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SUDAN'S AND ALGERIA'S ABORTIVE ARAB SPRING CONTINUES & LATIN AMERICA STAGNATES AGAIN

11/28/2019

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Algeria’s de facto ruler, Gen. Ahmed Gaïd Salah, who this year managed the ouster of one president and the ascent of another amid deep civil unrest, died on Monday, according to the state news agency and Algerian press reports. – New York Times
Algeria: New president, old regime
 Protesters in Algeria rejected the presidential election and its victor, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Algeria swears in new president, names new prime minister 
Algeria swore in former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune as its new president on Thursday, a week after an election marked by low-turnout and mass protests. The newly sworn-in president named Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum as interim prime minister and Housing Minister Kamel Beljoud as interior minister. They respectively replace Noureddine Bedoui and Salah Eddine Dahmoune, both of whom were highly unpopular with protesters. Tebboune said remaining ministers would keep assuming their responsibilities in a caretaker capacity.
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Algeria certifies presidential election results 
Algeria’s constitutional council confirmed Monday that former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune won last week's presidential election with 58% of the vote. Tebboune will be sworn in on Thursday. The election was held despite widespread public opposition that led to a low 33% turnout as monthslong protests demand an overhaul of the ruling class.
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Protesters disrupt Algeria’s presidential elections 
Algeria held its presidential election on Thursday amid widespread public opposition to the vote. Thousands of people rallied in the capital Algiers and other cities, destroying polling stations and ballot boxes. Turnout was just over 33% two hours before polls closed, according to officials. Protesters have boycotted the election they see as a tool for ruling elites to keep their hold on the country. All five candidates in the elections are either supporters of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika or have served under him. No results have yet been announced.
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Algeria answers calls for fundamental change with old guard candidates
Turnout to Algeria’s elections could be as low as 10%, and any winner is likely to be weak, unable to impose policy without compromise and negotiation.
Algeria's presidential election no one wants
 After hounding longtime dictator Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office, protesters are now campaigning to stop the flawed process to replace him.
Ex-prime ministers go on trial in Algeria ahead of presidential election 
The trial of two former Algerian prime ministers began on Wednesday ahead of next week's presidential election. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal appeared in court in Algiers. Their trial is the first since authorities launched a crackdown on corruption targeting several former officials and well-connected businessmen following President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation in April. Weekly anti-regime demonstrations continue, with Algerians demanding that the Dec. 12 presidential elections be delayed until more of the ruling elite steps down.
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Sudan: Government Fulfills Two Demands.  Sudan announced Friday that it has satisfied two demands made by pro-democracy protesters.  The government overturned a moral policing law that criminalized some women’s clothing and the consumption of alcohol.  It also disbanded the party of former President Omar al-Bashir who ruled the country for three decades.  Al-Bashir was overthrown as president in April and is currently on trial for corruption and money laundering with a verdict expected by December 14.  Egypt Independent TIME
A new report says South Sudan’s National Security Service has recruited a force of 10,000 fighters in President Salva Kiir’s ethnic stronghold, in apparent breach of the terms of the country’s peace deal. – Associated Press 

 Samuel Ramani writes: Through a synthesis of targeted diplomatic outreach, economic and security incentives, and soft-power-building efforts, Russia has preserved its leverage in Sudan during a year of severe political turmoil. Due to Sudan’s strategic location on the Red Sea and long history of aligning with Russia on diplomatic crises ranging from the annexation of Crimea to the Syrian civil war, Russia has a vested interest in the country’s political future and will try to shape the course of its transition to democracy in the months to come.
– Middle East Institute 
"In 60 Seconds" video, Roger Noriega assesses the threat democracy faces in the region and concludes that Latin America's leftists want power by any means necessary. Watch it here.

Following the withdrawal of police support for Bolivian President Evo Morales, demonstrations have swept the country. In a National Review op-ed, Ryan Berg writes that while many in Bolivia defend Morales' socialist success, Morales leaves a dismal legacy of beaten and battered democratic institutions. Read more here.

