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Moldova’s Pro-Western Government Falls

By Andrew Roth, New York Times

From Andrew Roth, New York Times:  The pro-Western government of Moldova fell on Tuesday when Parliament passed a no-confidence motion

Reactions to the Court’s Suspension of Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

By Nancy Messieh

Today, Egypt’s Administrative court referred the electoral law to the Supreme Constitutional Court and suspended parliamentary elections slated for April 22. Below are immediate reactions to the ruling:

Was Afghanistan Worth It?

By James Joyner

 As his Marines prepare to leave Helmand Province, General James Amos, the commandant, says the mission has “paid off.” He cites several metrics: “The number of violent events, from gunshots to roadside bombs, has dropped in almost every district since 2010.” “Roads have been paved and markets secured, allowing commerce to grow in places like […]

A Lose-Lose Gamble: An Asymmetric Conflict Between Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the Opposition

By Wael Nawara

“They are killing Egypt slowly. Strangling it. She is suffocating day by day. Until one day there will be nothing left.” A taxi driver said to me. “Who?”, I asked. “Everyone. The Opposition. The Muslim Brotherhood. Everyone. Morsi is no good. I don’t even think he is calling the shots. But dealing with such a […]

Egypt’s Elections in Limbo, Again

By Mara Revkin

Egypt’s Administrative Court upended the timetable for parliamentary elections slated to begin on April 22 by canceling President Mohamed Morsi’s presidential decree calling for a vote and ordering that the recently drafted electoral law – marred by claims of gerrymandering and procedural flaws – be resubmitted to the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) for further review. […]

Y2K Sequester?

By Harlan Ullman

As of last Friday, the inability or intransigence of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republicans in the House of Representatives to reach a budget agreement triggered the much publicized sequester.

Top News: Election Law Referred to SCC, House of Representatives Elections Delayed

By Egypt Source

House of Representatives elections have been delayed after the Supreme Administrative Court referred the election law recently passed by the Shura Council to the Supreme Constitutional Court, questioning the constitutionality of Article 2.   GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION NSF mulls satellite channel, political merger to strengthen position The National Salvation Front announced Tuesday plans to launch a […]

Russia invites US military chief to missile defense talks

By RIA Novosti

Kremlin Chief of Staff: Russia needs a million troops under arms

By Ria Novosti

From Ria Novosti:  Russia’s armed forces should expand to at least a million men in order for the country’s defenses to be effective, Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said in an interview published on Tuesday.