Category: Blogs

This Week in Egypt – July 12, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

What’s Next for the Youngest Leader in the Arab World?

By Kristin Smith Diwan

The fall of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will have a ripple effect not only on the prospects for democracy in Egypt, but also for the foreign policy agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood’s most consistent supporter, the small but influential Gulf state of Qatar. Qatar’s ambitious program to support political Islam turned sour in the past […]

France Remains a World Power and Key US Ally

By Nicholas Dungan, US News & World Report

Norway Wants Large NATO Exercises in High North, but not Foreign Bases

By Gerard O'Dwyer, Defense News

From Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News:  After serving as Norway’s defense minister, Espen Barth Eide was named minister of foreign affairs Sept. 21.

First Impressions of the Constitutional Declaration

By Yussef Auf

Amid the furor and amidst much blood spilled on Egyptian soil, the anticipated constitutional declaration has arrived, five days after Egypt’s ‘great transformation’ at a historic time. Without a doubt, it is more than justified to have awaited the declaration with great anxiety. Many look forward to erasing the traces of the past two and […]

US Drone Base in Niger Plays Critical Role in French Operation in Mali

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Nearly every day, and sometimes twice daily, an unarmed American drone soars skyward from a secluded military airfield here, starting a surveillance mission of 10 hours or more to track fighters affiliated with Al Qaeda and other militants in neighboring Mali.

NATO Helps Ukraine Carry Out Radioactive Cleanup

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Kiev and NATO have launched a joint project to rid Ukraine of radioactive waste left over from the Soviet era, Ukraine’s envoy to the North Atlantic alliance said on Thursday.