As protests in Chile continue to engulf the country, Ryan Berg and Andrés Martínez-Fernández took to the pages of The Hill to explain that with Chile being one of the most politically stable and prosperous countries in Latin America, Chileans would be wise to avoid sweeping changes to the country’s successful political and economic model in its upcoming constitutional convention. Continue here.
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SUICIDE-MURDER PACT ROCKS TURKISH POLITICAL ECONOMY

11/26/2019

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Copycat murder-suicides distress Turkey
Three separate Turkish families committed suicide by taking cyanide in the first two weeks of November, and despite the government's denials, economic hardship seemed to play a key role in all three cases that shook the country.
​Russia, Turkey plugging away at Syria's northeast, Idlib
Amid complications with Turkey, Russia claims it stays the course in Syria.

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HOW THE TURKS CLOSE RANKS AROUND ERDOGAN, THE PERSIANS RISE AGAINST THE REGIME & CHINA'S NUCLEAR REVOLUTION

11/23/2019

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Tehran and the Restive Iraqis
By Dr. Doron Itzchakov, December 3, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: With many Iraqis (including Shiites) blaming Tehran for the social restiveness engulfing their country, Iranian policymakers fear the weakening of Tehran’s grip on its neighbor.

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SUNNI - SHIA RIVALRY
How do you solve a problem like Ankara?
(Defense One) The question is not: “Can we live with a rogue Turkey?” but: “Do we have a choice?” said one U.S. official.
Amos Harel and Yaniv Kubovich write: Less than two weeks after Iran’s protest wave began, Western and Israeli intelligence agencies believe that the regime in Tehran is on the verge of containing it. The violence, which is thought to have taken around 300 lives, is considered the strongest uprising in Iran since the Islamic Revolution brought the current regime to power in 1979. Israeli intelligence officials believe that the authorities have combined brutality and sophistication to stifle the unrest. – Haaretz 

Farzin Nadimi writes: As seen in the Iranian-attributed rocket attack against north Israel on November 20, the regime seems to be hardening its resolve to hit back at those countries it believes are threatening its regional ambitions and hold on power. September’s highly successful, largely unanswered attack on Saudi Aramco facilities gave the IRGC and conservative leadership a similar jolt of confidence. Accordingly, one can expect Tehran to embark on its next significant regional adventure soon. And given the serious challenges it faces at home, the regime may be less concerned about avoiding direct confrontation with the United States or Israel this time around. – Washington Institute
China's Nuclear Revolution
From The Economist: “It is developing new bombs, new missiles and new ways of launching them."
THE SHAPE OF TURKEY'S AMBITION
US officials meet with Libyan warlord
THE ROAD TOWARD GREATER EURASIA
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Turkey's defense industry sees rise of 'the president’s men'
Decision-making power in Turkey's defense industry is shifting from the military to businessmen close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdoğan’s Ottoman Fantasies
Fr. Mario Alexis Portella
British journalist Robert Fisk once stated, “The story of the Armenian genocide is one of almost unrelieved horror at the hands of Turkish soldiers and policemen who enthusiastically carried out their government’s orders to exterminate a race of Christian people in the Middle East.” The extermination of one and a half million Armenian Christians during […]Read More

Libido Diminuendi and the City of Man
Anthony Esolen
“The glorious City of God is my theme in this work,” says Augustine in the opening of his masterpiece by that name, a masterpiece of theological historiography, for the pagan Romans had cried out, “The Christians have come into our inheritance!” Therefore, they said, the gods had abandoned the old and venerable city—queen of the […]
Pence after meeting with Kurds: 'They know the American people are with them'
(Washington Examiner) Besides bringing Thanksgiving cheer to American soldiers, Pence consulted with Iraqi and Kurdish officials in the wake of violent demonstrations in Iraq and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria.
US resumes more robust counter-ISIS ops in Syria
(Military Times) Following a brief hiatus, the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State said it started launching large-scale operations to combat Islamic State militants in Syria once more amid increased danger from Daesh attacks.
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WHY THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR IS OVER & HOW RUSSIA SEES THE WORLD AFTER THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

