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Libya Working Group

May 6, 2013

Libya Needs the US for its Transition to Democracy

By Charles Dunne Stephen McInerney and Karim Mezran

Deborah Jones is scheduled to appear Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination as the new U.S. ambassador to Libya. This will present a stark reminder of the events that took the life of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11, 2012.

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MENASource

May 6, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Imminent Cabinet Reshuffle

By Egypt Source

The Egyptian cabinet will be reshuffled by the end of the week, a state-run newspaper reported, pointing to a delay in efforts to revamp a government widely criticized for failing to get the economy moving and to conclude a much-needed IMF loan deal. Recent reports indicate, however, that the changes may come sooner.  GOVERNMENT & […]

NATOSource

May 6, 2013

NATO chief concerned ‘Europe will be unable to participate in crisis management’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I am fully committed to a strong and open Europe.  I firmly believe that Europe must have a strong common security and defence policy.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2013

America’s Most Tolerated Dangers

By Harlan Ullman

If asked, most Americans would agree that economic and financial chaos or a stunning terrorist attack by foreign jihadis possibly with nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction constitute among the gravest threats to the United States. But the United States faces other more immediate, yet tolerated, dangers that have done and are doing irreparable […]

National Security Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 6, 2013

NATO Secretary General: ‘European nations still don’t have enough’ key defense capabilities

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Today, I would like to talk not just about NATO, but about NATO and the European Union.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

May 6, 2013

NATO Secretary General receives prestigious US Atlantic Council award

By NATO

From NATO:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen received a Distinguished International Leadership Award from the Atlantic Council of the United States for his service both as NATO Secretary General and as Prime Minister of Denmark

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 3, 2013

Hammond: NATO split on whether main threat coming from Russia or MENA?

By Philip Hammond, E-Ring

From Philip Hammond, E-Ring:  The further east you go, the more of the concern remains that we should be prepared for a — maybe not full-blown state-on-state conflict — but we need to be prepared to protect the borders of NATO

United Kingdom

NATOSource

May 3, 2013

Britain: European defense budget too small, yet ‘vast amounts of it are wasted’

By Philip Hammond, E-Ring

From Philip Hammond, E-Ring:  It’s the NATO planning process and looking at the overall capability that European NATO needs to be able to field and making sure that in the next planning framework horizon we get the capabilities we need

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

May 3, 2013

A Turning Point in Malaysia’s Politics

By HuiHui Ooi

On Sunday, more than thirteen million will vote in what is likely to be the closest election in the history of Malaysia.  About 2.5 million of these voters are believed to be under the age of 30 and pro-opposition, a wildcard that Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Alliance (PR) is counting on to bring Prime Minister Najib […]

Elections Indo-Pacific

Libya Working Group

May 3, 2013

Libyan Stability at Risk

By Jason Pack and Karim Mezran

Last week’s attack on the French Embassy in Tripoli was the first significant terrorist attack against foreign interests in the Libyan capital since the fall of Muammar al-Qaddafi. More crucially, it marks an escalation in the covert war being waged to determine the future orientation, institutions, constitution, and very soul of the new Libya. At […]

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