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MENASource

Nov 27, 2012

Morsi tries with the judiciary what he did to the SCAF – and fails

By Michele Dunne

President Mohammed Morsi’s November 22 constitutional decree attempted to do to the judiciary what he did to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in August 2012:  strip it of political power, eliminate its influence over the constituent assembly and constitution, and remove it as an obstacle to his authority.  But Morsi is now […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 27, 2012

America’s Geopolitical Gusher

By Frederick Kempe

Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s chief economist, is not prone to hype. So industry executives listen when he calls the surge of U.S. oil and gas production “the biggest change in the energy world since World War II.”

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2012

VIDEO: Secretary Kerry Addresses the Key Points of the Iran Deal

By US Dept of State

Iran

MENASource

Nov 26, 2012

The ‘Authoritarian’ Declaration / الإعلان الاستبدادي، لا الدستوري

By Yussef Auf

The 22nd of November will go down in history as the day President Mohammed Morsi issued, not a constitutional decree, but rather an authoritarian decree. Referring to his declaration as constitutional is an infringement on the nation’s very constitution as well as on its laws. At the same time, describing the decree as authoritarian may […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2012

Time Running Out as Israel Cuts the Grass

By Sarwar Kashmeri

Is there any hope for a permanent peace in the Middle East when Israel believes the only way to deal with the Palestinians is akin to “cutting the grass,” a bizarre belief that now governs Israeli foreign policy as the New York Times recently reported

Middle East

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2012

NATO chief: ‘More European troops are deployed on international operations than ever before’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  We have succeeded in bringing the European family together.  We have put in place the structures that allow us to live in freedom, peace, and in safety.  And we are very close to building a Europe that is whole and free.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2012

Did the Recent Fighting Hamper an Israeli-Palestinian Solution?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

While hundreds of millions Muslims believe 9/11 was history’s biggest conspiracy, hatched by U.S. intelligence and Israel’s Mossad, to justify a global crackdown on Islamist militants, there are also countless millions of Arabs who are convinced the Nazi Holocaust was grossly exaggerated to justify “the Jewish occupation of Palestine.”

Middle East National Security

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2012

Rasmussen: ‘Switzerland has made an enormous investment in NATO’s partnership programs’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I am very pleased to say that one partnership that has been steadily strengthening is NATO’s partnership with Switzerland. 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2012

NATO moving its Naples-based southern command to high-tech campus

By AP

From AP:  NATO said Monday it is moving its run-down southern command in Italy to a new €164-million ($212 million) high-tech campus 20 kilometers (10 miles) away.

MENASource

Nov 26, 2012

Top News: Morsi Will Not Rescind Power-Consolidating Decree: Source

By Egypt Source

The Egyptian president’s office said on Sunday it was committed to engaging "all political forces" to reach common ground on the constitution and stressed the "temporary nature" of a decree expanding President Mohamed Morsi’s powers. President Mohamed Morsi does not plan to rescind his latest controversial constitutional declaration, but will rather offer proposals to the […]