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Nov 19, 2012

Ten European states agree military air tanker cooperation

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Ten European countries agreed on Monday to work together to boost their military air-to-air refueling capacity, to plug a gap in their defenses that was exposed by last year’s Libyan war.

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Nov 19, 2012

Five countries call for new EU military ‘structure’

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Five leading EU countries, but not the UK, have said the Union needs a new military "structure" to manage overseas operations. The foreign and defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain issued the call in a joint communique after a meeting in Paris on Thursday (15 November). The paper […]

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MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Mohammed Mahmoud Street and Security Sector Reform Remains on the Back Burner

By Tarek Radwan

As Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi and Prime Minister Hisham Qandil among others struggle to negotiate a cease-fire with the relevant interlocutors in the Gaza crisis, the anniversary of the Mohammed Mahmoud street clashes remind Egyptian revolutionaries how far they’ve come… and how very far they still need to go. Today, the echoes of fallen protesters […]

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Will the Assiut Train Crash Galvanize Morsi’s Government into Action?

By Nancy Messieh

As a member of parliament in 2002, Mohamed Morsi called for the entire cabinet of ministers to be removed after a train caught fire in Upper Egypt, claiming the lives of 373 people. In a heated speech, he placed the blame on the government of then Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, and called for all involved […]

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Nov 19, 2012

Are fewer, yet more expensive military forces the best defense?

By Magnus Nordenman, the New Atlanticist

From Magnus Nordenman, the New Atlanticist:  While military forces have grown ever more sophisticated, their size and density have been on the decline for decades.

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Nov 19, 2012

It’s Time for Free Trade With Europe

By Frances G. Burwell, U.S. News & World Report

From Frances G. Burwell, U.S. News & World Report:  European leaders have turned to economics as the basis of a renewed partnership with the United States—

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MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Political Compromise Leads to Army Impunity in Qursaya

By Abdel-Rahman Hussein

At four in the morning, the troops sprung to attack, chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great) as they razed all in front of them, electrocuting people, firing at those who jumped in the Nile water to escape their wrath. They trashed houses, smashing windows and mirrors, overturning bedrooms and kitchens. One man was killed, tens […]

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Photo Essay: In Remembrance of Mohamed Mahmoud

By Mosaab Elshamy

Faced with repeated violent crackdowns by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Egyptian revolutionaries took to the streets one year ago today to voice their protest in what is widely regarded as the revolution’s second phase. The Mohamed Mahmoud clashes were to become Cairo’s bloodiest week since January 25. The violent dispersal of injured […]

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Top News: Morsi, Ahmadinejad Stress Need for International Consensus on Gaza

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stressed during a phone call the necessity of achieving international consensus to prevent continued Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. 

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2012

NATO to weigh Turkey missile request as ‘matter of urgency’

By Hurriyet Daily News

From Hurriyet Daily News:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen today said the alliance would consider a request from Turkey to deploy Patriot anti-missile batteries along its border border with Syria "as a matter of urgency", AFP has reported.

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