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NATOSource

Dec 1, 2011

Talks on Iraq NATO mission stall over immunity

By Rebecca Santana and Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Rebecca Santana and Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The issue of legal immunity for foreign troops in Iraq, which already torpedoed plans to keep a U.S. military presence in the country, has emerged as a key stumbling block in talks over the extension of a NATO training mission here.

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2011

Ukraine Turns Away from Europe and the West

By Taras Kuzio

The incarceration of Yulia Tymoshenko has temporarily halted and may permanently terminate Ukraine’s integration with Europe.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2011

EU announces projects for pooled defense capabilities

By  Sebastian Moffett and David Brunnstrom. Reuters

From Sebastian Moffett and David Brunnstrom. Reuters:  EU defence ministers agreed on Wednesday to pool resources in 11 defence fields ranging from mid-air refuelling to field hospitals, hoping to shore up European capabilities despite severe budget pressure. The projects are designed to make EU nations – which traditionally have nurtured separate military forces and industries – […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2011

Time to Let Macedonia Play with the Big Boys

By Metodija A. Koloski and Mark Branov

Rarely has a country’s standing in the community of nations collapsed as quickly as that of Greece.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Nov 30, 2011

News Update: November 30, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Partial results for single-winner races are being released today, with additional results expected after a run-off round on Monday, December 5. The Freedom and Justice Party issued a statement claiming that the FJP-led Democratic Alliance is leading the proportional representation races, followed by the Salafi Nour Party and the liberal-oriented Egyptian Bloc in third place. […]

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2011

Russia may drop NATO summit over missile defense

By Russia Today

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2011

Can NATO Adapt to Cyber Warfare?

By Robin Tim Weis, FrumForum

From Robin Tim Weis, FrumForum:  What is the likelihood that NATO would invoke Article Five–NATO’s collective defense clause–in response to a cyber attack? The possibility first entered media discourse back in October 2010 when the German Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on an internal memo in which NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the use of Article […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Nov 30, 2011

Violence Returns to Tahrir: Update from Tarek Radwan

By Tarek Radwan

Late last night, clashes erupted between protesters and street vendors in Tahrir during which approximately 80 people were wounded. By the end of these skirmishes, the protesters had forced the vendors out of the square against the backdrop of calls saying, "The people want the cleansing of Tahrir!" For the protesters, street vendors have been […]

MENASource

Nov 29, 2011

Polls Close and the Count Begins

By Michele Dunne

Port Said — The young Egyptian judge reopening his polling station shortly before 8 this morning took great trouble not only to carry out procedures correctly but to be seen doing so.  He looked frankly relieved to see international observers present, but would not open the door until at least one party agent was there […]

MENASource

Nov 29, 2011

Video: Counting Ballots in Port Said

By Mara Revkin

After following the two-day voting process as an official monitor, Michele Dunne captured this video footage of a ballot-counting session in Port Said.  After the close of polls on November 29, ballot boxes were transported in military vehicles to polling stations like this one, located at a sports facility that was once named “Mubarak Hall”: […]

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