11/23/2019

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In future wars, the US military will have nowhere to hide
Michael Beckley | Foreign Policy
Secretary of Defense Esper, don’t make Gates’ mistakes with Night Court
Mackenzie Eaglen | Breaking Defense
The Great Saudi-Iranian Proxy Gameby Buddhika Jayamaha, Kevin S. Petit, Jahara Matisek, William Reno, Matthew A. Rose and Molly Jahn
Middle East Quarterly
Fall 2019
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https://www.meforum.org/59294/the-great-saudi-iranian-proxy-game
Towards A Bipartisan Iran Protest Policy Playbook
New DIA Report Underscores Iranian Cruise Missile Threa
Artificial intelligence, Big Data, and robotics could revolutionize how wars of the future will be avoided, fought, and won. Yet, there is more to great-power competition than just new technologies, argues Mackenzie Eaglen in a new RealClearDefense op-ed. It is time for the US to draft a competition road map for the Defense Department, US government, and nation. Read more here.

For more than two centuries, the US has had the luxury of fighting its wars on offshore territories, with US bases on foreign soil facing few military threats. In a new Foreign Policy op-ed, Michael Beckley writes that in future wars, new technologies will enable rivals such as Russia and China to destroy US bases and logistics networks — including those on the homeland. Finish here.

Following Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, Gary Schmitt took to the pages of the Bulwark to discuss the real issue: President Trump's involvement in the pardoning of two soldiers. Schmitt analyzes presidential pardoning powers and concludes that if the president continues to ignore the military's system for determining measures to ensure justice, it is a recipe for further abuse and hazard to the rule of law itself.  Continue here.
The F-35 has been a troubled program, technically and financially. However, it remains one of the few bullets available and one our potential adversaries worry about quite a bit, writes Giselle Donnelly in a new AEIdeas blog. It is past time to stop worrying and learn to love the F-35.  Learn more here.
Even before Donald Trump was facing impeachment over his dealings with Ukraine, his indifference toward that country's fate was a punch line in Russia. In an Atlantic article, Leon Aron discusses the genre of dark political jokes in both the Soviet Union and Russia to show how they offer a glimpse into how Russians see their leaders and their country's relationship with the world. Learn more here.

One of the paradoxes of transatlantic relations is that the US has consistently encouraged Europeans to do more in defense and security. Yet, whenever Europeans unveiled new initiatives, they were met with criticism from America. In an AEIdeas blog, Dalibor Rohac argues that faced with numerous threats, the earlier the EU and the United States start focusing on defending liberal democracies, the better the prospects of the alliance in the 21st century. Read here.

Thirty years after the Cold War ended, there is still a transatlantic divide over why and how the West defeated the Soviet Union. In a Bloomberg op-ed, Hal Brands explains that while both the US and Europe are partially right, this argument has implications for great-power competition and alliance strategy toward Russia and China today. Finish here.

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the number of people living in democracies has nearly doubled. This dramatic expansion of human freedom was unleashed by the collapse of socialism and the expansion of democratic capitalism, explains Marc Thiessen in a Fox op-ed. Yet, over 50 percent of young Americans think that socialism would be a good thing for the country. Thiessen argues that it is time that the evils of socialism be taught to young people. Read more here.
Self-Delusion and Forgetting History in Afghanistan
By Paul Behringer & Nathaniel L. Moir, RealClearDefense: "The fact that the war in Afghanistan has not been going well, despite assurances by military and civilian officials over a decade, is not new information."

Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean Strategy--
Implications for the United States and Israel

By Douglas J. Feith & Shaul Chorev, National Institute for Public Policy: For its decisive military support to Assad, Russia has been rewarded with access in Syria and control over upgraded military bases – the Tartus naval base and the Khmeimim air base. From those bases it can project power into the Middle East, the Balkans and farther west along the Mediterranean. In conflict, Russia is positioned to execute an area-denial strategy against the United States."
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EUROPE:  DEAD ALREADY, ALGERIA BEGINS ELECTION CYCLE AND ETHIOPIA TRIES TO BEGIN ANEW

