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Oct 26, 2012

U.S. Rushes to Stop Syria from Expanding Chemical Weapon Stockpile

By Noah Shachtman, Danger Room

From Noah Shachtman, Danger Room:  The regime of embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is actively working to enlarge its arsenal of chemical weapons, U.S. officials tell Danger Room. Assad’s operatives have tried repeatedly in recent months to buy up the precursor chemicals for deadly nerve agents like sarin, even as his country plunges further and […]

United States and Canada

MENASource

Oct 26, 2012

HRW Welcomes Appointment of Civilian Judge to Investigate Military Crimes

By Nancy Messieh

Described by Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a first step towards accountability for military abuses, civilian judge Tharwat Hammad was appointed to investigate military responsibility in the killing of protesters under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).  With over 136 accusations brought against the former Minister of Defense and SCAF head, Hussein Tantawi, as […]

White House

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2012

Cyber Legislation and White House Executive Orders

By Jason Healey

Out of frustration over Congress’ failure to pass a new bill on cybersecurity, the White House appears to be getting closer to an executive order to push through some actions.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Oct 26, 2012

Europe and the ‘Asia Pivot’

By Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune

From Tomas Valasek, International Herald Tribune:  What is NATO to do? One school of thought in Europe holds that an alliance with such widely different capabilities will not survive.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2012

Russia wants answers on NATO post-2014 Afghan mission

By Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters

From Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters:  Russia wants to know more about the scale and scope of NATO‘s post-2014 mission in Afghanistan before deciding whether to keep cooperating with the Western alliance, an envoy for President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2012

Poland planning large investment in independent missile defense capability

By NTI

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2012

Five More Years of Yanukovych

By Alexander J. Motyl and Rajan Menon

On October 28, Ukrainians will go to the polls for parliamentary elections. Just about everyone in the country believes that the result will be a victory for the ruling Party of Regions (PR), which, at first glance, would seem to reinforce the legitimacy of the increasingly authoritarian president, Viktor Yanukovych.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Oct 25, 2012

A Home with No Husbands: A Glimpse at Internal Egyptian Migration

By Jayson Casper

In many villages of Upper Egypt, the extended family lives together in the same complex. In a fair number of these families, however, there are no men present. Qufada, a small village in Upper Egypt, is no exception. High rates of unemployment force the men of the family to look beyond the borders of the […]

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2012

Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

By Nicole Perlroth, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  The hackers picked the one day of the year they knew they could inflict the most damage on the world’s most valuable company, Saudi Aramco. On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare for one of Islam’s holiest nights of the year […]

Cybersecurity Energy & Environment

MENASource

Oct 25, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly: Prime Minister Will Be Chosen from the Majority in Parliament

By Egypt Source

The Committee on the System of Governance in Constituent Assembly yesterday amended the text of Article 143 for the selection of the Prime Minister, agreeing that the president task the majority party or coalition with forming a new government. 

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