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ional ally. The new government is also reaching out to neighboring Afghanistan: Prime Minister Sharif's special adviser on national security visited Kabul July 21st. For more information please contact: Maureen Quinn at or .uit ct_joinstorg or Camilla Reksten-Monsen at or •The International Peace

angirai has admitted he starts his campaign with a "heavy heart," a sentiment shared by many observers. Middle East Egypt: The ousting of President Morsi on July 3rd reflects both continuity and change. It revealed the military establishment's ability to remain a stalwart in Egyptian political life, h

sed Sunni Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi issued a fatwa (religious decree) on July 6th imploring Egyptians to support overthrown Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in accordance with sharia law, which "imposes on all believers allegiance to the elected president, to carry out his orders and conform to his dire

doning Afghanistan," says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But it doesn't take much imagination for others: frightened shopkeepers and women in Kabul, hedging Pakistani security officials, determined Taliban warlords. They see the shipping containers packing and leaving. And they hear Obama, in h

'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

ership agreement outlining the relationship between their countries post-2014, senior Afghan and US officials were back at the negotiating table in Kabul on May 11th to iron out the details of the agreement. The key issue under discussion remains the nature of a post-2014 US military presence and the

nues to be rocked by flux and instability. On May 7th, Prime Minster Kandil named nine new ministers in the second cabinet reshuffle since President Morsi assumed office, two of whom are directly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood movement. The opposition thus took this opportunity to criticize the

urgency. Pakistan is reluctant to support any solution that doesn't protect its interests in Afghanistan or fails to provide a non-aligned setup in Kabul with a dominant role for Pashtuns, putting it at odds with Western allies and the Afghan government. The US wants the present setup to continue EF

27 August, 2012 Article 1. The Daily Star (Lebanon) The Arab Spring represents a leap backward for women Hoda Badran Article 2. AL-MONITOR Is Morsi Just a New Brand of Autocrat For Egypt? Alaa al-Aswany Article 3. NYT Has 'Europe' Failed? Nicholas Sambanis Article 4. Today's Zaman Europe'