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MENASource

Sep 14, 2012

Top News: Egypt, US Struggle to Maintain Relations while Appeasing Public Anger

By Egypt Source

With the Egyptian public outraged about a film apparently produced in the US that allegedly insults the Prophet Mohamed, and the American public looking to Obama to condemn the breach of the US Embassy in Cairo by protesters last Tuesday, the governments of both nations have strained to cater to public opinion while still preserving […]

MENASource

Sep 14, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Backtracks on Calls for Protests

By Nancy Messieh

As protests spread across the region, making their way into Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, and further, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is backtracking on its initial call for protests on Friday. Earlier this week, the Brotherhood’s Secretary General, Mahmoud Hussein, called for "peaceful protests on Friday outside all the main mosques in all of Egypt’s provinces", but on Friday released a […]

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Photo Essay: September 13 Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces at the US Embassy

By Mosaab Elshamy

Protests first broke out on Tuesday, sparked by an anti-Muhammad film which surfaced this week. The inflammatory film brought thousands of protesters to the US embassy, among them supporters of the conservative Salafi parties as well as Ultras, a group of young football supporters known for their active involvment in street protests in Egypt. Since […]

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Morsi and Brotherhood Responses to the Anti-Muhammad Film and Subsequent Protests

By Nancy Messieh

The Muslim Brotherhood has released several statements in response to the anti-Muhammad film that surfaced earlier this week, leading to protests taking place at the US embassy in Cairo, and US consulate in Benghazi. President Mohamed Morsi issued an initial statement on Facebook on Wednesday, elaborating on the same points during a speech at the […]

NATOSource

Sep 13, 2012

Russia: There is a danger of NATO turning into a “global policeman”

By Voice of Russia

From Voice of Russia:  Both Russia and NATO realize that two such major agents in the sphere of global security – the largest state in Eurasia and the leading military political organization (one must admit it is so) – must preserve a normal relationship

NATOSource

Sep 13, 2012

Russia worried about NATO activity in Baltic region

By Voice of Russia

From Voice of Russia:  Alexander Victorovich, you have mentioned twice that Russia is worried by certain NATO activity. What exactly do you mean?

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2012

Mitt Romney’s Opaque Foreign Policy

By James Joyner

In the wake of the murder of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney inexplicably and ironically declared, “President Obama has demonstrated a lack of clarity as to a foreign policy.”

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

The System of Government in Egypt’s Draft Constitution / نظام الحكم بمشروع الدستور الجديد؛ رؤية نقدية

By Yussef Auf

The formation of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution of post-revolution Egypt has been described using largely the same terms used to depict the first transitional period from February 2011 to August 12th of this year: haphazard, confusing and ambiguous.  This state of confusion has reigned since the election of members of the […]

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy condemned on Thursday the amateur film which many see as offensive to Prophet Mohamed and Islam and which is prompting protests across the region. Morsy called the Prophet a red line that should not be crossed, and said he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies. 

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2012

Foreign Service and Ambassador Stevens

By Ross Wilson

The death in Benghazi of US Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other staff members of the US mission in Libya is a chilling reminder of the risks that American diplomats and American diplomacy face at a time of violence and uncertainty in the Middle East and the world. 

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