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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Afghanistan, March 4, 2013

NATOSource

Dec 3, 2013

NATO Says Karzai Failure to Sign Pact Would End Afghan Mission

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

NATO would have to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not sign a security pact with the United States, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.

Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force
Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen

NATOSource

Dec 2, 2013

Swedish Fighter Jets to Join NATO Response Force

By Local (Sweden)

Sweden will contribute a squadron of Jas Gripen fighter jets as well as a mine-sweeping ship to join the Nato Rapid Reaction Force (NRF), the government decided on Thursday.

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MENASource

Dec 2, 2013

An IMF Program for Egypt in 2014?

By Mohsin Khan

Discussions on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program for Egypt have been going on for almost three years without a deal being struck. The two sides came close to an agreement in June 2011 and then in late 2012, but each time the Egyptian government walked away from the table. As recently as August this […]

North Africa
Remnants of Soviet-era tanks and cannons "reduced" into scrap in accordance with the CFE Treaty

NATOSource

Dec 2, 2013

Arms Control in Europe ‘Is Now in Crisis’

By Radoslaw Sikorski, Guido Westerwelle, and Villy Sovndal

Over the past 20 years, 70,000 tanks, combat aircraft and helicopters and other military equipment have been destroyed in Europe as a result of the treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) introduced at the end of the cold war.

Europe & Eurasia Germany
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers prior to D-Day

NATOSource

Dec 2, 2013

US Army Shrinking Number of Paratroopers

By Brett Barrouquere, AP

The legendary Pathfinders have taken their final jump and the Red Devils aren’t too far behind.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Dec 2, 2013

Top News: Egypt May See Presidential Vote First, President to Receive Draft Constitution

By EgyptSource

The fifty member Constituent Assembly tasked with amending the 2012 constitution finished its final vote on the constitution on Sunday evening, pending four contentious articles which did not pass. The committee is scheduled to hand the draft document to Interim President Adly Mansour on Tuesday. Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2013

Slavin Talks Iran with NPR News Weekend Edition

By Barbara Slavin

NPR News’ Weekend Edition host Scott Simon spoke with the South Asia Center’s Barbara Slavin about the Iran deal. Slavin believes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be doing Iran a favor by criticizing the deal so harshly. Transcript and audio from the interview below.

Iran

MENASource

Dec 2, 2013

Top News: Egypt may see presidential vote held first, President to receive draft constitution

By MENASource

Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution was amended to allow a presidential election to be held before parliamentary polls, indicating a potential change in the army’s roadmap. The fifty-member committee concluded Sunday night its amendment of the 2012 constitution, after passing four articles that failed to get the […]

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MENASource

Dec 2, 2013

Highlights from Egypt’s Draft Constitution (Part 1)

By Mai El-Sadany

In preparation for a popular referendum which will take place on Egypt’s newest Constitution within thirty days of formal approval, the fifty-member Constituent Assembly appointed by interim President Adly Mansour began to vote on the full text of its draft Constitution on November 30, 2013. The work of the Assembly, which began on September 8, […]

North Africa Political Reform

Trade in Action

Dec 2, 2013

What We’re Reading | November 26

Onto Round 3!US chief TTIP negotiator Dan Mullaney and EU chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero shake hands after the conclusion of the second round of negotiations in Brussels on November 15.

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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