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New Atlanticist

Aug 23, 2013

Parody of Democracy

By Julian Lindley-French

Aung San Suu Kyi said recently, “Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.”  Some reports suggest 1700 people were murdered by a Sarin gas attack this week in a Damascus suburb.  The Assad regime or some […]

International Organizations North Africa

MENASource

Aug 23, 2013

This Week in Egypt – August 23, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa
USAF Gen. Philip Breedlove with Turkish Brig. Gen. Serdar Gulbas

NATOSource

Aug 23, 2013

SACEUR: Budget Cuts Already Have ‘Significant Impact’ on US Forces in Europe

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

Excerpt from interview by SACEUR and EUCOM commander Gen. Philip Breedlove with Military Times

Europe & Eurasia NATO

MENASource

Aug 23, 2013

Top News: Thousands of Pro-Morsi Demonstrators Take to the Streets

By EgyptSource

Marches are underway in several parts of Egypt on Friday with thousands taking to the streets protesting the removal of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the killing of hundreds of Morsi supporters during a security crackdown last week.

North Africa
Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan

NATOSource

Aug 23, 2013

Armenia Reportedly Buys Chinese Rockets

By Joshua Kucera, Bug Pit

Armenia has reportedly bought long-range rockets from China, in what would be both an escalation of the rocket race between Armenia and Azerbaijan and a dramatic entry of China into the regional conflicts of the South Caucasus.

China The Caucasus
Jamaran frigate of Iranian Navy

NATOSource

Aug 23, 2013

Iran’s Navy May Deploy to Atlantic Ocean

By Zachary Keck, Diplomat

Iran’s state-run media has said that an Iranian naval fleet may deploy to the Atlantic Ocean in the “near future.”

Iran

MENASource

Aug 23, 2013

Egyptian Eradicators, the Algerian Black Decade, and Salvador Allende

By Karim Mezran

Despite the cacophony resulting from divergent opinions from Washington, Brussels, Ankara, Riyadh, and Doha, about the suspension of aid to Egypt, one consistent warning has been iterated to remind Egyptians that the current situation can only end badly: the Algerian black decade.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Aug 22, 2013

No Easy Fixes for NATO

By Harlan Ullman

To paraphrase Shakespeare: Alas poor NATO. We knew it well.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Aug 22, 2013

Key Highlights from the August 22 Draft Constitution

By Mai El-Sadany

For the past few weeks, a committee of ten constitutional legal experts has been reviewing Egypt’s constitution and coming up with amendments to propose. Upon completion of their work, an unofficial copy of these amendments was made available by Al-Masry Al-Youm on August 22. It is important to note that these amendments are in no way […]

ISAF spokesman Gen. Heinz Feldmann

NATOSource

Aug 22, 2013

NATO has Exited Roughly 90 Percent of its Bases in Afghanistan

By Pajhwok Afghan News

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Tuesday said foreign soldiers had exited more than 700 military bases ahead of their withdrawal from the country in 2014.

Afghanistan NATO
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