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New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2014

Realism and Ukraine: Ukraine’s Prospects for the Long Term

By Richard Burt and Lee Feinstein

As a new “Unity Government” gets down to work in Kiev, the factors determining the political and economic trajectory of Ukraine will be determined less by a tug of war between Russia and the West than by the actions and decisions of the leadership that emerges in Ukraine.  The key factors will be the ability […]

Ukraine

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 28, 2014

This Week in South Asia: February 22-28

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAmidst targeted army strikes on militants’ hideouts in Waziristan, Pakistan’s released its first-ever internal security strategy primarily focused at eliminating the terrorist insurgency. The long awaited strategy takes a strong handed approach, stating “any […]

Afghanistan India

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2014

The US Must Act Quickly to Save the Internet

By Klara Tothova Jordan

Europe’s New Defenses Against NSA Spying Will Crimp Prosperity and Security Europe’s loss of trust in the United States over Edward Snowden’s revelations of massive surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) is now building into a wave of proposals – for new data protection rules, and for Europe-specific Internet and communications networks – that […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

Not the Saudi Arabia You Hear About

By MENASource

More than 100,000 young Saudis are currently studying in the United States, and this population is seen by many as a positive force that will inevitably catalyze change in conservative Saudi society. 

Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Presidential Decree Revises SCAF and the National Defense Council

By MENASource

Interim President Adly Mansour has issued a presidential decree reconstituting the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to be headed by the defense minister and not the president for the first time in Egypt’s history.

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

For Better or Worse, Sisi is No Nasser

By MENASource

Transitional leaders are as much at the mercy of external forces and the realities of domestic concerns as much as they are governed by personal ambition and a sense of duty. Maged Atiya, an Egyptian-American physicist and businessman with a keen interest in Egyptian history, argues the same can be said for General Abdel Fattah […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2014

Troops’ Seizure of Crimea Airports Signals Russian Intervention

By James Rupert

The fight over Ukraine – whether it will align with the European Union or with Russia – took a worrisome turn last night when unidentified camouflage-uniformed troops seized two strategic airports in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. While Russian military officials issued denials of any responsibility, Atlantic Council analysts and others say Russia […]

Ukraine

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

Top News: Mansour Reconstitutes the SCAF and the National Defense Council

By EgyptSource

Interim President Adly Mansour has issued a presidential decree reconstituting the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to be headed by the defense minister and not the president for the first time in Egypt’s history. The council’s vice president is the chief of staff. Mansour also issued a presidential decree to reconstitute the National Defense Council (NDC).

MENASource

Feb 28, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 28, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Feb 27, 2014

Sisi’s Transition: Pivoting Away from 1954?

By Maged Atiya

The popularity of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rests more on hope that he will lead Egypt away from the brink and less on knowledge of the man himself. While many journalists and scholars have been quick to caricature him, few have tried to understand the historical forces likely to shape his role. If Sisi […]

North Africa
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