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Jan 20, 2012

From Bad to Worse: The New Draft Law on Civil Society and Associations

By Tarek Radwan

The latest insult to Egyptian non-governmental organizations — still reeling from the most recent raids that took place on December 29 — has come in the form of a new draft law put forth by the interim government to regulate the activities of civil society groups and associations. Mohammed al-Demardesh, Legal Advisor with the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, announced the proposed "Law on Associations […]

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2012

The role of British Special Forces in defeating Gaddafi

By Mark Urban, the BBC

From Mark Urban, the BBC:  At a meeting near the end of March, we have been told, authorisation was given to take certain steps to develop the [Libyan opposition’s National Transition Council] NTC’s embryonic ground forces.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2012

NATO urges Iran to keep Strait of Hormuz open

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph:  Nato pressed Iran to guarantee the security of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz but said the Western military alliance had no plans to intervene in the area – used for a third of the world’s seaborne oil exports. Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels it was of "utmost […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2012

The Republican Party’s Multiple Circular Firing Squads

By Harlan Ullman

On the current trajectory (and assuming that no untoward events change the calculus before November), Barack Obama seems well on his way to winning a second term in the White House. Of the reasons for this prediction, three stand out: Republicans, Republicans and still more Republicans. With uncanny precision, the Republican Party and its membership, […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2012

Expect the Best Behavior from Our Troops

By Kurt Sanger

The video showing Marines urinating on dead enemy bodies in Afghanistan has refocused America’s attention on the behavior of service members. We have been painfully aware of the strategic implications of this kind of action since we saw the photos from Abu Ghraib. How could something like this happen now? Something is broken. We remember […]

Afghanistan

MENASource

Jan 19, 2012

Top News: ElBaradei Campaign Rejects “Fake Celebrations” on Jan. 25

By Mara Revkin

The Popular Campaign to Support Mohamed ElBaradei issued a statement rejecting "fake celebrations" being planned for the anniversary of the outbreak of the 25 January revolution, in the group’s first official statement since ElBaradei’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race.

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2012

US Ambassador to NATO: ‘ European commitments to NATO are too-often lacking’

By Ivo H. Daalder, U.S. Mission to NATO

From Ivo H. Daalder, U.S. Mission to NATO:  [W]hile Europeans don’t spend enough on defense, they also don’t spend efficiently.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2012

On Iran, Emulate TR

By R. James Woolsey and Robert MacFarlane

In the first week of 2012, President Obama finally approved tough sanctions on Iran’s central bank, aiming to cripple Iran’s oil trade and thwart its advanced efforts to possess a nuclear weapon. Iran’s armed-forces commander, Gen. Ataollah Salehi, threatened military action against the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier operating in international waters: “We […]

Iran

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2012

Turkey’s Foreign Minister: ‘Today, we need NATO… even more than in 1952’

By Ahmet Davutoglu, NATO

Economy & Business

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2012

Secretary General Rasmussen: ‘Turkey makes NATO stronger and NATO makes Turkey stronger’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  In just one month’s time, on the 18th of February, we will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of Turkey and Greece joining NATO. For six decades, Minister, Turkey has been a pillar of our security. And NATO has been a pillar of your security.

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