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MENASource

Jun 13, 2012

On the Eve of Pivotal Supreme Court Rulings, All Scenarios Point to Turmoil

By Ahmed Morsy

 Egypt’s judiciary has emerged as a surprising new power-broker on the political scene, pushing the limits of its jurisdiction to rule on a number of polarizing and partisan disputes that have the potential to derail Egypt’s democratic transition just as it reaches the threshold of a transfer of power to civilian leadership. The judges – […]

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2012

Secretary General: ‘NATO and Australia are ideal partners’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  From Gallipoli to Uruzgan, your men and women have been on the front line – fighting for freedom. 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Jun 13, 2012

Parliament Names Constituent Assembly Members, but Many Refuse Their Seats

By Mara Revkin

Despite lack of consensus over the critieria for electing a new Constituent Assembly, voting proceeded as planned on June 12, although more than 57 MPs walked out on the session in protest. On June 13, Parliament promptly reseased a list of the 100 elected members, including around 60 Islamists, 28 representatives of civil parties, and a […]

MENASource

Jun 13, 2012

Top News: Parliament Elects New Constituent Assembly

By Tarek Radwan

People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny announced on Tuesday night the names of the Constituent Assembly members who would draft Egypt’s new constitution. Katatny said that 575 Parliament members voted out of 678 members from both houses of Parliament, an 84.8 percent participation rate. He said that 17 ballots were invalid, leaving 558 votes to determine […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2012

Fostering Sources of Growth Across the Atlantic

By Josef Ackermann

In times such as these, amid severe economic crisis in many European countries and persistent troubles in the United States, it may seem misplaced to search for Atlantic sources of growth. In many nations, a succession of crises has had to be contained, from real estate to banking, from private debt to public debt, from […]

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Jun 13, 2012

Will Shafik be Disqualified?

By Salem Mostafa Kamel

Egypt’s two presidential candidates are racing neck-and-neck toward the run-off, but this long-awaited election could be brought to a grinding halt when Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) issues two potentially game-changing decisions on June 12. The first constitutional challenge, if successful, could invalidate the electoral law used in the recent parliamentary elections and lead to […]

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2012

The 25th anniversary of Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech in Berlin

By Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation

From Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation:  We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2012

US Exclusion of Iran on Syria Threatens Syria, Nuclear Talks

By Barbara Slavin

The Barack Obama administration’s apparent decision to cut Iran out of a multilateral group trying to resolve the Syria crisis may backfire, encouraging Tehran to sabotage any post-Assad government and also undermining nuclear talks with Iran. The US gave its most explicit rejection of Iranian participation Tuesday, June 12 when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton […]

Iran

NATOSource

Jun 12, 2012

We isolate and overload Germany at our peril

By Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times

From Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times:  Of course, nobody questions modern Germany’s democratic credentials.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Jun 12, 2012

Post-Stuxnet: The era of computer-mediated destruction has begun

By R. Scott Kemp, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

From R. Scott Kemp, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:  While digital spying has taken place for decades, the era of computer-mediated destruction has only recently begun.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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