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NATOSource

May 31, 2012

Retired Russian colonel convicted of spying for US

By the AP

From the AP:  A retired Russian military officer has been convicted on charges of spying for the U.S. and sentenced to 12 years in prison, the counterintelligence agency said Thursday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 31, 2012

The Case Against Intervention in Syria

By Fareed Zakaria, TIME

From Fareed Zakaria, TIME:  In Syria, the brutal regime of Bashar Assad is testing the proposition that repression works.

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2012

US-European Economic Partnership Key to Everything

By James Joyner

Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides declared that “the US-European economic partnership is key to everything we want to do together around the world” and together “we must use sanctions and the like to pressure those who break international rules and threaten international security, and we must use economic incentives to drive political reform.”

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2012

Ending Poland’s Absurd Exclusion From Visa Waiver Program

By James Joyner

Speaking today at the Wroclaw Global Forum, Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides declared that “the Obama Administration strongly supports expanding the Visa Waiver Program to include Poland” and that “legislation that could open the door to Poland’s participation in the program is possible by the end of this year.”

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 31, 2012

Missile Defense Achievements

By Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Department of State

From Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Department of State: The progress on missile defense is remarkable given that NATO only made its decision to develop a territorial ballistic missile defense capability 18 months ago.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2012

Mission Taliban

By Bharat Karnad

There are certain immutable laws of military history that repeated attempts at disproving them only end up confirming their veracity. One such law has to do with certain countries being simply intolerant of interventions by foreign powers. Vietnam and Afghanistan come readily to mind; they are the fabled “graveyards of empires”.

Afghanistan NATO

MENASource

May 31, 2012

Egypt’s 30-Year-Old Emergency Law Expires, but Civilians Remain Vulnerable to Military Justice System

By Salem Mostafa Kamel

Egypt’s 30-year-old state of emergency came to an end on May 31 as its last renewal expired. However, this human rights victory is only the first step toward reforming a legal system and military justice apparatus that still wield too much control over civilians. Although the Emergency Law has been allowed to lapse, the SCAF […]

MENASource

May 31, 2012

Political and Economic Shock Waves Expected with Mubarak Verdict on June 2

By Mara Revkin

In anticipation of a violent reaction to former President Hosni Mubarak’s sentencing and verdict expected on June 2, Egyptian officials are planning to deploy 160 tanks and 20,000 police officers to maintain order in Cairo. The trial has high stakes not just for Mubarak and his fellow defendants – Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and […]

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2012

With an Eye Towards China, India Approves Arms Deal with the United States

By Ronak Desai

Decision makers in New Delhi have approved the purchase of 145 ultra-light weight howitzers from the United States for an estimated $560 million.

India

MENASource

May 31, 2012

Top News: Egypt Lifts Emergency Law for First Time in 30 Years

By Tarek Radwan

Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced Thursday afternoon the lifting of the longstanding state of emergency, adding that the military will continue to secure the country until the 30 June transfer of power following the upcoming presidential elections runoff. 

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