Category: Blogs

Time to stop waffling on Syria

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has suffered a series of blows in recent days

UK Defense Chief To NATO: Pull Your Weight In Europe While US Handles China

By Otto Kreisher, AOL Defense

Top News: Administrative Court Recuses Itself from Controversial Cases

By Tarek Radwan

The State Council Administrative Court ruled Thursday that it does not have the jurisdiction to consider legal challenges to the supplement to the Constitutional Declaration or the president’s decision to reinstate the People’s Assembly, state TV reported. The court referred challenges to the latter to the Supreme Constitutional Court, according to state-run MENA. 

It’s the Competitiveness, Stupid

By Frederick Kempe

America deserves better. If only this year’s presidential candidates were as focused on global competitiveness as are America’s business leaders, the world’s most important economy and democracy would already have become the “Comeback Kid,” portrayed on this week’s Economist cover as a muscle-bound Uncle Sam.

Chinese general warns that new missile shield may spark China nuclear upgrade

By Fredrik Dahl, Reuters

NATO and China cooperating in international counter-piracy operations

By Ben Bekkering, Allied Command Operations

From Ben Bekkering, Allied Command Operations:  A few days ago I visited Admiral Yang [Junfei], the Commander of the Chinese Task Force 113.

Obama Condemns Terrorist Attack in Bulgaria

By Barack Obama, White House

From Barack Obama, White House:  I strongly condemn today’s barbaric terrorist attack on Israelis in Bulgaria.

US State Department considered leader in e-diplomacy

By Nick Bryant, BBC

From Nick Bryant, BBC:  With its 140-character limit, Twitter hardly lends itself to diplomatic nuance.

Top News: No Political Prisoners in Military Prisons, Says Judicial Official

By Tarek Radwan

Major General Adel Morsy, head of the military judiciary, has said that there are no political prisoners in military prisons and that the military judiciary does not have authority to arrest civilians. “Whoever claims the contrary must prove it,” he said. Morsy’s statement came in response to the calls demanding that President Mohamed Morsy grant […]