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Oct 21, 2013

Syria & Sectarianism: Implications (Part II)

By Jonathan Paris

The Arab Spring accentuated two long-standing developments in the region: political Islam and Sunni-Shia sectarianism. While the path of political Islam is less certain following Egypt’s hot summer, the rise of sectarianism, especially in Syria, continues unabated.

Middle East Syria
Canada's Operation Artemis

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2013

Canada Extends Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Mission in the Arabian Sea

By Canadian Ministry of Defense

The Government of Canada announced today that it will continue its commitment to maritime security and counter-terrorism in the Arabian Sea region by extending Canada’s contribution to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) until April 2015.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2013

NATO Agrees to Help Libya’s Security Forces

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Allies have agreed to respond positively to the request made by the Libyan Prime Minister for NATO to provide advice on defence institution building in Libya, as part of the overall efforts of the international community.

Libya NATO

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2013

Nawaz Sharif Comes to Washington

By Shuja Nawaz

When Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lands in Washington this weekend, he would not be blamed if he is wracked by mixed feelings. His last visit to the US capital, in July 1999, occurred in the wake of the Kargil adventure with India that he allowed to get out of hand, and which led to a […]

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2013

Pentagon Meltdown

By Harlan Ullman

At various times in our history, alarms of a pending defense “train wreck” or “hollow force” reverberated throughout Washington. Today, the Pentagon is indeed vulnerable to a meltdown, in many ways far more severe than conventional wisdom holds. But, if we are clever, and that is a Herculean if, we can still field the forces […]

NATO summit in Prague 2002

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2013

NATO’s 2014 Summit Agenda

By Karl-Heinz Kamp, NATO Defense College

Instead of focussing on capabilities, on Syria or on issues singled out by individual nations, the summit should concentrate on those topics which are of overarching importance for NATO’s future in the post-2014 era

Cybersecurity Missile Defense
The Swedish armed forces want to develop “offensive cyber capabilities”

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2013

Swedish Military Desires Cyber-Attack Capability

By Swedish Radio

The Swedish armed forces want to build their capability to attack other countries’ computer networks.

Cybersecurity Northern Europe

MENASource

Oct 18, 2013

Syria & Sectarianism: Drivers (Part I)

By Jonathan Paris

The Arab Spring accentuated two long-standing developments in the region: political Islam and Sunni-Shia sectarianism. While the path of political Islam is less certain following Egypt’s hot summer, the rise of sectarianism, especially in Syria, continues unabated.

Iran Middle East

MENASource

Oct 18, 2013

Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat: Pique is Not a Policy

By Richard LeBaron

As the Hajj holiday wound down in Riyadh, the Saudi foreign ministry released a surprise statement Friday rejecting the Kingdom’s election to a two-year non-permanent position on the UN Security Council (UNSC).

Middle East

MENASource

Oct 18, 2013

Who Represents Egypt?

By Tarek Radwan

The Muslim Brotherhood recently suffered its most decisive blow yet. Egypt’s State Litigation Authority decided on October 8 to forego any challenge to the September court ruling that bans “the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its non-governmental organization and all the activities that it participates in and any organization derived from it.” This […]

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