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Sep 26, 2012

Revisiting Egypt’s Competitiveness in a Globalized World Economy

By Hoda Youssef

With any mention of Egypt’s economic recovery, foreign direct investment (FDI) is often referred to as the saviour that will help the country recover from its near two-year hardship, by enabling stimulated growth and job creation. The 2011 revolution has brought to the forefront critical socioeconomic and financial challenges at a time when global financial […]

MENASource

Sep 26, 2012

Embassy Attacks Set the Stage for Moderation or Extremist Momentum

By Karim Mezran and Sarah Wade

The violence and protests taking place across the Middle East have largely been attributed to rage over the anti-Islamic film The Innocence of Muslims, but their impact on the transition and ongoing political power struggle between moderates and extremists may hold broader implications for Western policy. The embassy attacks in Libya and Tunisia are causing […]

Libya North Africa

NATOSource

Sep 26, 2012

Clinton discussed Syria, Afghanistan, and ‘question of democracy in Europe’ at her farewell Transatlantic Dinner

By Department of State

From Department of State: The Transatlantic Dinner, as you all know, is something we do every year at the General Assembly, meeting of European Union foreign ministers, NATO foreign ministers, as well as Macedonia and Switzerland, plus the NATO Secretary General and the High Representative of the EU.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 25, 2012

Bipartisan Insanity on the Iran Question

By James Joyner

In the midst of a boilerplate speech to the UN General Assembly on the virtues of democracy and freedom, President Obama tossed in some rhetoric on Iran that’s either empty or dangerous. Neither option is a good one.

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

NATOSource

Sep 25, 2012

U.S. and NATO support for moderates can make a difference in the Middle East

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  In the days since the riots, there has been a broad backlash against the violence in both countries — culminating Friday in Benghazi, where tens of thousands of people marched on the base of an Islamist militia suspected of involvement in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Sep 25, 2012

Estonia signs defense cooperation treaty with Georgia

By Ministry of Defense of Estonia

From Ministry of Defense of Estonia:  [I]n Tbilisi, Estonia’s Minister of Defence Urmas Reinsalu and Georgia’s Minister of Defence Dimitri Shashkini concluded a defence cooperation treaty between the two countries. According to Minister of Defence Reinsalu, the key position in the treaty is Estonia’s support for Georgia’s aspiration in the direction of NATO. “Georgia is […]

NATOSource

Sep 25, 2012

Russia: Transit Facility at Ulyanovsk Ready For NATO

By Interfax

From Interfax:  A transit centre in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk is ready to receive NATO cargoes for Afghanistan, said the Russian presidential envoy Zamir Kabulov in a statement in New York. It is for NATO to decide when exactly it will start its cargo shipments, Kabulov said, adding that the presence of US servicemen […]

MENASource

Sep 25, 2012

EIPR to Bring Egypt’s ‘Virginity Tests’ Case to the African Commission

By Nancy Messieh

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and INTERIGHTS have launched a case against Egypt in regard to the now infamously known ‘Virgnity Tests’ case in which Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim accused military personnel of sexual abuse during her detention in military prison. The case, which is being brought before the African Commission on Human […]

MENASource

Sep 25, 2012

Top News: Clinton Reassures Egypt’s Morsi on U.S. Assistance

By Egypt Source

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured Egypt’s new Islamist president on Monday that the United States would forge ahead with plans to expand economic assistance despite anti-American protests that cast new shadows over U.S. engagement with the region.

NATOSource

Sep 25, 2012

Weaknesses of US and European models of cyber defense

By Chris C. Demchak, American Interest

From Chris C. Demchak, American Interest:  [F]ew of the strategic or institutional support elements of a security resilience strategy are in place today, either within or across the various democratic trading states.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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