Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the MENA region over the last week:
U.S. Policy:
A round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Central Asia:
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Russia's deputy defense minister has criticized the Western coalition for pulling out of Afghanistan too quickly, reported RIA Novosti. The International Security and Assistance Force “has been too hasty about making the final decision to pull out in 2014,” Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly
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The annual multilateral Steppe Eagle military exercise in Kazakhstan began Saturday, August 10. The exercise, cosponsored by the United States and Kazakhstan, involves around 1,600 military personnel from eight countries – Kazakhstan, Britain, Italy, Lithuania, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States – and will last for about two weeks.
The first...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry took a quick trip to Brazil and Colombia from Sunday night until Tuesday. This was Secretary Kerry’s second trip to the region, following his attendance at the Organization of American States’ general assembly meeting in Guatemala in June.
The visit came after of President Obama’s...
This post first appeared as an op-ed in Colombian newspaper El Espectador on August 11, 2013, as Secretary of State John Kerry met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. It was written by Lisa Haugaard, Executive Director of the Latin America Working Group.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has a lot of thorny matters on his mind: who the United States should support in Egypt, should a reluctant United...
Adam looks at the Secretary of State's upcoming lightning-fast visit to Colombia and Brazil, new UN estimates of coca-growing in Bolivia and Colombia, and new violence amid struggling police reform in Honduras.
Links to items mentioned in the podcast:
- The "Just the Facts" blog post excerpting Secretary Kerry's record on Colombia.
- The UNODC's new reports on ...