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Jul 27, 2013

Photo Essay: An Eyewitness Account of Raba’a al-Adaweya

By Mosaab Elshamy

Editor’s note: On Friday night, security forces attacked the sit-in at Raba’a al-Adaweya in Nasr City, where supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi have been camped out for approximately three weeks. It is believed that clashes broke out after some of pro-Morsi protesters tried to block off a main road. While the Ministry of Interior […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 26, 2013

The Magic That Turned on the Magician

By The Big Pharaoh

For the first time, with General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call for mass protests on Friday July 26 to “confront terrorism,” the Egyptian military is openly and directly asking Egyptians to rally in a show of support for an impending action. His call indicates that, once again, the balance of power in Egypt has changed; turning the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 26, 2013

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Morsi Detention Over Hamas Collaboration

By EgyptSource

A top Egyptian court has ordered the detention of ousted President Mohamed Morsi for fifteen days pending investigations into his suspected collaboration with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Morsi is accused of collaborating with Hamas to escape from Wadi al-Natroun Prison and destroy prison records during the 2011 uprising, attack police stations during the uprising, the intentional killing […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jul 26, 2013

US Governance Backbone Needed Now

By Harlan Ullman

Resurrection is a popular metaphor often promiscuously applied to fallen or disgraced athletes, politicians, celebrities and, of course, religion. But few entities are more in need of resurrection than the governance of the United States.

Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 26, 2013

Can Gratitude Improve American Policy in Afghanistan?

By Jeff Lightfoot

General de Gaulle is attributed to have said “Countries have no friends, only interests.” He offered this contribution to international relations theory from his war-time exile in London, where he depended entirely on the hospitality of the British government for the survival of Free France.

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 26, 2013

The NSA Isn’t the Only One Watching You

By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

On Wednesday, lawmakers in the House narrowly defeated a measure proposed by Rep. Justin Amash that would have dramatically curtailed the National Security Agency’s ability to collect phone records. While concerns about the breadth of the NSA’s surveillance are far from behind us, privacy advocates will do themselves a grave disservice if the NSA remains the sole […]

Cybersecurity Intelligence

Trade in Action

Jul 26, 2013

Froman: Obama ‘Ready to Engage’ with Congress on Fast Track

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements US Trade Representative Froman Addresses the House Ways and Means CommitteeOn Wednesday, Ambassador Froman spoke to the leading US House committee on trade policy on President Obama’s trade agenda for 2013, the key role international trade plays in economic growth and job creation, and the administration’s plan to pursue a comprehensive […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Congressional Relations

Jul 25, 2013

At Senate Egypt Hearing, Contentious Aid Issue Looms Large

By Stefanie Hausheer

Should the United States sidestep its laws and continue to provide aid to Egypt given the events of July 3? If the United States suspends assistance, will we lose our vital security partnership with Egypt? These questions were fiercely debated at today’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the crisis in Egypt that featured […]

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MENASource

Jul 25, 2013

Four Recommendations for Egypt’s Constitutional Process

By Ryan Suto

Egypt began the deeply important process of creating a new constitution on Sunday.

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 25, 2013

Top News: Obama Halts Delivery of F-16s to Egypt Given ‘Current Situation’

By EgyptSource

President Barack Obama has decided to halt the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Egypt for an undetermined period due to the “current situation” on the ground there, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The delay was the first direct action the United States has taken since the Egyptian military ousted Morsi and installed a new […]

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