Category: Blogs

What We’re Reading | November 22

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Top News: Kerry’s Pro-Army Remarks Stir Controversy in US, Egypt

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood lashed out Friday at US Secretary of State John Kerry for saying the Islamist group “stole” the 2011 popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, saying he was twisting facts.

Six Islamist Factions Unite in Largest Syria Rebel Merger

By AFP, BBC, and Reuters

From AFP:  Six key Islamist groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria joined forces on Friday, a spokesman for Aleppo’s biggest rebel force said.

This Week in South Asia: November 16-22

By Kathryn Alexeeff

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.

The Morsi Alliance and the Red Line Drawn for Egypt’s Women

By Ahmed Kadry

As the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), a coalition of parties and movements supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi, continue to call for protests, they have done so under the guise of various banners.  On November 7, the alliance issued its 128thstatement calling for more protests, this time under the slogan of ‘Egyptian Women are […]

Tunisia’s Stalled Political Transition

By Duncan Pickard

The political transition in Tunisia has stalled. The country’s major political parties and labor unions agreed to a roadmap in October for reaching agreement on the transition’s remaining issues within four weeks.

US May Cut Military Spending in Europe by 20 Percent

By Peter Apps, Reuters

The United States may be compelled to cut its military spending in Europe next year by as much as a fifth in the latest round of reductions under “sequestration”, America’s top general in the region said on Thursday.

Navy Prepares Fleet for More Arctic Missions

By Kris Osborn, DoDBuzz

Navy leaders had been preparing to increase the services’ Arctic presence by the mid-2030s, but they are now accelerating the timetable to the mid-2020s due to the warming of the waters and the rapid pace of melting ice.