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MENASource

Nov 1, 2011

News Update: November 1, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was summoned to appear before a military prosecutor on November 1, sparking large-scale protests in Cairo and Alexandria, where thousands gathered to demand his release and an end to military trials of civilians. Meanwhile, the Higher Electoral Commission announced that the official campaign period for parliamentary elections will begin […]

Europe After The Vote

Nov 1, 2011

Greece’s Coin Flip

By James Joyner

Many of us predicted that investor euphoria over Thursday’s Eurozone deal would soon fade. But few thought it would explode this soon.

Economy & Business Greece

MENASource

Nov 1, 2011

Egypt News Update: October 27, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Following the appearance of hundreds of posters supporting the presidential candidacy of Field Marshal Tantawi, an anonymous military official close to the SCAF insisted that the military council had “nothing at all to do with this campaign" and claimed that "we are committed to handing power over to civilians." As Islamist parties continue to expand […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 1, 2011

Protests of Summer 2012 Will Shape Decade to Come

By Paul Saffo

Occupy Wall Street is the latest – and most dramatic – instance of the unrest smoldering in the American zeitgeist since the 2008 financial crash. It is also something larger, a catalyst releasing social forces unseen since the 1960s. These forces will gain momentum over the next half year and converge in what is likely […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 1, 2011

Will G-20 Counter Power of Uncertainty?

By Alexander Mirtchev

In 2009, G-20 leaders met in Pittsburgh and emerged with a mandate ‘to be the premier forum for international economic cooperation,’ endowing the G-20 with a leading economic role on the global stage. It appeared at the time that the leaders of the G-20 had successfully defeated pessimism. However, the rising tide of global economic […]

Economy & Business

NATOSource

Nov 1, 2011

End of NATO’s Libya Intervention Means Financial Relief for Allies

By Jessica Rettig, U.S. News & World Report

From Jessica Rettig, U.S. News & World Report:  With burgeoning concerns over government spending, cost had been a point of resistance among some members of Congress and the public over U.S. involvement in Libya.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Nov 1, 2011

Istanbul: The Search for Consensus

By Maleeha Lodhi

An orderly ‘transition’ in 2014, when American and Nato combat forces pull out from Afghanistan, rests on progress towards a negotiated political settlement. But a serious peace process to advance Afghan national ‘reconciliation’ has yet to get off the ground. That is why a regional conference that will convene in Istanbul on November 2 will […]

Pakistan

MENASource

Oct 31, 2011

News Update: October 31, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Non-commissioned police officers agreed to end their sit-in in front of the Interior Ministry peacefully, according to a security source, after Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy met with representatives of the protesters and promised to meet their demands for fair promotions, better healthcare, a shorter work day, higher wages, and the “cleansing” of the ministry […]

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2011

America’s new Middle East ‘mini-Nato’

By Simon Tisdall, the Guardian

From Simon Tisdall, the Guardian:  Barack Obama put a positive spin on this month’s announcement confirming all American troops would leave Iraq by year’s end. But there is no disguising Washington’s anxiety about the future direction of events both there and in neighbouring Syria.

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2011

Secretary General rules out NATO intervention in Syria

By Reuters

From Reuters:   NATO ruled out the possibility of military intervention in Syria Monday but said Damascus should draw lessons from Libya, where NATO-backed rebels won a civil war that resulted in the killing of long-serving leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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