, the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Monday.

MENASource

Apr 15, 2014

Remembering Patrick Seale and the Syria He Loved (Foreword by Frederic Hof)

By Walid Joumblat

The passing of author Patrick Seale offers an opportunity to reflect on what has become of the country he loved and whose history he chronicled: Syria. The Struggle for Syria, first published in 1965, was and remains a classic: essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Syria—even, or perhaps especially, the Syria of 2014.

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Russian soldiers seize more public buildings in Eastern Ukraine

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2014

Strong Sanctions May Have Prevented Russia’s Intervention in Eastern Ukraine

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

A tough Western reaction might have stopped the Russian offensive after last weekend. Now it is far more dangerous.

European Union International Organizations
Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, April 16, 2013

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2014

Prime Minister Katainen: Finland Should Join NATO

By Yle

[Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki] Katainen expressed his opinion that Finland should consider NATO membership along with Sweden, when the time is right.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2014

NATO and the New Conventional Deterrence

By Henrik Breitenbauch

Russia’s assaults on Ukraine this spring are about to revive an old idea within NATO that has not been in vogue since the Cold War: conventional deterrence . Russia’s ready use of military force in Ukraine, Georgia and beyond puts its non-NATO neighbors very much at risk of military intervention. President Putin’s fracturing of the region’s […]

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FutureSource

Apr 14, 2014

Beyond Today’s Internet

By Thomas A. Campbell

When the precursor to today’s Internet, the ARPANET, had its first nodes connected in 1969, only a handful of computer scientists knew about it. Now most of the world is dependent on the Internet’s vast web of links, tweets, posts, and likes for commerce, communication, and socialization. But could the Internet of future generations be […]

MENASource

Apr 14, 2014

YemenSource | New Model for Yemen’s Interior Ministry

By MENASource

Yemen’s interior ministry, in an attempt to fill leadership roles, is experimenting with a new way of vetting and promoting officers to senior posts, one not prone to cronyism or other forms of corruption. An evaluation committee has been formed to assess applications. As part of the process, applicants are required to submit an autobiography […]

Yemen

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2014

In the War for Ukraine, Russian Gunmen Seem Organized, But No-One Else

By Irena Chalupa

Amid the fighting that has spread across towns in southeastern Ukraine, local Russian- and Ukrainian-language websites and news organizations depict a battle in which squads of Russian gunmen are moving and fighting in tight, militarized formations to seize more government buildings and police headquarters. They are fearsomely aggressive, heavily armed, and well organized. The government […]

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MENASource

Apr 14, 2014

The Week in Egypt – April 14, 2014

By Daniel Stoker

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

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 14, 2014

Top News: Libyan Prime Minister Quits After One Month

By MENASource

On Sunday, interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinnni resigned after one month, saying gunmen had tried to attack his family. The General National Congress (GNC) will have to recognize Thinni’s resignation. They are scheduled to do so at the next GNC session on Tuesday. Thinni was appointed as interim prime minister in March after former Prime […]

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