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MENASource

Nov 26, 2013

Dealing Away the Middle East?

By Faysal Itani

In the abstract and in isolation, a US-Iranian nuclear deal is a welcome development. While it does not eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, it does complicate any future Iranian efforts to develop a robust nuclear military capability. It also shows that the United States and Iran, two sworn enemies, are capable of rationally pursuing their interests […]

Iran
Russian Foreign Ministery Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State John Kerry, July 2, 2013

NATOSource

Nov 25, 2013

Lavrov: Iran Deal Nullifies Needs for Europe Missile Shield

By RIA Novosti and RT

From RIA Novosti:  Implementation of a deal on Iran’s nuclear program reached in Geneva this weekend will make the US missile defense system in Europe unnecessary, Russia’s foreign minister said Monday.

Iran Missile Defense
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Gen. Jean-Paul Paloméros

NATOSource

Nov 25, 2013

Senior NATO Military Leader: Biggest Threat Facing the Alliance is ‘Massive’ Defense Cuts

By Jane Taber, Globe and Mail

NATO plans a summit in September to consider its future. General Jean-Paul Paloméros, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, told The Globe that the biggest threat facing the alliance is the “massive reduction in defence budgets” of its members.

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2013

Agreement a Step Forward

By Jofi Joseph

But Still Only a First Step The announcement early Sunday morning in Geneva of an initial agreement between the P5+1 world powers and Iran represents a significant achievement in long-standing efforts to halt the latter’s nuclear program. Much ink has already been spilled debating the merits of this package of confidence-building measures (CBMs), but there […]

Iran

New Atlanticist

Nov 25, 2013

Nuclear Deal is a Win-Win for US, Iran, and Even Israel

By Barbara Slavin

The ink was not dry on the historic Geneva nuclear accord with Iran before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced it as a “historic mistake” that would allow Iran to cheat and get closer to nuclear weapons. Netanyahu may have been doing Iran a favor. By criticizing the deal so harshly, he will make it easier for […]

Iran

MENASource

Nov 25, 2013

The Public Sphere: Between Displacing the Individual Citizen and Mobilizing Supportive Crowds

By Amr Hamzawy

Through the second half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty first, Egyptian citizens have begun peacefully injecting themselves into the public sphere, and its physical form, the “street” (this space also exists in an intangible form through public discussion, media outlets and some activities of civil society and political life). […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 25, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Interim President Issues Protest Law

By EgyptSource

Egyptian Interim President Adly Mansour approved on Sunday a controversial law regulating protests, two weeks after the cabinet submitted it for his review, state TV reported.

MENASource

Nov 25, 2013

Syria: Towards a Strategic Reappraisal

By Frederic C. Hof

The closing session of the 2013 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul featured a lively discussion of what to do about the mess that is Syria.  The four panelists included former national security advisors to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, a member of the European Parliament, and a prominent Turkish journalist.  […]

Syria
Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow

NATOSource

Nov 25, 2013

NATO Officials Questioning Canada’s Commitment

By Globe & Mail and Chronicle Herald

Canada’s commitment to NATO is being questioned by the military alliance, says its deputy secretary-general Alexander Vershbow, who suggests Canada is backing away.

Afghanistan Drones

MENASource

Nov 25, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 25, 2013

By EconSource

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

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