11/18/2019

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Europe and Its Enemies
Will the challenge of new adversaries galvanize the Continent?
Ethiopia: Ruling Coalition Agrees to Single Party System.  The ruling coalition in Ethiopia announced on Thursday the merger of three out of four ethinc-based political parties in an effort to unite the country.  The new party will be called the Prosperity Party.  Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, “The unanimous decision passed today to merge the Party is a crucial step in harnessing our energy to work toward a shared vision. Prosperity Party is committed to strengthening & applying a true Federal system which recognizes the diversity and contributions of all Ethiopians.”  Reuters
Algeria: Protests Ramp Up as Election Nears.  Hundreds of Algerians on Thursday conducted anti-regime protests in anticipation of next month’s presidential election.  The protests are calling upon the ruling party to step down before elections are held.  Protests in Algeria began in February, leading to the April resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.  Presidential elections are scheduled for December 12.  Reuters
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IRAN & TURKEY GOES ON OFFENSE TO SUSTAIN UNITY FOR WAR:  US NEEDS INTERAGENCY PROCESS

11/10/2019

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Radicalizing in the Name of Islam by Johanna Markind
Middle East Quarterly

Fall 2019 (view PDF)

https://www.meforum.org/59292/johanna-markind-radicalizing-in-name-of-islam
Iran: Hard Times for Ayatollahs
Thanks to Trump, the Mullahs Are Going Bankrupt
Tony Badran: Lebanon Protests Fueled by "Endemic Corruption" of Political Class
Middle East Forum Radio
November 27, 2019

https://www.meforum.org/59979/tony-badran-on-lebanon-protests
Susanna V. Blume and Molly Parrish write: This paper provides a review of the Department of Defense’s three core decisionmaking processes, what is working in them, what is not, and some recommendations for how to make them deliver better outcomes for the U.S. military and for the American people. These recommendations would improve the way DoD makes the decisions that size and shape the future Joint Force. By extension, they would help ensure that the U.S. military can compete effectively with China, with specific emphasis on sustaining and enhancing U.S. military technological advantage. – Center for a New American Security
Bulent Aliriza writes: Without an effective interagency process to implement his verbal agreements with Erdogan, Trump’s ability to impose direction on the U.S.-Turkey relationship is further constrained by his current problems in Congress. – Center for Strategic & International Studies  ​
​Seth J. Frantzman writes: US policy has been a mix of guns and butter in Iraq since the invasion of 2003, offering military training and arms and trying to butter up some officials that the US thought would be its champions in Baghdad. But at every turn an Iranian octopus was lurking, outplaying the ham-handed American attempts to exert influence in Baghdad, even maneuvering Iranian-backed candidates into office with US backing, tricking Washington to make the US think it had “won.” Meanwhile Iran played the long game. – Jerusalem Post
Turkey’s fight against IS riddled with black holes
Ankara may boast about how many Islamic State members it has captured, but its handling of IS suspects on the ground, especially in deportation centers, speaks of a slipshod attitude to the problem
Seth J. Frantzman writes: In war, words matter and the videos depicting Turkish-backed groups vowing to kill and pillage, while those opposing them have accused them of being linked to ISIS, has inflamed tensions online between supporters of both sides. The videos and allegations have hardened attitudes on the ground as thousands fled and fear to return to their homes. – Jerusalem Post ​
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Iran Stepped in to Save Pro-Tehran Government in Baghdad
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THE LONG WAR & THE FALL OF ANOTHER WAR AGAINST A HAMILTONIAN PRESIDENCY

11/10/2019

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Following two deadly ISIS militant attacks in West Africa last week, Katherine Zimmerman took to the AEIdeas blog to discuss how al Qaeda and the Islamic State are strengthening in western Africa's Sahel region. Zimmerman argues that US leaders are overlooking the Sahel and missing the threat of the global Salafi-jihadi movement. The solution is not a repeat of US military deployments to Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. Rather, what's needed is a civilian-led effort that combines targeted foreign assistance with diplomacy to address the multitude of local conflicts that give Salafi-jihadi groups their opening to expand into communities. Otherwise, expect terror attacks to start coming out of Africa — and soon. Read here.
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The fall of the other wall
With the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago this week, ties between Western and Eastern Europe were renewed. In the same period, another wall crumbled — between the Middle East and the former Soviet states. And yet, to this day, U.S. national security institutions continue to view these two regions through a Cold War lens, separating how they are handled despite their contiguous geography and how much they influence each other. This approach needs to change; integrating research and policy toward the Middle East and the bordering states of the former Soviet Union would improve analytical understanding in both regions and help identify new policy options.

