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New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2014

Ariel Sharon: Influential in Death

By New Atlanticist

“Written on every page of Israel’s history, in ink and in blood, is the name Ariel Sharon,” notes Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States. Even following Sharon’s death January 11, the former soldier and prime minister “will influence the future, as Israelis consider their options” in the event that US-led diplomacy fails […]

Israel

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 14, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Voting on the Tunisian Constitution

By Duncan Pickard

Something remarkable is happening this week in Tunisia. The National Constituent Assembly is in the final stages of adopting a new constitution, the first of the Arab Spring and, indeed, the first in the Arabic-speaking world written democratically and not under the influence of a dictator or foreign power. In a spectacle rarely seen anywhere […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 14, 2014

Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum [Liveblog January 14]

By EgyptSource

With polling stations opening across Egypt and voting underway in the constitutional referendum, keep up with live updates on EgyptSource here.

North Africa Political Reform

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2014

Egyptians, Divided Again, Vote on a Constitution

By New Atlanticist

Millions of Egyptians voted this week on a new constitution, a referendum that may help decide whether the country of 80 million people – for centuries a fulcrum of the Arab world – might return soon to a semblance of political stability. Several parties boycotted the poll, the first nationwide vote of any kind since the […]

North Africa Political Reform
Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in Washington

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

Norway Concerned about Russia’s Military Modernization and Increased Military Activity in the Arctic

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

“I don’t think that the alliance will be irrelevant any time soon,” Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen] Soreide told Reuters.

Europe & Eurasia Missile Defense
Dwight Eisenhower was NATO's 1st Supreme Commander, SACEUR

NATOSource

Jan 13, 2014

New Films About NATO’s First Military Commander, Dwight Eisenhower

By Allied Command Operations, NATO

The Eisenhower Memorial Commission has launched the second in a series of seven Pivotal Moment films on the Dwight D. Eisenhower E-Memorial.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Jan 13, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 13, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jan 13, 2014

Egypt’s Draft Constitution and Referendum: Useful Links

By EgyptSource

As Egypt’s expatriate community has completed voting, with a 15 percent voter turnout, and a 97.4 percent approval rate, and the country’s governorates gear up for a two-day referendum on the 2013 draft constitution on January 14 and 15, below are useful links to get up to speed on the text of the constitution and […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Jan 13, 2014

Syrian Peace Talks: What is Achievable Near Term?

By Frederic C. Hof

We came together this morning, and we are planning for a Geneva II conference next week for a simple reason: because there is no military solution to the violence that has displaced millions and taken more than 130,000 lives. There is no other alternative to ending this violence and saving the state of Syria than […]

Syria