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Mar 19, 2012

Four conditions for a NATO invasion of Syria

By Daniel Byman, Michael Doran, Kenneth Pollack, and Salman Shaikh, Brookings

From Daniel Byman, Michael Doran, Kenneth Pollack, and Salman Shaikh, Brookings:  One variant on the invasion option that bears separate consideration because it could prove to be an attractive alternative is for NATO to invade Syria with Arab League diplomatic support and ideally some Arab military participation.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 19, 2012

Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria

By Kirit Radia and Rym Momtaz, ABC News

From Kirit Radia and Rym Momtaz, ABC News: A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2012

To Stabilize Libya, Transatlantic Political Engagement Needed

By Alec Simantov

The setbacks to Libya’s internal security and stability are worsening in the run up to scheduled June elections.

Libya

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2012

Bailouts Are no Substitute for Reforms

By Leszek Balcerowicz

The eurozone’s fiscal problems are triggering memories of policies used to deal with similar crises in the past. In years past we have seen the IMF and comparable institutions acting as crisis lenders offering official bail-outs to distressed sovereign borrowers. We have witnessed the monetisation of public debt by central banks, and the outright reduction […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Mar 19, 2012

Top News: Egyptians Mourn Coptic Pope Shenouda III

By Mara Revkin

Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians gathered outside of the main cathedral in Cairo to begin a three-day mourning period for 89-year-old Pope Shenouda III, who died of natural causes on March 17.

NATOSource

Mar 19, 2012

U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of cyberweapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet, according to current and former U.S. officials.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 16, 2012

UN sanctions panel investigates reports of French/Qatari arms transfers to Libya’s rebels

By Colum Lynch, Turtle Bay

From Colum Lynch, Turtle Bay:  A U.N. panel set up last year to enforce an arms embargo in Libya has opened an inquiry into allegations that France and Qatar armed Libyan rebels

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 16, 2012

The Pentagon’s cold feet on Syria

By Max Boot, the Washington Post

From Max Boot, the Washington Post:  Today, in the case of Syria, any military action needs to be carefully thought through, but we should not refuse to act simply because of the worst-case scenarios being raised by the Pentagon.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 16, 2012

Obama and Karzai discuss future of NATO troops in Afghan villages

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama called President Karzai early this morning to offer his best wishes and congratulations to President Karzai and his wife on the birth of their daughter.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Mar 16, 2012

Egypt’s Trials: Accountability Remains Elusive

By N. M.

For the first time, Samira Ibrahim’s positive demeanor cracked in public. It was Sunday, March 11, 2012 – just over one year to the date since her arrest. The 25-year-old activist has become a symbol for the struggle that Egyptian women have endured, in the face of continuing hardships and human rights abuses. On March […]

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