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HOW JOHNSON WILL WIN BREXIT

11/10/2019

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Mr. Machiavelli Headed For Big Win in BritainPrime Minister Johnson Emerges as a Clown, Schemer, and Bold Gambler
By CONRAD BLACK, Special to the Sun | November 8, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/foreign/mr-machiavelli-is-headed-for-big-win-in-britain/90898/

Our Crisis Today Lies In Attacks on the Constitution Itself
By JENNIFER BRACERAS, Special to the Sun | November 8, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/national/our-crisis-today-lies-in-attacks-on/90899/
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THE STATUS OF SYRIA AFTER THE PULL OUT & TURKEY'S WAR AGAINST THE WEST

11/10/2019

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Erdogan Labors to Explain Baghdadi and Family
Turkey: Erdogan's Campaign against the West by Giulio Meotti 
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Can Trump, Erdogan pick up the pieces in Syria?
US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meet in Washington on Nov. 13. For the sake of US-Turkish relations, or what remains of them, they need a "good meeting." Trump refers to Erdogan as his “friend” and a “hell of a leader.” The stakes are high. If bilateral ties worsen, the winner is Russian President Vladimir Putin and the losers are the Syrian Kurds, who are still counting on US influence with Ankara.
 Time to talk

Both Trump and Erdogan operate by summit and personal connections. They know and like each other. Their bureaucracies and staff are mostly background noise until the two presidents meet or talk. Only then do things happen, for better or worse, depending on your perspective.

There is some urgency to this summit. US-Turkey relations, which have been bad for a while, are a train wreck after widespread criticism that Trump "betrayed" the Syrian Kurds by announcing a withdrawal of US forces from Syria on Oct. 6. Three days later, Turkey invaded Syria in a move it dubbed "Operation Peace Spring" to wipe out the Kurdish "terrorists" — who just happen be Washington’s on-the-ground partners against the Islamic State. 
 

The United States and Turkey, NATO allies, don’t and won’t agree on the Syrian Kurds — specifically, the Kurdistan Democratic Union (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) — which make up the bulk of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The United States successfully partnered with the SDF against IS in Syria. Erdogan considers the PYD/YPG to be the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which Turkey and the US both have labeled a terrorist group. Washington sees shades of grey between the YPG/PYD and the Turkey-based PKK. For Erdogan, the PYD/YPG/PKK is equivalent to or worse than IS.
 
The Kurds have a reservoir of good will among the US military, who have worked with them in the battle against extremists, and with key members of Congress. Meanwhile, US-Turkey relations have sunk over differences in Syria, Ankara’s ties to Moscow and Turkey’s treatment of journalists and activists.
 Trump: “They’re no angels”


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SOMALIA HEATS UP FOR AFRICOM & WHAT DEFINES LEGITIMACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, drones in libya

11/5/2019

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State Department policy is fueling Al-Shabaab resurgence
Michael Rubin | The National Interest
RUSSIA DOMINATES AFRICA
Pentagon eyes Africa drawdown as first step in global troop shift
Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
(Military Times) The Pentagon is considering significantly cutting back its U.S. presence in West Africa, according to a new report.
The border region of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger lies at the centre of a jihadist revolt spreading along the Sahara’s southern rim. […]Soldiers peering through night-vision goggles attached to their helmets man the camp perimeter, assault rifles primed. Such scenes are everyday for troops from France’s 4,500-strong Barkhane mission when they are deployed in the field. – Agency France-Presse 
South Sudan is recalling its ambassador to the United States, an adviser to the president told the Associated Press on Thursday. – Associated Press 

