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NATOSource

Dec 5, 2011

U.S. Official Says Missile-Defense Shield Will Move Forward

By Thom Shanker and David M. Herszenhorn, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and David M. Herszenhorn, the New York Times:  The American ambassador to NATO on Friday dismissed recent expressions of outrage from Moscow over proposed missile defenses in Europe, saying that the NATO deployment will proceed “whether Russia likes it or not.”

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Dec 5, 2011

Buck Up, America!

By Harlan Ullman

The mood in the United States is sour. Although President Jimmy Carter never used the term, a “malaise” is infecting the country.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Dec 4, 2011

Election Fever Dampens Enthusiasm for Protests

By Tarek Radwan

"If I see another protester, I swear I’d spit on him," said the exasperated taxi driver, observing a rally to commemorate the martyrs of the revolution in Tahrir Square on December 2. "Would you spit on someone whose brother, sister, or father died while fighting for your rights?" replied my brother, as he rode to […]

MENASource

Dec 4, 2011

First Round Election Results

By Mara Revkin

The High Electoral Commission released official results for the first stage of elections on December 4.  The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) led the polls with 40 percent of the vote and the Salafi Nour Party came in second with 20 percent, followed by the Egyptian Bloc with 15 percent. The Wafd Party won […]

MENASource

Dec 3, 2011

Video: HEC Head Too Tired to Announce Full Election Results

By Mara Revkin

Egypt’s High Electoral Commission (HEC) has once again delayed the announcement of full election results, already pushed back by two days. At a press conference on December 4, the commission’s head, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, announced a turnout rate of 62 percent and partial figures for some districts, before abruptly calling an end to the session, […]

MENASource

Dec 2, 2011

Amr Hamzawy and the Liberal Minority

By Michele Dunne

Congratulations to Amr Hamzawy, prominent liberal intellectual and a good friend, for winning his seat in Heliopolis as an independent in the first round of parliamentary elections.  And without so much as a runoff!   It is comforting that sound ideas, hard work, and courage count for something with Egyptian voters.  As this hilarious graphic […]

MENASource

Dec 2, 2011

Electoral Commission Confirms Record Turnout

By Mara Revkin

The High Electoral Commission is preparing to announce official results for the first stage of elections. The HEC’s preliminary statement confirms record turnout: 62 percent of eligible voters – 8,614,525 Egyptians – cast ballots in the first round   2,756 ballot boxes were supervised by 10,143 members of the judiciary This post will be updated […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2011

Europe on the Verge of a Systemic Breakdown

By Ben Carliner

Are we finally approaching the end game of the Eurozone’s debt crisis? Tuesday’s coordinated central bank action, though welcome, is less a comprehensive solution and more of a reminder of how scared central banks have become.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2011

Iran’s Growing Isolation a Dubious Win for the West

By Barbara Slavin

Scenes from Tehran Tuesday of bearded Iranian youth swarming over the walls of the British embassy evoked memories of the 1979-81 hostage crisis that created the image of Iran as a pariah state.

Iran

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2011

€-Day: Just How Broke Are We Europeans?

By Julian Lindley-French

€-Day approacheth and with it the Onion’s day of reckoning. Norway is not in the EU and yet strangely there is no visible sign that civilisation is about to collapse. Quite the reverse! Indeed, it is nice to be in a country that works.

Economy & Business European Union
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