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KFOR Headquarters

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

NATO: France Pulling Its Troops Out of Kosovo Mission

By AP and Reuters

From AP:  NATO’s supreme commander says France is pulling out of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo because of commitments in Mali and Central African Republic.

France NATO

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2013

US, EU Condemn Violence in Ukraine

By Nonna Gorilovskaya and Catherine Putz

The Ukrainian government’s rejection of closer economic ties with the European Union in November served to mobilize what have become the largest demonstrations since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Riot police descended upon pro-EU protestors gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square on the evening of November 30, triggering condemnation from both the US and EU and increased […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2013

VIDEO: Ukraine Opposition Fails to Oust Government by Vote
Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2013

Will Ukraine’s Yanukovych Survive This Crisis?

By Rajan Menon and Alexander J. Motyl

With as many as 500,000 Ukrainians taking to the streets in recent days to protest over their government’s failure to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, President Viktor Yanukovych must find himself wondering whether he is facing a second Orange Revolution.

Ukraine

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

Top News: Activist Ahmed Douma Arrested, April 6’s Ahmed Maher to Remain in Detention

By EgyptSource

Prominent activist Ahmed Douma was arrested at his home in Cairo and taken to a police station on Tuesday morning, he said via Twitter. He did not specify the reason for his arrest. Meanwhile, activist Ahmed Maher, a co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, will remain in detention for four days pending investigations on charges related to violating a […]

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

Top News: Report finds corruption growing in Middle East hot spots

By MENASource

An international watchdog group says its annual survey shows the most violent nations in the Middle East are perceived to be the region’s most corrupt and are getting worse. Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks more than four-fifths of countries in the Middle East below fifty on a scale where zero is a country perceived to be […]

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

Highlights from Egypt’s Draft Constitution (Part 2)

By Mai El-Sadany

On December 2, 2013, head of the fifty-member Constituent Assembly Amr Moussa presented the full text of the draft Constitution to interim president Adly Mansour, who is expected to approve it promptly. The draft comes into an Egypt that finds itself mired in political tension, unresolved issues of transitional justice, and attempted usurpations of the […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

EconSource Headlines-December 3, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

Mohsin Khan on an IMF Agreement with Egypt

By MENASource

Ever since the start of Egypt’s efforts toward a democratic transition began in 2011, repeated attempts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help economically stabilize Egypt have been met with abortive efforts from the subsequent Egyptian governments.

North Africa

MENASource

Dec 3, 2013

EconSource Headlines-December 2, 2013

By EconSource

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

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