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MENASource

Nov 19, 2013

Happy Birthday, General

By Lina Attalah

“Where else have you seen Sisi today?” This is the question around which Sisi Fetish, a new contribution to Egypt’s thriving landscape of political satire, was born. The blog sheds light on how the popularity of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, commander in chief of Egypt’s Armed Forces, is expressing itself these days in a variety of quotidian […]

North Africa

Emerging Defense Challenges

Nov 19, 2013

Ensuring America’s Defense Industrial Base Can Support Our Future National Security Needs

By Linda P. Hudson

On November 19, 2013 Linda P. Hudson, president and CEO of BAE Systems, spoke at the Atlantic Council as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Captain’s of Industry Series.

Trade in Action

Nov 19, 2013

What We’re Reading | November 19

By Garrett Workman

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).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Chinese icebreaker Xuě Lóng (Snow Dragon)

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2013

Understanding China’s Arctic Ambitions

By Arthur Guschin, Diplomat

China was the first Asian state to show interest and it has begun efforts to become a full member of the Arctic Council.

China Energy & Environment

MENASource

Nov 19, 2013

Top News: Mohamed Mahmoud Protests Continue Amid Minor Clashes

By EgyptSource

Mild clashes broke out between supporters of the army-backed government and their opponents near Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday. Scores of protesters began gathering around Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of anti-army protests in 2011.

MENASource

Nov 19, 2013

Libya: Enough is Enough

By Karim Mezran

The horrible carnage that ravaged Tripoli over the weekend was the latest in a series of escalating violence. Assassinations, abductions, and other crimes have plagued Libya’s cities over the last two years since the country’s liberation from dictatorship.

Libya
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2013

French Foreign Minister Sees ‘Isolationist Tendency’ in US Foreign Policy

By Roger Cohen, New York Times

There is talk of the trauma of Aug. 31. On that Saturday afternoon President [Francois] Hollande took a call from President [Barack] Obama.

France Iran

MENASource

Nov 19, 2013

In Memory of Mohamed Mahmoud: Nothing Left to Do but Look

By Wael Eskandar

Even I cannot comprehend it; these ordinary people, extraordinary in their bravery, fighting off the gruesome beasts of an ugly regime that refuses to die. Two years ago, these ordinary people, these protesters took to a street off of Tahrir Square, facing security forces for four days in some of the most brutal clashes the […]

North Africa

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2013

Ukrainian Warship In NATO Operation Disrupted Suspected Pirate Attack

By NATO Maritime Command

Yesterday [November 17] NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD warship UPS HETMAN SAGAIDACHNY of Ukraine boarded a skiff with seven suspected pirates aboard in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC).

NATO NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Nov 19, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 19, 2013

By EconSource

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

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