“Piracy is a business,” says John Steed of the Hostage Support Partnership. “And the investors are still putting money in the business.” He adds, “As piracy is reduced in East Africa, piracy in West Africa and Southeast Asia has increased.” It feeds off the enormous amount of global ship traffic, with 11 billion tons shipped internationally in 2018. – Bloomberg 
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Calls for reform of an African currency bloc, which has its roots in French colonial rule, could prove disruptive for foreign investors, analysts have suggested. – CNBC
The use of lethal drones was once an area dominated by the US, but has spread rapidly, drawing in new conflicts and causing more civilian casualties as warfare is revolutionised. The principal battleground is Libya, where both sides in the ongoing civil war are trying to gain air superiority with cheap Chinese-made craft run by the United Arab Emirates on one side, and equally inexpensive Turkish-made drones on the other. – The Guardian  ​
Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State by Haroro J. Ingram and Craig Whiteside
Reviewing Nigeria's 20 Years Of Democracy
quoting Larry Diamond via This Day Live
Kayode Fayemi gives a incisive insight into Nigeria’s 20 years of democratic journey in a speech delivered at a meeting in Washington DC, the United States, and titled: “Twenty Years of Democratization in Nigeria: Successes and Challenges”
WHY AFRICA MATTERS FOR THE LONG WAR
What defines legitimacy in the Middle East and North Africa?
Michael Rubin | AEI Press
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AFRICOM commander heads to Somalia as airstrikes against violent extremists rise
(Military Times) U.S. Africa Command commander Army Gen. Stephen Townsend is in Somalia to visit U.S. troops and other global leaders — a move that comes amid a slight uptick in airstrikes against violent extremists in Somalia this year
Why is the Army in Africa in the first place?
(Defense News) Maj. Gen. Roget Cloutier, head of U.S. Army Africa, lays out the reasoning for an African presence.
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MARXISM OWNS CHILE:  THE SOURCE OF DISRUPTION IS IDEOLOGICAL

11/4/2019

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HOW THE MULLAH'S LOST THEIR GRIP, US DEPLOYS BOMBERS ABROAD TO MATCH RUSSIA & GREAT POWER RIVALRY CONTINUES IN EURASIA

11/3/2019

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In Middle East: Pull Down Facades
by Amir Taheri  •  
Revolt against Iran's 'System' in Iraq and Lebanon by Jonathan Spyer
The Jerusalem Post
October 31, 2019

https://www.meforum.org/59724/revolt-against-irans-system-in-iraq-and-lebano
MEI’s Alex Vatanka: Iran’s IRGC has long kept Khamenei in power
Azhar Al-Rubaie writes: It appears that the Iraqi government remains perplexed by how to deal with future demonstrations staged by restless masses, who remain furious with the widespread corruption they face in their daily lives. If Iraqi leadership hopes to put an end to future demonstrations, they cannot continue to rely on violence. Instead, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi must take immediate action through serious reforms and the formation of an impartial government—one where members are held accountable to the Iraqi people. – Washington Institute
Anthony H. Cordesman writes: The Burke Chair at CSIS is circulating a new working paper that updates its assessments of the cost of the Afghan and Iraq/Syria Wars, and highlights how these costs have been cut through major changes in the nature of U.S. ground forces and air commitments. It also highlights the affordability and present size of U.S. military bases and commitments overseas. – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Michael Peck writes: But Russian bombers based on Philippines airfields, ranging far over the Pacific to give the United States nightmares? That prospect is distant at best and dim at worst. But it is not unheard of for nations to switch partners. A prime example is Egypt, a major recipient of Soviet weapons and advisers during the Cold War, but which is now an American client. India relied on Russian arms for years, but is now buying American equipment, while once-staunch U.S. ally Turkey is buying Russian anti-aircraft missiles.   – National Interest
B-1B Lancers have returned stateside after a short trip to Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base. The Air Force on Monday said the deployment was meant to flex bomber muscle for a rapid deployment scenario and to “promote regional security.” – Military.com
Elsa Kania and Samuel Bendett write: Sino-Russian relations have been adapting to an era of great-power rivalry. […]Today, like-minded democracies must recognise the threats from advances in and the diffusion of technologies that can be used to empower autocratic regimes. For that reason, it will be vital to mount a more unified response to promulgate norms for the use of next-generation technologies, particularly AI and biotech. – Real Clear Defense
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HOW INDIA STARTS THE NEXT ASIAN CRISIS & STRONGER WOMEN AID STRONGER NATIONS

11/1/2019

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Might India Start the Next South Asia Crisis? by Toby Dalton and Gaurav Kalwani
How to Thwart Political Violence Targeting Women to Stabilize Societies by Roudabeh Kishi and Rebecca Turkington   
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