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New Atlanticist

Feb 20, 2014

Morocco’s Struggle Against Jihad in Africa

By Atlantic Council

By most accounts, French president Francois Hollande had a successful visit to Washington last week. From my perspective, one of the most promising public outcomes was an op-ed piece, signed by Hollande and President Obama in Washington Post, in which they conveyed together their hopes as well as their fears about the future of Africa.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2014

Venezuela Must Avoid More Violence Over Protests

By New Atlanticist

The United States and its allies should press Venezuela’s government to avoid further violence following the street protests in which five people have been reported killed, the Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak says. President Nicolas Maduro has seen three weeks of demonstrations intensify following his government’s arrest Tuesday of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. “The protests in […]

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HMS Ark Royal

NATOSource

Feb 19, 2014

France Contributed $294 Million to Subsidize British Carriers

By John Lichfield, Independent

The French government’s public spending watchdog protested this week that a defence co-operation agreement signed by Jacques Chirac and Tony Blair in 2006 led to “a French contribution pure and simple to the financing of [two] British aircraft carriers in their early development phase.”

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MENASource

Feb 19, 2014

YemenSource | Houthis, Socialists, Herak, Voice Opposition to Six-region Plan

By YemenSource

After last Monday’s decision to build a six-region state, several groups across Yemen have voiced their opposition to the federal model.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, May 7, 2013

NATOSource

Feb 19, 2014

Hagel: ‘We Still Need Bases’ in Europe

By Department of Defense

Excerpts from remarks by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Kenneth Feinberg, February 18, 2014.

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MENASource

Feb 19, 2014

Top News: UN moves to prevent force against Libyan MPs

By MENASource

UN Libya envoy Tarek Mitri agreed with Libyan militia groups to allow political forces seventy-two hours to resolve a dispute over the legislature’s mandate extension, forming a new interim cabinet, and a plan to hold early presidential elections.

New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2014

How to Avoid All-Out War in Ukraine

By Sabine Freizer

Ukraine is on fire. Though it is part of the same Black Sea region as Turkey and a solid economic partner, Kiev is far from many minds in Turkey. The few that are paying attention are making comparisons between the violence during the Gezi protests and what is happening today in Ukraine’s squares. Some comparisons […]

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MENASource

Feb 19, 2014

Portrait of a Grave Dweller

By Sarah El-Rashidi

Tucked away in Cairo’s colorful Sayida Aisha cemetery, located near the Darb al-Ahmar district, resides 74-year-old ‘Am Amin, a local grave custodian, born and raised in the necropolis. “I have never left the cemetery, I was born and raised here, this is my home,” he says. ‘Am Amin a former carpet weaver by trade and […]

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MENASource

Feb 19, 2014

Top News: Egypt Expecting $9 Billion in Aid From Gulf States: Al-Ahram

By EgyptSource

Egypt is expecting an aid package worth a total of $9.1 billion from Gulf countries within a few weeks, including $2.9 billion from the UAE, as part of a development assistance agreement.

MENASource

Feb 19, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 19, 2014

By EconSource

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

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