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MENASource

Nov 5, 2012

Breaking Down the Myth of Small Businesses in Egypt

By Hoda Youssef

 In the rare times when constructive discussions about economic policy orientation take place in post-revolution Egypt, emphasis is often placed on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a means to promote economic growth and help reduce high poverty rates. This same focus existed during the Mubarak era, as the regime tried to keep up with […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 5, 2012

Anatomy of a Deal with Iran

By Rajan Menon

The on-again, off-again musings about a deal between Washington and Tehran are on again. A deal might reconcile the most important demands of each side: Iran’s insistence that it has a legal right to an independent fuel cycle for what it insists is a nonmilitary nuclear program and the declaration of the United States that […]

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

MENASource

Nov 5, 2012

Top News: South Sinai Checkpoints Tighten Security After Police Killings

By Egypt Source

The South Sinai Security Directorate tightened security measures late Sunday at the governorate’s entrances and exits, from Oyoun Moussa in Ras Sudr to northern Taba. Sinai security deteriorated after unknown attackers killed three policemen in North Sinai Saturday. 

NATOSource

Nov 4, 2012

Georgian cyber counterattack exposes Russian hacker seeking NATO document

By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

From Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service:  In an unprecedented move, the country of Georgia — irritated by persistent cyber-spying attacks — has published two photos of a Russia-based hacker

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 4, 2012

Turkey to request Patriot deployment from NATO

By Serkan Demirtaş, Hurriyet Daily News

From Serkan Demirtaş, Hurriyet Daily News:  Turkey plans to officially request NATO deploy a Patriot missile defense system in its territories as a security precaution against a potential large-scale military offensive from Syria

New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2012

Peace Prize an Important Warning Sign for Europe

By Daria Dylla

The recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union can be interpreted as a strong and important message to every single European: think about the disastrous consequences if the European project fails.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 2, 2012

Decision to Close Egypt’s Shops Early Put on Hold Amid Harsh Criticism

By Nancy Messieh

A controversial law calling for shops and restaurants in Egypt to close by 10pm has been temporarily put on hold by the Local Development Ministry. Minister Ahmed Zaki Abdeen announced the postponement earlier this week, citing the need for more time to study the penalties imposed on those who do not comply. Initial reports had […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 2, 2012

Britain’s Decade of Choices

By Julian Lindley-French

As I write this I am sitting in the Senate Chamber of Church House at the Chief of the Royal Air Force’s air power conference organised by the Royal United Services Institute. Church House is the Supreme Spiritual Headquarters of the Church of England and there can be no better place to discuss the future […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 2, 2012

Secret security arrangement between CIA and State Department at heart of Benghazi controversy

By Adam Entous, Siobhan Gorman, and Margaret Coker, Wall Street Journal

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 2, 2012

CIA refutes Benghazi scandal by acknowledging covert operation in Libya

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Security officers from the C.I.A. played a pivotal role in combating militants who attacked the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11

United States and Canada
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