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NATOSource

Feb 7, 2013

Georgia requests Germany’s assistance integrating into NATO

By Trend News Agency

From Trend News Agency:  Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze held a meeting with German Deputy Minister of Defence Christian Schmidt on Monday.

MENASource

Feb 7, 2013

The State of Excessive Police Violence Against Civilians

By Nahla Samaha

With state security reform a key demand of the January 25 Revolution, a vicious crackdown on protests, and the alleged targeting of activists, indicates that the uprising never reached the hallways of the Ministry of Interior.  A video of a man, stripped and beaten, and later intimidated into claiming that protesters had attacked him, has […]

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2013

Rasmussen: Bosnia ‘would profit from being a member of NATO,’ but first needs to implement reforms

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Mr. President, it is indeed a great pleasure to be back in Sarajevo today. Your country is an important partner for NATO. We thank you for the contribution to our mission in Afghanistan.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Feb 7, 2013

How Chokri Belaid’s Assassination Impacts the Tunisian Transition

By Eric Knecht

Once word spread of the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, an outspoken critic of the Ennahda Islamist party, thousands of Tunisians took to the streets calling for the fall of the Ennahda-led government. Although the death of Belaid is the immediate cause of unrest, pressure has been mounting on the Islamist ruling party […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 7, 2013

Censorship Encroaching, But Egypt’s World of Books Still Relatively Free

By M. Lynx Qualey

In Egypt, the issue of media censorship has leapt to center stage. Since last June, legal complaints have been filed against two dozen journalists, comedians, on-air psychologists, and TV presenters for “insulting the president.” According to the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, these cases, which can bring a three-year prison sentence, have reached a […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2013

Whole Drone Program Deserves Scrutiny

By Danya Greenfield

John Brennan’s confirmation hearing for CIA Director is stirring up renewed debate on the use of drone strikes as a centerpiece of US counterterrorism strategy and, specifically, the legal grounding for targeting US citizens. 

Drones Security & Defense

MENASource

Feb 7, 2013

Top News: Egypt Opposition Leader Warns Over Death Edict

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s most prominent opposition leader criticized the Islamist government on Wednesday for its silence over a Muslim cleric’s edict calling for the death of opposition supporters.

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2013

Questions for John Brennan

By Joshua Foust

As John Brennan’s confirmation hearing to be the next director of the CIA approaches on Thursday, it is an ideal time to examine his record. While he is the man perhaps best positioned to reform the agency and to handle the complex challenges facing the country, there are some questions he should answer during his […]

Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 7, 2013

Turkey Hints at a Breakup With Europe

By Harvey Morris, International Herald Tribune

From Harvey Morris, International Herald Tribune:  A half century after taking the first steps toward becoming an integral part of Europe, Turkey may be ready to give up.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2013

Georgia’s Diplomatic Shuffle

By Laura Linderman

“America is our biggest and strongest partner, and for a country like Georgia, this is the most important diplomatic post you can imagine,” current Georgian Ambassador to the United States Temuri Yakobashvili recently told the Washington Diplomat. So when he steps down on March first, his replacement will be a key player in the US-Georgian […]

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