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Congressional Relations

Jul 19, 2013

Top News: Proposed US House Bill Keeps Egypt Military Aid at $1.3 Billion

Leaders of the US House of Representatives panel in charge of aid to Egypt proposed on Thursday that military aid be kept at $1.3 billion next year, subject to conditions including the government planning and holding elections.

MENASource

Jul 19, 2013

Top News: Syria’s Assad May Cling On, Britain Will Not Arm Rebels – Sources

New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2013

America’s Difficult High-Wire Act in Egypt

By R. Nicholas Burns

As the chaos in Egypt accelerates, Washington will have to think hard about the role it must play as the most influential outside force in that critical country. Despite a distracted Congress, declining military and diplomacy budgets and the general inward direction of the country, the Obama administration has no choice but to remain engaged […]

Middle East North Africa

MENASource

Jul 19, 2013

Syria: Losing The Narrative

By Frederic C. Hof

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on July 17, 2013, I was struck by the relatively large number of members, Republicans and Democrats alike, who volunteered variations on the following theme: "Every time the United States sticks its nose into the Middle East it gets bloodied; the battle in Syria is between a brutal […]

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2013

Over 2,000 Members of NATO & Partner Special Forces Operated in Afghanistan

By Philip Breedlove, EUCOM

From Philip Breedlove, EUCOM:  I had the honor of presiding over the NATO Special Forces Headquarters change of command, from Lieutenant General Frank Kisner to Vice Admiral Sean Pybus

NATOSource

Jul 19, 2013

New Commander of NATO Special Forces is a SEAL Officer

By U.S. Navy

From U.S. Navy:  Vice Admiral Sean A. Pybus is a career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operations duty assignments. 

Trade in Action

Jul 18, 2013

Regulatory Rift Develops Globally Over Financial System

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements Ambassador Michael Froman Testifies Before House Ways & Means CommitteeThis morning USTR Michael Froman addressed the House Ways and Means Committee on the Obama adminstration’s trade policy. He stressed that all efforts underway are designed to: expand US exports, to level the playing field for American businesses, and to ensure existing […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Jul 18, 2013

Key Positions in Beblawi’s Interim Government

By Amira Mikhail

Egypt’s interim cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday, July 16. There are three women in the interim cabinet of thirty-four ministries, one of whom is Christian. Two other ministers are Christian, while most notably, no Islamists were included in the lineup. While the Salafi Nour Party was offered a few posts, it announced that it […]

MENASource

Jul 18, 2013

Point/Counterpoint: On the Question of US Aid, Who Gains the Most?

By Mahmoud Salem and Tarek Radwan

On the question of US aid to Egypt, who stands to gain the most – the United States or Egypt? Tarek Radwan, associate director at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, and Mahmoud Salem, an Egyptian blogger and activist, share their points of view. 

FutureSource

Jul 18, 2013

Why Cities Still Need Nations (and Vice Versa)

By Peter Engelke

Cities are fashionable these days, and for good reason. Global demographic shifts have been forcing a much broader awareness of urbanization’s tremendous scope and scale. As a result, people are discovering or rediscovering the many virtues of city life, helping to spark awareness that when cities function well, they drive economic growth and technological innovation, […]

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