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New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2014

Iran Nuclear Deal Opens Doors for Students

By Barbara Slavin

Among the beneficiaries of the interim nuclear agreement with Iran that went into effect this week are Iranian students abroad and the Western educational institutions that are already seeing rising interest from Iran. A senior Barack Obama administration official on Monday told reporters “we’ve committed that up to $400 million of Iran’s own money can […]

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Allies concerned about a diminished US global presence

NATOSource

Jan 23, 2014

Get Ready, the Indispensable Americans are Pulling Back

By Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

[T]he most important emerging theme in world politics is America’s slow retreat from its role as global policeman.

France Israel

MENASource

Jan 23, 2014

Top News: China says all issues on table in Syria talks, including Assad’s role

By MENASource

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that talks to end the war in Syria should cover all topics of concern to the two sides, including the future of President Bashar al-Assad. 

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2014

Some Good News from the Syria Talks

By New Atlanticist

Syria’s opposition movement made a credible start toward establishing itself as a serious interlocutor, one of two positive developments from the opening of UN-sponsored peace talks on the Syrian civil war that are noted by Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof. The other good news, writes Hof, is that Secretary of State John Kerry made clear […]

Syria

MENASource

Jan 23, 2014

Top News: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis Claims Responsibility for Death of Five Policemen in Beni Suef

By EgyptSource

An armed attack on a police checkpoint in Beni Suef left five policemen dead and two injured and hospitalized, early morning Thursday. Militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for the attack.

MENASource

Jan 23, 2014

Hawthorne on Democracy Promotion in Egypt

By MENASource

In an Atlantic Council issue brief titled, “Getting Democracy Promotion Right in Egypt,” senior fellow for the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Amy Hawthorne argues that democracy-building should remain an integral part of the US-Egyptian relationship.

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 23, 2014

Syria: Geneva II, Day One

By Frederic C. Hof

Thanks in part to a long, repetitive, rambling, and vitriolic statement by the representative of the Syrian government at the opening of the Geneva II peace conference in Montreux, Syria’s opposition made a good start toward achieving one of its goals: to be regarded by the international community as a serious, worthy, and relevant interlocutor.

Syria

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2014

Getting to Yes on Transatlantic Financial Regulation

By Chris Brummer

As 2014 gets underway, signs of a fraying regulatory relationship between the European Union and the United States seem to be everywhere. The US Federal Reserve’s tough new regulations on foreign banks have spurred the European Commission to threaten retaliation. Progress toward reconciling US and EU rules on derivatives – one of the main causes of the […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2014

Pham Discusses South Sudan on VOA

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins VOA’s “On the Line” program to discuss the political rivalry between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar, the origins of the current fighting in the country, and the implications of the violence for South Sudan, the region, and the world.

East Africa

MENASource

Jan 23, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 23, 2014

By EconSource

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

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