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President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande, May 18, 2012

NATOSource

Feb 10, 2014

Obama and Hollande: France and the US Enjoy a Renewed Alliance

By Barack Obama and François Hollande, Washington Post

Today, American and French diplomats are preparing for talks with Iran that build on the agreement that has halted progress on and rolled back key elements of the Iranian nuclear program.

Africa France

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2014

To Save Ukraine, Pressure its Oligarchs

By Adrian Karatnycky

Eleven weeks after President Viktor Yanukovych sparked peaceful street protests by halting Ukraine’s effort to build closer ties to Europe, his standoff with the opposition has slid into ugly violence that has polarized politics and pushed the country to the brink of a civil conflagration. Ten of Ukraine’s twenty-five regions are beyond the control of […]

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MENASource

Feb 7, 2014

Factbox: Egypt’s Crackdown on Journalists

By EgyptSource

With authorities bringing charges against twenty journalists, among them four foreigners and sixteen Egyptians, the focus has shifted onto the journalists who have been reporting on Egypt’s post-Morsi travails. The story, now known in Egyptian press as the “Marriott Cell” because the journalists were working out of the Marriott Hotel in Zamalek, has garnered significant […]

North Africa

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 7, 2014

This Week in South Asia: February 1-7

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. IndiaEleven regional parties formally united to form a block in Parliament in the clearest indication of an emergence of a “Third Front” ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, due to be held by the […]

Afghanistan India
Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kiev, Feb. 7, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2014

US Officials Blame Russian Espionage for Leaked Nuland Call

By BuzzFeed, New York Times, and Reuters

From Rosie Gray, BuzzFeed:  Top U.S. officials are strongly suggesting that Russia is responsible for recording and releasing the tape of a phone call between the top U.S. diplomat for Europe and the ambassador to Ukraine.

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MENASource

Feb 7, 2014

Top News: Two Explosions Hit Police Trucks on Giza Bridge, Wounding Six

By EgyptSource

Two bombs exploded on Giza Bridge on Friday morning, apparently targeting Central Security Forces (CSF) trucks deployed on the bridge, Al-Ahram reported. Initial investigations show that two improvised bombs were thrown at the same time at a CSF truck, damaging its door and breaking the window of another private car passing by.

MENASource

Feb 7, 2014

Top News: Protesters in Yemen Commemorate Third Anniversary of Uprising

By MENASource

Ten of thousands of Yemenis gathered in Sana’a today, marking the third anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kiev, Feb. 6, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2014

US Diplomat Apologizes for Profane Remarks on EU

By Washington Post and Department of State

From Anne Gearan, Washington Post:  The top U.S. diplomat for Europe apologized Thursday for comments about the European Union that were — to put it lightly — undiplomatic.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Feb 7, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 7, 2014

By EconSource

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

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2014

No Solution for Syria Without Iran

By Barbara Slavin

When Secretary of State John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart in Munich last weekend, Kerry raised Syria’s refusal to permit humanitarian aid to reach the embattled city of Homs and failure to relinquish its chemical weapons on schedule. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, however, kept the meeting focused on upcoming negotiations over a comprehensive […]

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