Category: Blogs

Norway Becomes First NATO Country to Draft Women into Military

By Reuters

This Week in Egypt – June 14, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

Time to Say Yes to US-Russian Missile Defense Cooperation

By Ellen Tauscher and Igor Ivanov, Foreign Policy

From Ellen Tauscher and Igor Ivanov, Foreign Policy:  After a series of setbacks and disappointments during President Barack Obama’s first term, U.S.-Russian political dialogue is finally gaining momentum.

The Third Russian Revolution

By Harlan Ullman

Make no mistake: On the current trajectory, Russia won’t be immune to many of the forces that provoked the so-called colored revolutions in adjacent states and even the misnomered Arab Awakening.

Survey: Majority of Finns Oppose NATO Membership

By Yle

From Yle:  The Yle survey conducted by pollster Taloustutkimus found that most Finns oppose Finland’s membership in NATO – some 52 percent of a sample of about 1,000 respondents.

In Letters to Morsi, Congress and Senate Call into Question US Aid to Egypt

By Amira Mikhail

In a letter to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Marco Rubio and twelve other senators, expressed deep concern regarding the recent convictions of forty-three pro-democracy, civil society workers in Egypt. On June 4, Judge Makram Awad sentenced forty-three non-governmental organization (NGO) workers to one to five years of prison. The NGO workers, […]

Top News: United States Pledges Military Aid to Syria Rebels, No-Fly Zone

The United States dramatically toughened its line on Syria on Thursday, accusing the regime of using chemical weapons and promising military aid to the opposition.

Syria: A Crossing for its Own Sake?

By Frederic C. Hof

The US administration has, at long last, crossed the Rubicon of authorizing lethal assistance to selected units of Syria’s armed opposition.

Top News: Egypt Official Says Citizens Free to Join Fight in Syria

A senior official in Egypt’s presidential office said that Egyptians are free to fight in the conflict in Syria, and will not be prosecuted on their return to Egypt. In a response to an Associated Press question about the government’s stance on citizens going to fight alongside Syrian rebels, Khaled al-Qazzaz, a foreign affairs advisor […]

NATO Open to Closer Ties with Moldova (Video)

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Moldova’s Prime Minister that the Alliance stood ready to develop closer ties during talks at NATO headquarters on Friday (14 June 2013).