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Jun 14, 2012

Egypt’s Constitutional Chaos

By Mara Revkin and Yussef Auf

On June 14, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) issued a game-changing ruling that dissolves both houses of Parliament, effectively handing legislative authority to the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). Egypt’s political landscape is in complete disarray, transformed by a military power grab that bears all the hallmarks of a full-blown coup. But […]

NATOSource

Jun 14, 2012

Germany and Italy urge Congress not to renege on MEADS missile contract

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  German and Italian officials warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that their plans to cut off funding for a ground-based NATO missile defense program built by Lockheed Martin Corp would endanger U.S. ties with their countries.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2012

The Future of NATO Lies in Central Europe?

By Jan Hamacek and Jakub Kulhanek

The popular belief holds that the future of NATO rests on the strength of the Euro-Atlantic bond, any weakening of which is interpreted as a potential death knell for the Alliance. The ongoing debate on the purported declining interest of the US in Europe in favor of the Asia-Pacific region clearly illustrates this strategic anxiety; […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2012

Relations with Pakistan: Forging a New Partnership

By Shuja Nawaz

Pakistan is at a precarious point in its faltering return to democratic order, after yet another extended period of military-dominated rule that has left its bureaucratic system and civilian institutions stunted. Its polity and society have undergone rapid change, with countervailing forces emerging to counter the military’s overwhelming power. Though political parties remain weak and […]

Pakistan

NATOSource

Jun 14, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: The United States Must Lead

By R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist

From R. Nicholas Burns, Damon Wilson, and Jeff Lightfoot, the New Atlanticist:  Despite their importance, key European allies cannot sustain a vigorous and effective NATO without an involved and committed United States.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

MENASource

Jun 14, 2012

Top News: Supreme Constitutional Court Decrees Dissolution of Parliament

By Mara Revkin

The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law governing parliamentary elections is unconstitutional in a landmark case that will result in the dissolution of Parliament.

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: NATO Still Matters

By R. Nicholas Burns Damon Wilson and Jeffrey Lightfoot

It was the shot heard around the Alliance. In a hard-hitting farewell speech delivered in Brussels just days before his retirement as US Secretary of Defense on July 1, 2011, Robert Gates offered a tough-love message to America’s NATO allies. He warned that future US policymakers, and the American public, would lose interest in the […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2012

US seeking war games and combined operations with allies in space

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  The United States wants more global cooperation in space including joint war games and combined operations with allies

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: The United States Must Lead

By R. Nicholas Burns Damon Wilson and Jeffrey Lightfoot

Despite their importance, key European allies cannot sustain a vigorous and effective NATO without an involved and committed United States.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2012

NATO Warns Australia ‘Regular’ Target of Cyber Attacks

By Enda Curran and Rachel Pannett, the Wall Street Journal

From Enda Curran and Rachel Pannett, the Wall Street Journal:  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Australia’s government and banks have become regular targets of cyber hackers

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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