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New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2013

Congress Misunderstands Role of Joint Chiefs

By James Joyner

Senator John McCain is blocking a second term for General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after a testy exchange in a hearing Thursday. His grounds? The refusal of Dempsey to “respond to legitimate questions” from the senior senator from Arizona.

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jul 22, 2013

Top News: Beblawi’s Cabinet Convenes, Approves Draft Laws

By EgyptSource

In its first meeting Sunday, the interim cabinet approved three draft laws, the most prominent of which cancels the jail sentence for insulting the president, while keeping the fine, according to an official statement posted on its Facebook page. The cabinet also approved amendments to Law 96 proposed by the Journalists’ Syndicate that would allow the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 22, 2013

Egypt’s Ongoing Energy Crisis

By Svetlana Milbert

Long overdue energy subsidy reform remains a key concern for Egypt’s newly appointed interim government. It is an issue which will need to be addressed soon given tight supply and rising demand and the government’s inability to finance purchases of petroleum products. The frequent fuel shortages and power outages that have beset Egypt, point to […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 22, 2013

Nidaa Tounes: A coup de grace of their own

By Brian Braun

The shockwaves of Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow in Egypt are reverberating loudly in Tunis, where dueling between supporters of the leading Islamist party Ennahda and the secular opposition is aggravating a deeply polarized environment and provoking political unease at a critical moment in the country’s transition. As Tunisia’s nervous Islamists cautiously watch events unfold in Egypt, […]

North Africa

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2013

Polish and Baltic Leaders Concerned About Upcoming Russian War Games

By Boris Egorov, Russia Beyond the Headlines

A joint military exercise of Russia and Belarusia code named Zapad 2013 (West 2013) will be held on September 20-26. . . .[C]oncerns are heightened by the decision of Zapad-2013 participants to not allow NATO representatives to attend the exercise.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2013

Coping with Netanyahu on Iran

By R. Nicholas Burns

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in the headlines on the subject of Iran. On CBS’s “Face the Nation,’’ Netanyahu complained that there was “no sense of urgency” by the global community about Iran’s advancing nuclear program. He went on to warn that Israel will “have to address this question of how to stop […]

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MENASource

Jul 20, 2013

Egypt’s Crowd-Democracy: As Representative Democracy Failed to Deliver, People Resorted to Alternatives

By Wael Nawara

With the removal of former president, Mohamed Morsi, from power, Egypt’s revolutionary youth have bristled against the labeling of his ouster as a ‘coup.’ Over months, tens of thousands of volunteers labored to collect 22 million signatures demanding that Morsi call for early presidential elections. With their demands ignored, Tamarod escalating its call to protest, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jul 19, 2013

This Week in Egypt – July 19, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2013

If Next QDR Changes Much, It’ll Be a First

By James Joyner

Writing at the newly-launched Defense One, CNAS vice president Shawn Brimley proclaims, “The next nine months will be the most important period for United States defense strategy since the end of the Cold War.” That’s highly unlikely.

Nuclear Nonproliferation Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2013

Majority of Serbs Polled Wish to Join EU, but Only 13% Support NATO Membership

By Tanjug

From Tanjug:  A new polls has shown that 53 percent of citizens support Serbia’s EU accession while 13 percent are in favor of the country’s NATO membership. 

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