Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy’s visit to Washington this week has come at an awkward juncture in U.S.-Egyptian relations.
Egypt defends its rocky ‘marriage’ to the U.S.
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Erdogan gets back to work on Turkey’s foreign policy
Armenian condolences are part of a broader push by Turkey’s foreign ministry to steady a ship that has been rocked by the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
Modi vows to deport Bangladeshis from India
Modi’s threats against Bangladeshi immigrants should serve as a reminder that despite his modest attempts at tempering his image for broader palatability, the leader is still as fully committed to the interests of his Hindu nationalist base.
Ecuador expels U.S. defense staff as ties continue to strain
The move comes a few months after Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa complained that the U.S. embassy had a “scandalous” number of military personnel in the country.
China grows bolder with internet crackdown
China’s plans to revoke publication licenses for the popular Internet portal Sina.com is the harshest punishment so far for a prominent Chinese Internet company and comes as China intensifies a broader online crackdown.
Erdogan strikes a conciliatory tone on Armenian genocide
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly offered a conciliatory message for the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule during the First World War — the first time a Turkish prime minister has ever offered such explicit condolences for the atrocity.
Egypt looks to widen its definition of ‘terror’
Sweeping new legislation is drawing intense criticism from rights groups who warn of the powers it would lend an already alarmingly authoritarian regime.
Putin ‘rehabilitates’ Crimea’s Tatars
The move is a clear attempt at courting the politically significant Crimean Tatar population, which has been vocal in its opposition to Moscow’s annexation of the territory from Ukraine.
Nigeria’s daunting security challenges
Nigeria’s government has not had much to brag about in its longstanding struggle against Islamist insurgents in the north but, following a week of dismaying failures on the part of Nigerian security forces, the situation appears to becoming more bleak at a time when the country’s international profile is only rising.
Saudi Arabia reassesses its regional hardball strategy
Saudi spy chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan’s ouster from his position earlier this week was the first real indication that Saudi Arabia’s government has begun to reassess its unusually assertive approach to its foreign policy in recent months.
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