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Mar 18, 2013

West fears for Mali’s fate after French forces leave

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  With France planning to start withdrawing its troops from Mali next month, Western and African officials are increasingly concerned that the African soldiers who will be relied on to continue the campaign against militants linked to Al Qaeda there do not have the training or equipment for the job.

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2013

The Saga of US-Poland Missile Defense Cooperation

By Ian Brzezinski

Missile defense cooperation stands among the most prominent dimensions of the strategic relationship between the United States and Poland.  Both Washington and Warsaw have been strong advocates of missile defense within NATO.  Poland has enthusiastically accepted US requests to base missile interceptors on its territory, and recently made the acquisition of air and missile defense capability its […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2013

Overcoming the Pitfalls of Yemen’s National Dialogue

By Danya Greenfield

Among the urban elite and diplomatic community in Sanaa, all eyes will turn to the launch of the long-awaited National Dialogue Conference today, a key component of the transition plan agreed upon in November 2011 that ushered out former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in exchange for full immunity. The good news about the internationally-backed agreement […]

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MENASource

Mar 18, 2013

The Brotherhood and Army Clash Over Property Ownership

By Ahmed Naje

Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt, as the textbooks say, took possession of all the land of Egypt for himself and his heirs. Ownership of this land, both agricultural and residential, was thus passed to his descendants and the feudal lords with whom they associated. In this way, large tracts of land in […]

MENASource

Mar 18, 2013

Top News: Public Lynchings Indicate ‘Death of the State’: Egypt Justice Minister

By Egypt Source

Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki on Sunday slammed the public lynching of two men accused of theft in Egypt’s Gharbiya governorate, describing the incident as a sign of "the death of the state." GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Public lynchings indicate ‘death of the state’: Egypt justice minister Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki on Sunday slammed the public lynching […]

NATOSource

Mar 18, 2013

NATO Chief: ‘Europeans will see no difference in their missile defense’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

NATOSource

Mar 18, 2013

German official seeks to ban large exercises by US Army after damage

By Steven Beardsley and Marcus Kloeckner, Stars and Stripes

From Steven Beardsley and Marcus Kloeckner, Stars and Stripes:  One of U.S. Army Europe’s largest maneuver exercises since the end of the Cold War caused extensive damage to fields, fences and bridges, according to local officials who are awaiting compensation and lobbying for a ban on future exercises conducted outside designated training areas.

NATOSource

Mar 18, 2013

U.S. cancels part of missile defense that Russia opposed

By David M. Herszenhorn and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

From David M. Herszenhorn and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times:  The United States has effectively canceled the final phase of a Europe-based missile defense system that was fiercely opposed by Russia and cited repeatedly by the Kremlin as a major obstacle to cooperation on nuclear arms reductions and other issues.

MENASource

Mar 18, 2013

Syria: A Slippery Slope?

By Frederic C. Hof

President Barack Obama succeeded in extricating US forces from Iraq and is trying to do the same in Afghanistan. His domestic agenda is ambitious: he sees the rebuilding of the US economy as the foundation for the exercise of American power and influence abroad. He would very much like to devote the priority of his […]

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MENASource

Mar 15, 2013

This Week in Egypt – March 15, 2013

By Nancy Messieh

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more. Quote of the Week "People cannot eat Sharia" – Mohamed ElBaradei Egypt in the News Monday Presidential source: Morsi to call for new national dialogue Islamist political parties form electoral alliance Public prosecution highlights citizens arrest law […]

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