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Nov 23, 2011

EU faces warship shortage for Somali piracy mission

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  The European Union is short of warships for its counter-piracy mission off Somalia and is unlikely the fill the gap until March given economic constraints, the top EU military officer said on Tuesday.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

Poll Shows Most Egyptians Planned to Vote Before Violence

By Mara Revkin

A new Gallup poll based on surveys conducted in September reveals that most Egyptians planned to vote (74%) and expected the elections to be fair and honest (71%) before massive anti-military demonstrations erupted last week. But the latest confrontation between the military and protesters could unravel the existing transitional roadmap and elections schedule. Major political parties […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 23, 2011

Arab Spring is a Contradiction in Terms

By Harlan Ullman

Just an hour’s sail from Gibraltar to the north and 3 1/2 hours by car from Casablanca to the west, immortalized in the movie of the same name, Tangier, a city of 3 million has hosted for the past four years, a conference called “MEDays” sponsored by the Amadeus Institute, a Moroccan think tank dedicated […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

Dispatch from Tahrir Square: By Tarek Radwan

By Tarek Radwan

Tarek Radwan, an Egyptian human rights activist, has been on the ground in Tahrir Square since the outbreak of protests on November 18, leaving only briefly to update his Facebook and Twitter feeds, he says. Tarek offers this snapshot of the defiant mood on the ground, shortly after a disappointing speech by Field Marshal Tantawi, […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

Video: SCAF Offers Referendum on Power Transfer

By Mara Revkin

In a televised speech on November 22, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi expressed “regret” over the clashes in Tahrir Square and announced several concessions: The SCAF is prepared to hold a referendum on immediately transferring power to civilian authority if people demand it. Tantawi pledged to hold presidential elections no later than June 2012 and […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

New Poll Shows Disillusionment with Military Rule

By Mara Revkin

Reverting to one of Mubarak’s favorite tactics, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is trying to delegitimize the demands of street protesters by claiming that the crowd in Tahrir Square is an unruly collection of hooligans, radical soccer fans and religious zealots who do not represent Egyptian public opinion. On November 21, SCAF […]

NATOSource

Nov 22, 2011

Panetta expects European allies to address “key shortfalls” in time for next NATO summit in May

By Leon Panetta, the Department of Defense

From Leon Panetta, the Department of Defense:  The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

The SCAF’s End Game

By Magdy Samaan

“I want the country to be cleansed” said activist Ahmad Harara, a young dentist in his thirties who lost his right eye in the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution on January 28 and lost his left eye last Saturday, November 19, when he was shot by police snipers.  Rooftop snipers have not been seen since […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

News Update: November 22, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Tens of thousands of protesters remain in Tahrir Square as the demonstration enters its fourth day, with the official death toll climbing to 28. Most major political forces are calling for the formation of a “national salvation government” and Field Marshal Tantawi reportedly met with several candidates for the premiership in an emergency meeting. Meanwhile, […]

NATOSource

Nov 22, 2011

Germany’s Military Reform: An American Perspective

By Peter Flory, the New Atlanticist

From Peter Flory, the New Atlanticist:  [T]he steps announced to reshape German armed forces and meet Germany’s stringent budget cutting goals are cause for concern for the U.S. and NATO, especially at a time when other leading European powers are also scaling back their capabilities.

United States and Canada
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