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MENASource

May 23, 2012

Egypt’s Presidential Candidates Envision New Regional Role and Foreign Policy

By Mustafa El-Labbad

In the days leading up to the presidential election, political debates in Egypt have focused disproportionately on domestic issues. Voters and candidates have sidestepped concerns over Egypt’s regional role and strategic interests and the avoidance of these issues has resulted in a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the trajectory of foreign policy after the revolution. […]

New Atlanticist

May 23, 2012

NATO’s Ballistic Missile Defense: A Promising Triumph of Prudence

By Boyko Noev

At their Chicago summit, NATO heads of state and government declared that the Alliance had achieved an interim ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability. This political-military project is one the most important achievements in NATO’s post- Cold War history and goes far beyond the technical aspects of a very unique and complex defense system. First and […]

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Congressional Relations

May 23, 2012

Congressional report examines sales of military tech/equipment to Russia by our European allies

By the Congressional Research Service

From the Congressional Research Service:  Analysts and officials from NATO member states concerned about the implications of allied military sales to Russia point to contracts signed in 2010 and 2011 between Russia and French, German, and Italian companies.

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MENASource

May 23, 2012

Massive Turnout Expected as Polling Begins, with Minor Violations Reported

By Tarek Radwan

Millions of Egyptians head to polling stations across the country Wednesday to cast their ballots in Egypt’s first genuine multi-candidate presidential election. By most accounts, 30-40 million citizens (60–75 per cent of eligible voters) are expected to head to the polls on Wednesday out of a total of 53 million eligible voters.  

MENASource

May 23, 2012

Egypt’s Next President Will Inherit an Unemployment Crisis

By Maye Ehab

Today, Egyptians began voting in the first truly democratic presidential elections in recent history. Egypt’s next president will face a multitude of challenges, foremost among them the urgent need to revive the ailing economy. Since the January 25 revolution, Egypt’s economy has been languishing under the strain of political instability and lack of security. Many […]

MENASource

May 23, 2012

Shafik Referred to Prosecutor General for Violating Electoral Law

By Mara Revkin

Just hours after the opening of polls on the morning of May 23, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik has already been referred to Egypt’s Prosecutor General over a flagrant violation of the electoral law’s ban on campaigning 48 hours prior to and during the election days. Shafik appears to have crossed the […]

MENASource

May 22, 2012

How Egyptians Will Vote

By Michele Dunne

Predictions that Egyptians will head to the presidential poll in large numbers on May 23 and 24 are firm and consistent, but forecasts of how they will vote diverge significantly.

NATOSource

May 22, 2012

NATO Muddles Through in Chicago

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  While the race to the exits on Afghanistan reached full stride with the election of François Hollande in France—which came with a promise to withdraw that pivotal nation’s forces by the end of this year

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NATOSource

May 22, 2012

To Survive, NATO Must Globalize

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, the New Atlanticist:  Today, NATO is becoming, in the words of its secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, “a hub of a network of security partnerships and a center for consultation on global security issues.”

NATOSource

May 22, 2012

Anchoring NATO with Leadership

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

From R. Nicholas Burns and Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  Strong U.S. leadership of the alliance will be essential, just as it has been since NATO was formed in 1949.

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