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MENASource

Dec 21, 2012

Top News: Islamist Rally Turns Violent Outside Alexandria Mosque

By Egypt Source

Clashes erupted shortly after several thousand demonstrators gathered at Alexandria’s Qaed Ibrahim Mosque Friday to "defend [Islamic] scholars and mosques," and to call for Sharia (Islamic law). The rally, which was initially peaceful after Friday noon prayers, turned violent when clashes broke out between Islamist demonstrators and rival opposition group

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2012

NATO confirms that Syria has fired more Scud missiles

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I can confirm that we have detected the launch of Scud-type missiles. We strongly regret that act. I consider it acts of a desperate regime approaching collapse.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2012

Report: Russia postpones Mistral warship project to 2016

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia is putting back the launch of a project to build two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships under French license from 2013 to 2016, a Defense Ministry source said on Friday.

New Atlanticist

Dec 21, 2012

Euro-Realism: For a Better Europe

By Julian Lindley-French

Myth has it that Trotsky believed capitalism would collapse under the weight of its own contradictions. In fact that was the so-called Ultra Leftists, as neither Lenin nor Trotsky thought capitalism would face a final reckoning, believing rather that capitalism would preserve itself at whatever cost. Only class struggle, they believed, would ensure the collapse […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2012

Syria Fires More Scud Missiles at Rebels, U.S. Says

By Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria have resumed firing Scud ballistic missiles against rebel positions in recent days, American officials said on Thursday.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Dec 20, 2012

Chuck Hagel, Israel, and Honest Debate

By James Joyner

Atlantic Council chairman Chuck Hagel has been widely reported to be President Obama’s choice for secretary of defense. Given that he’s my boss’ boss, I’ve refrained from commentary on his merits for the job.  But silence in the face of slander is too often taken as admission.

Middle East

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2012

Report: NATO members need to work on cyber resiliency

By Haly Laasme, Cicero Foundation

From Haly Laasme, Cicero Foundation:  NATO’s Global Commons Report seems to suggest that because the new Strategic Concept committed NATO to a strong defence posture in cyberspace, it would also somehow assure the Alliance  to be at the front edge in assessing the security impact of emerging challenges.

Cybersecurity NATO

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2012

The case for a NATO-Gulf strategic dialogue

By Jean-Loup Samaan, NATO Review

From Jean-Loup Samaan, NATO Review:  Some achievements in NATO-GCC relations are worth considering and using.

MENASource

Dec 20, 2012

Minorities and Majorities in a Democracy

By Mohammed Nosseir

In their first attempt toward establishing a democracy, Egyptians apparently misunderstood the real meaning of the concept, and how its mechanism functions. Democracy is not only about placing ballots in transparent boxes to set up a government. Democracy is a philosophy of ruling and governing a country through a given mechanism that entails many aspects. […]

NATOSource

Dec 20, 2012

Kuwait allocates land for a NATO training site as part of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

By Kuwait News Agency

From Kuwait News Agency:  Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said here Wednesday Kuwait’s allocation of a training site for NATO is part of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, which was launched by the alliance in 2004.

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