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New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2014

Hagel’s Defense Cuts: The Least Bad Choice

By James Joyner

Defense secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday force cuts that would leave the United States with the smallest Army it has had since 1940. While the Pentagon concedes that this comes with strategic “risks,” the biggest risk is that a future president will nonetheless commit our country to wars that require a massive ground presence.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Feb 26, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 26, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Feb 26, 2014

Factbox: The Formation of Egypt’s New Cabinet

By Sarah Saleeb

On Monday, Hazem El-Beblawy’s cabinet unexpectedly submitted its resignation to interim President Adly Mansour, giving no reason for the surprise move. Mansour accepted the resignation within hours, commending Beblawy for the work he had done during Egypt’s “critical and hard time following the June 30 revolution.” Some speculate the resignation is tied to Defense Minister Abdel […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 25, 2014

Reform or Insurgency in Bahrain

By Adam Simpson

The use of more violent means of confrontation in Bahrain is becoming more prevalent—at least on the part of a minority of anti-regime groups—as state security forces continue to use repressive measures against dissidents, employing beatings, tear gas, and birdshot on otherwise peaceful demonstrators.

The Gulf

New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2014

The Pacific Century Myth?

By James Clad and Robert A. Manning

Straight-line projections may predict America’s imminent ouster as top economy – but they miss much. For some time now, it has been fashionable to say that we have begun what will be a “Pacific Century.” We have seen a flood of books of late, variations on the theme of When China Rules the World, as one put […]

Indo-Pacific United States and Canada

Trade in Action

Feb 25, 2014

What We’re Reading: February 25

By Global Business

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

Congressional Relations

Feb 25, 2014

The Pentagon Is Picking an Unnecessary Fight With Congress

By James Joyner

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel previewed the president’s five-year Pentagon budget request expected to be released next week and it is a shot across the bow at Congress. The proposal thumbs its nose at sequestration budget caps, insists on another round of base closures, targets popular acquisitions programs and the National Guard and otherwise flouts the expressed […]

United States and Canada
A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen, Norwegian F-16, and Finnish F/A-18 Hornet participating in Iceland Air Meet 2014

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2014

Video of NATO and Partner Air Forces Training Over Iceland

By NATO

For three weeks NATO Allies have been training air defence flying in Iceland together with first-time participants Sweden and Finland.

NATO NATO Partnerships
Yanukovich security forces in Kiev, Dec. 14, 2013

NATOSource

Feb 25, 2014

Papers Reveal Yanukovich Plans to Turn Army Against Protesters

By Roman Olearchyk and Neil Buckley, Financial Times

The Yanukovich regime had drawn up plans for a massive crackdown on protesters in Kiev using thousands of police and troops – and the chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on Thursday last week ordered 2,500 army troops into the capital for an “antiterrorist” operation.

Intelligence Security & Defense

MENASource

Feb 25, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 25, 2014

By EconSource

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

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