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MENASource

May 23, 2013

Top News: Egypt Court Acquits 7 Policemen in Jan 25 Killing of Protesters

By Egypt Source

A North Cairo criminal court on Wednesday acquitted seven Egyptian security personnel who had been accused of firing on unarmed anti-regime protesters during Egypt’s January 2011 Tahrir Square uprising. Eyewitnesses testified to the prosecutor general that the defendants, who include four policemen and three mid-ranking officers, murdered one protester and attempted to murder 11 others.

MENASource

May 23, 2013

Syria: America’s Stake

By Frederic C. Hof

The 15-3 vote on May 21 in the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee authorizing the administration to provide lethal and nonlethal assistance to vetted elements of Syria’s armed opposition is a potentially significant step toward encouraging President Barack Obama to reverse the decision he made nearly a year ago to deny lethal assistance.

NATOSource

May 23, 2013

Kerry: ‘Thousands of Hezbollah Militia’ in Syria

By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters

From Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters:  Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria’s rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

May 23, 2013

Crisis in the Sahel: Mali Terrorism Threat Growing

By Rudolph Atallah

Over the past year, things have escalated dramatically in Mali, causing further instability in the Sahara and the Sahel. Many skeptics underestimated the Islamist threat and claimed that the Saharan branch of Al-Qaeda in the Magreb (AQIM) was only focused on kidnappings for ransom and illicit trade, rather than jihadist activities.

National Security Sahel

MENASource

May 23, 2013

The United States & the Gulf: From a Marriage of Convenience to a Force for Good

By Richard LeBaron

The relationship between the United States and the Gulf is active, successful in security and economic terms, and has the potential for significant growth. In fact, US-Gulf ties are probably at the highest point in their history. However, it is a young relationship—barely fifty years old in most cases—and it is fragile. It is largely […]

New Atlanticist

May 23, 2013

Mapping a New Era for Latin America, the United States, and Europe

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

President Obama’s trip to Mexico and Costa Rica has put Latin America back at the center of Washington’s foreign policy debate, for a few days at least. The visit comes at a time when Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet visited the region nor given any important speech on Latin American affairs. It […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

NATOSource

May 22, 2013

NSA Deputy Warns Against Cyber Vigilantes

By Colin Clark, Breaking Defense

From Colin Clark, Breaking Defense:  The private sector — and the government — must “exhaust” the use of traditional responses such as public shaming, criminal charges, diplomatic demarches, and sanctions “before we contemplate the dangerous possibility we might encourage vigilantism

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 22, 2013

Report Recommends US Permit Private Counterattacks Against International Hackers

By David E. Sanger, New York Times

From David E. Sanger, New York Times:  With President Obama preparing for a first meeting with China’s new president, a commission led by two former senior officials in his administration will recommend a series of steps that could significantly raise the cost to China of the theft of American industrial secrets.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 22, 2013

Iranian Soldiers Fighting for Assad in Syria, Says State Department Official

By Anne Gearan, Washington Post

From Anne Gearan, Washington Post:  Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 22, 2013

Congressional Panel Seeks to Block Retirement of Global Hawk Drones

By Jeremy Herb, Hill

From Jeremy Herb, Hill:  A House Armed Services subcommittee is proposing to block the Air Force’s planned retirement of the Global Hawk Block 30 drones at the end of 2014.

Drones Technology & Innovation
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