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NATOSource

Dec 8, 2011

Russia says NATO is running out of time for missile defense agreement

By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters:  Russia said on Thursday that time was running out to conclude a missile defense deal with NATO, as the alliance insisted it would press ahead with a project it says is aimed at countering threats from states such as Iran.

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MENASource

Dec 8, 2011

News Update: December 8, 2011

By Mara Revkin

The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party dominated the run-off voting on December 5-6, winning 34 out of the 52 seats contested. Meanwhile, the SCAF stated that the upcoming parliament will not be representative of the Egyptian people, and that those appointed to write a new constitution will need to be approved by the interim cabinet […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2011

Association Agreement Won’t Help Ukraine on its Path to EU Integration

By Taras Kuzio

Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander J. Motyl both believe that the EU should go ahead and move forward with the Association Agreement. They believe it would be imprudent to isolate Ukraine and to push it into the Russian-dominated CIS Customs Union.

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MENASource

Dec 8, 2011

SCAF to Set “Parameters” for Constitutional Committee

By Mara Revkin

Although the SCAF was recently forced to back down from a proposal to exercise oversight over the process of writing Egypt’s next constitution, a new statement by General Mokhtar al-Mullah confirms that the SCAF is still intent on manipulating the content of the new charter to protect the interests of the military establishment. At a […]

NATOSource

Dec 7, 2011

Gen. Makarov: Russia being forced into new arms race by NATO missile defense

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:   Russia’s Chief of General Staff says Moscow is being pushed into a new arms race, although it has repeatedly stressed that it does not want this.

MENASource

Dec 7, 2011

Of Islamists, Elections, and the Economy: A Closer Look

By Michele Dunne

Tom Friedman’s column in The New York Times on December 7 supports an argument—that liberal forces in Egypt did less well than Islamists in the first round of elections because their anti-military protests had alienated “some more traditional-minded Egyptian voters, who still cling to the army as a source of stability”—that is emerging as part […]

NATOSource

Dec 7, 2011

General asks Obama for year-long pause in troop withdrawals from Afghanistan

By Ben Farmer, the Telegraph

From Ben Farmer, the Telegraph:  Gen John Allen is opposing Barack Obama’s strategy of steadily pulling out troops over the next three years and argues a premature decline will jeopardise security gains made in the past year.

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MENASource

Dec 7, 2011

News Update: December 7, 2011

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party claims to have won 34 of the 52 individual seats that were contested in the runoff round on December 5-6, raising the FJP’s projected share of parliamentary seats to nearly two thirds. Meanwhile, the SCAF issued a decree on December 7 delegating presidential powers to Prime Minister Kamal […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2011

What the Russian Duma Elections Could Mean for the Future

By Anna Borshchevskaya

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party must feel embarrassed.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2011

Pearl Harbor Redux

By Harlan Ullman

Seventy years ago today, the Japanese navy launched strikes against Pearl Harbor sinking much of “Battleship Row,” awakening a sleeping giant and forcing the United States into World War II with catastrophic effects for the Axis powers.

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