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MENASource

Jul 24, 2013

Top News: Egypt Army Chief Calls on Egyptians to Protest Against ‘Terrorism’

By EgyptSource

Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to authorize the army to “confront violence and terrorism.” The remarks came during a Wednesday televised speech at the graduation ceremony of two classes of the Naval Academy and Air Defense, calling on the people to reject violence and support […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 24, 2013

Libya’s constitutional committee law an imperfect step forward

By Lara Talverdian

Over the last few weeks, headlines about Libya have predominately focused on oil export disruptions, tribal clashes, and targeted assassinations. Despite the deteriorating security situation, however, the country has managed to take another small step toward fulfilling the promise of its revolution. One year after Libyans cast their votes for their representatives in free and […]

Trade in Action

Jul 24, 2013

TTIP: A Long, Hard Road to Multilateralism?

By Garrett Workman

News Transatlantic Trade: Is China In or Out? | The HillThe TTIP isn’t just about lowering trade barriers; it’s also about setting rules. No country’s market is so big on its own that the threat of tariffs is enough to curb the anti-competitive power of China. The TTIP zone would have the power to change […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2013

Egypt’s Coup-Friendly Liberal Democrats

By Rajan Menon

More than a few of Egypt’s democrats have hailed the country’s military brass for enabling a popular revolution, carrying out the people’s will, and deposing an authoritarian leader. This has created an awkward situation for American democracy promoters, who are put in the position of supporting their liberal allies while sometimes denying that what occurred […]

Elections North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2013

Defining Coups, and Political Dysfunction

By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

In a recent congressional hearing, Representative Brad Sherman’s observation got it entirely right: more than two weeks after Mohammed Morsi’s ouster from power, the United States government still isn’t characterizing the events that transpired in Egypt as a coup. Though Secretary of State John Kerry is doubtless correct that the situation is complex, the fact […]

North Africa Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jul 23, 2013

The Answer is Guindy

By Wael Eskander

The most interesting aspect of the mundane debate over whether what happened between June 30 and July 3 was a coup or a revolution is the debate itself. Irrespective of the definitions of these words, the debate acknowledges two simple facts. Revolution is good, coup is bad. This is perhaps the one point all parties […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 23, 2013

Top News: Cairo Calm After Overnight Clashes Leave Nine Dead, Eighty-six Injured

By EgyptSource

Calm has been restored on Tuesday after overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi killed nine and injured eighty-six across Cairo, Giza, and Qalubiya governorate. 

North Africa

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2013

Report: US Predator Operation in Turkey Named Nomad Shadow

By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, Washington Post:  The steel-gray U.S. Air Force Predator drone plunged from the sky, shattering on mountainous terrain near the Iraq-Turkey border. For Kurdish guerrillas hiding nearby, it was an unexpected gift from the propaganda gods.

Drones Technology & Innovation
Col. Steve Gilland, left, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2013

US Commits Brigade Combat Team to NATO Rotation

By Michelle Tan, Army Times

U.S. soldiers are preparing for a rotation with the NATO Response Force, marking the first time the U.S. has committed one of its primary fighting formations to the international effort. The soldiers are with the 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT).

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2013

Secularists Need Unity to Take on Political Islam

By Barbara Slavin

For millions of Egyptians, there is a palpable sense of relief that their president is no longer Mohamed Morsi. But for Egypt’s democratic “do-over” to succeed, the forces that came together to persuade the army to remove Morsi will have to unite behind a viable electoral alternative.

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