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Apr 30, 2013

Tony Bennett Honored for Distinguised Artistic Leadership

By Rachel Weatherly

Tony Bennett is an artist who moves the hearts and touches the souls of audiences. He is not just the singer’s singer, but also an international treasure honored by the United Nations with its Citizen of the World award, which aptly describes the scope of his accomplishments.

MENASource

Apr 30, 2013

Eroding Civil Liberties in Kuwait

By Mary Ann Tetreault

The sentencing of popular Kuwaiti opposition leader Musallem al-Barrak on April 15 for insulting the amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is part of a pattern of deteriorating civil liberties in Kuwait. Although the roots of the current conflict can be traced back to a 2006 social movement whose aim was to change the election […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 29, 2013

Europe’s defense capabilities gap

By Thomas Enders and Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference

From Thomas Enders and Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference:  Demands are growing – as the recent crises in Mali and Libya illustrate – even as defence budgets steadily decline.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 29, 2013

Obama Should Remember Rwanda as He Weighs Action in Syria

By Anne-Marie Slaughter

The Rwanda genocide began in April 1994; within a few weeks, nongovernmental organizations there were estimating that 100,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus had been massacred. Yet two months later, Reuters correspondent Alan Elsner and State Department spokeswoman Christine Shelly had an infamous exchange: Elsner: “How would you describe the events taking place in Rwanda?” Shelly: […]

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Apr 29, 2013

New foreign and defense ministers of Italy sworn in

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  Italy’s new cabinet, lead by Prime Minister Enrico Letta, was sworn in on Sunday, starting their task for breaking the impasse the country had been locked for months.

NATOSource

Apr 29, 2013

Davutoglu: Turkey first NATO state with Shanghai Cooperation Organization ties

By Turkish Press

From Turkish Press:  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey, which became "dialogue partner" with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), was the first NATO member state establishing such a relation with SCO.

MENASource

Apr 29, 2013

Chuck Hagel in Egypt’s Economic Chaos

By Zeinab Abul-Magd

In his civilian black suit and blue tie, US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel landed in Egypt last week saluted by numerous military officials in uniform. After talking to his Egyptian counterpart, General Abd Al-Fattah al-Sisi, Hagel met with President Mohammed Morsi.  In a short visit of only a few hours, Hagel commended the “responsible” […]

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Apr 29, 2013

France releases Defense White Paper: Hollande to cut 24,000 military jobs

By Greg Keller, AP

From Greg Keller, AP:  France said Monday it will cut another 24,000 military jobs by 2019 as it attempts to maintain a force ready to deal with global threats at the time when the bill for France’s decades of deficit spending is due.

Cybersecurity Economy & Business

MENASource

Apr 29, 2013

Top News: Egypt Presidency, Judiciary Draw Closer on Proposed Legislation

By Egypt Source

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has told Egypt’s top judges that he would personally adopt their proposals for a new judicial authority law in hopes of containing mounting tension between Egypt’s Islamist forces and the judiciary.   GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Morsi’s office ‘surprised’ at claims it restricts media access The office of Egypt’s president has expressed its […]

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Apr 29, 2013

The danger of repeating the cycle of American isolationism

By Joseph I. Lieberman and Joh Kyl, Washington Post

From Joseph I. Lieberman and Joh Kyl, Washington Post:  The case for American retrenchment has gained new traction in Washington. Much as in the past, economic problems and public war-weariness have spurred calls from Democrats and Republicans alike for neo-isolationist policies

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