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FutureSource

Dec 6, 2013

Robots: Out of the Factory and Into Our Lives

By Banning Garrett

While 3D printing is changing the when, where and how of things are made in the Third Industrial Revolution (TIR), the new robotics is enhancing productivity and changing the role of humans in the production process and the overall economy. The development of a new generation of robots that are easier to program and are […]

MENASource

Dec 6, 2013

English Translation of Egypt’s 2013 Draft Constitution

By EgyptSource

With a popular referendum on Egypt’s draft constitution expected in January, the final draft has been submitted to interim President Adly Mansour for his approval. The referendum is expected to take place in the first or second week of January. Doing away with much of the original 2012 constitution drafted under ousted president Mohamed Morsi, […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Dec 6, 2013

Top News: Al-Qaeda-claimed attack in Yemeni capital kills fifty-two

By MENASource

At least fifty-two people were killed and 167 wounded after a car bomb rocked the defense ministry in the capital Sana’a on Thursday, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported. Six doctors, including a Venezuelan and two from the Philippines, were among the people killed, Agence France-Presse quoted medical and security sources as saying.

Euromaidan in Kyiv

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2013

US Calls for Leaders Responsible for Violence in Ukraine to be ‘Brought to Justice’

By Victoria Nuland, Department of State

[I]t’s past time for the leadership in Ukraine to listen to the voices of its people, and to restore a path to European integration and economic health.

Ukraine United States and Canada

MENASource

Dec 6, 2013

Ambassador Fred Hof Address to the Harvard National & International Security Program on Syria

By MENASource

After months of tentative dates, preliminary conferences, and backroom wrangling, the Geneva II peace talks are now penciled in for January 22. Considering the track record of delays, it is fair to wonder if this new date will stick. But the larger question facing the Geneva process is whether a diplomatic solution to the Syrian […]

Syria

MENASource

Dec 6, 2013

Top News: Egypt No Longer Allows Visits to Ousted President

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says it will no longer allow visits to the country’s ousted president, now held in a remote desert prison. 

FutureSource

Dec 6, 2013

Digitizing Life: The New Frontier

By Banning Garrett

Synthetic biology and bioengineering are an emerging factor in the Third Industrial Revolution (TIR), building on the convergence of a wide range of technologies leading to development of new, previously unimaginable technological capabilities. While there are a huge number of potentially beneficial products of the synbio revolution, there are also growing concerns about the potential […]

MENASource

Dec 6, 2013

EconSource Headlines-December 6, 2013

By EconSource

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

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2013

Diplomacy to the Rescue

By Nicholas Burns

Colin Powell, America’s premier soldier-statesman, put it best. Diplomats, he said, are “the first line of offense of America’s foreign policy.” With his military background, Powell understood better than most that diplomacy has always been an important, if not vital, American strength in dealing with a dangerous and unpredictable world.

Iran
Denmark's HDMS Vaedderen

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2013

Denmark and Norway Offer to Transport Chemical Weapons Out of Syria

By Foreign Ministry of Norway

Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria.

International Organizations Northern Europe
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