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Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

Libya Unrest Worries Italy

By AFP

Italy is seriously concerned over unrest in Libya and the government’s ability to rein in local militias, Defence Minister Mario Mauro said Monday during a visit to Washington.

Italy Libya

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Dispatch from Cairo: Day One of the Constitutional Referendum

By Tom Dale

In the first day of voting in a constitutional referendum, Egyptians queuing outside polling stations seemed to endorse, as much as the constitutional document itself, the leadership of army chief General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who is now widely expected to stand for the presidency in the coming months.

North Africa Political Reform
Romanian soldiers and US Marines training together

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

US Will Keep Cutting Bases in Europe, Top General Says

By Gordon Lubold, Foreign Policy

The U.S. military will continue to close buildings and bases in Europe, the top American commander there told Foreign Policy.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Trade in Action

Jan 14, 2014

What We’re Reading: January 14

By Global Business & Economics Program

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
Swedish Defense Minister Karin Enstrom and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Jan 14, 2014

Sweden Considers Broader Alliances with NATO, EU

By Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News

Recognizing that its self-defense capabilities are becoming inadequate, Sweden is shifting its strategic policy to embrace partnerships beyond its Nordic neighborhood, including NATO and the European Union.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Congress and the Reluctance to Stop US Aid to Egypt

By Amy Hawthorne

As Congress races against the clock to complete a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government for the rest of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, it has included in the legislation provisions to allow the Obama administration to resume Egypt aid suspended after last July’s military coup. The omnibus bill includes a few […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Top News: First Day of Referendum Voting Marked by Violence

By MENASource

Egyptians will vote on a draft constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday in a referendum seen by the interim government as a stepping stone towards democracy, but by opponents as illegitimate. Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawy issued a statement that the constitution is going smoothly without incidents, but incidents of violence and clashes have marked the first day of […]

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

The War of Attrition for a Yes Vote

By Mohamed El Dahshan

In the middle of a relentless state campaign pushing for a ‘Yes’ vote on the new constitution put forward in a national referendum today and tomorrow, it is clear that the state has all but given up any pretenses of a democratic process.

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Top News: Violence on First Day of Referendum Leaves up to Seven Dead

By EgyptSource

Egyptians will vote on a draft constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday in a referendum seen by the interim government as a stepping stone towards democracy, but by opponents as illegitimate. 

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

The New Draft Constitution Part IV: Social and Economic Rights

By Yussef Auf

Perhaps one of the most significant aspects of the new draft constitution trumpeted by its supporters is its stipulation that the state is required to increase government spending on education, healthcare, higher education and scientific research. Article 18 of the draft stipulates that, “the state is required to allocate a rate for government spending on […]

North Africa Political Reform
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