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s my colleague and former US Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson suggests, "NATO needs to pick up its game

he iconic square blocked by a phalanx of stone-throwing Brotherhood supporters, were incensed. They had long planned this demonstration in anger at Morsi's first 100 days as president and in protest at what they see as a flawed, over- hasty procedure for drafting a new constitution. Now the dominant

in headlong retreat. There was no trace of the Egyptian state — not the police, not the military — as liberal and socialist opponents of President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood backers battled over several hours in the bloodiest clash between the nation's secular and Islamist currents since the

d a bigger role in setting American policy toward the Middle East than perhaps any other official who didn't occupy the Oval Office. Most recently, Ross was special assistant to President Obama and the National Security Staff's senior director for the central region, EFTA00712787 which includes th

Arabia and Iran, and add a new player on the arena of the ongoing Cold War in the region between major regional and international actors. President Mohamed Morsi called — from the heart of the Iranian capital — for the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. In his speech before the non-alignment summit, he

ls, stressing that the Gulf security was linked to their country's security. And certainly, Riyadh was the first capital to be visited by President Morsi to corroborate his insistence on the historical relations between the two countries, knowing that Saudi Arabia had decided to help Cairo by providi

s not the lead guy. The lead guy there was Dennis Ross, and nobody ever accused Dennis Ross of being ha

's scapegoat for the Sinai attack David Ignatius August 10 -- In firing Egypt's chief of intelligence for his alleged failings in Sinai, President Mohamed Morsi sacked a general who has won high marks from U.S., Israeli and European intelligence officials — and who, ironically, has been one of the Egyptian

ai. EFTA_R1_00537930 EFTA02029049 This week's shuffle is bound to raise concerns among U.S. and Israeli officials about the security policies of Morsi's government and its seemingly mutual self-protection pact with the Egyptian generals who still hold considerable power through the Supreme Counci

York Daily News The Fuel for The Flames Dennis Ross Article 4. Article 5. Stratfor Israel and Gaz

ally, given the mood on the Egyptian street as pictures of Palestinian casualties in EFTA_R1_00464351 EFTA01977735 Gaza provoke anger, President Mohamed Morsi instinctively supports Hamas. And, so, without any recognition that Israeli civilians are targeted by Hamas rockets from a territory Israel left c

orts Hamas. And, so, without any recognition that Israeli civilians are targeted by Hamas rockets from a territory Israel left completely in 2005, Morsi has condemned the Israeli "aggression" in Gaza and recalled Egypt's ambassador to Israel. He has sent his Prime Minister, Hesham Kandil, to Gaza to

been unable to get beyond the old, failed Dennis Ross-style approach to diplomacy that saw the U.S. me

Egypt's state, backed by its 7m-strong civil service as well as the powerful army and police. He is also a hero to the many Egyptians who loathe Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Their fervour has generated a minor industry of Sisibilia, from T-shirts to chocolates and costume jewellery, all sport

ational Interest Arab Spring or Islamic Spring? Ross Harrison Article 7. The New York Times Reading

he U.S. government for "offensive" anti-Semitic charges that Israel was behind the overthrow of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi. Compared with Mr. Morsi, however, Mr. Erdogan is a Bismarck of effective governance and smart policy. Mr. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood were quite simply not ready for

Next test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis Dennis Ross Article 2. The National Interest Lebanon's Nex

d political outcome. It was clearly intended to intimidate anyone who dares to challenge the military or shows sympathy for the Brotherhood and Mr. Morsi, who was elected president in 2012 in a democratic election and then ousted in a military coup last summer. According to legal experts, the verdict

been unable to get beyond the old, failed Dennis Ross-style approach to diplomacy that saw the U.S. me

Egypt's state, backed by its 7m-strong civil service as well as the powerful army and police. He is also a hero to the many Egyptians who loathe Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Their fervour has generated a minor industry of Sisibilia, from T- shirts to chocolates and costume jewellery, all sport

gotten a pass. To be sure, EFTA00711984 Dennis Ross, the former Middle East hand for Bush (41), Clint

uin and external forces — namely Israel, the US EFTA00711983 and the Palestinians — which will involve revisiting existing security agreements. "Morsi needs to urgently rethink Egypt's security architecture vis-à-vis Israel and the United States," London School of Economics professor Fawaz Gerges

Egypt's new leaders must accept reality Dennis Ross Article 2. National Review Egypt's Military an

-- A new reality and an alternative reality are shaping up in Egypt. President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood appear firmly in control . Morsi seized on the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers in the EFTA00712943 Sinai early this month — an embarrassment for the military and particularly the