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Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

December 18, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers December 12th to December 17th, 2017 – Current as of December 18th, 2017. This week’s report covers Bahrain,

2016 Mirai Botnet hackers plead guilty

December 16, 2017

AMERICAS·Cyber·Cyberwar·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·Technology

Last October three college students used a horde of infected IoT devices to perpetrate one of the largest scale cyber attacks on

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

December 12, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers December 1st to December 11th, 2017 – Current as of December 12th, 2017. This week’s report covers Yemen,

Efforts to economically link China and Pakistan hit a road block

December 11, 2017

ASIA·Business·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Lima Charlie Business | Asia On Friday, Chinese expatriates in Pakistan received a warning from their home country: “It is understood that

Supreme Court to decide on cell phone privacy

December 4, 2017

LAW & INSTITUTIONS·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·SCIENCE & TECH

The Supreme Court began to hear arguments in a case between the FBI and a Radio Shack thief on Wednesday. Notably, the consequences

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

November 30, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers November 20th to November 29th, 2017 – Current as of November 30th, 2017. | [Read Middle East

Lebanon crisis appears to end as PM Saad Hariri backtracks on resignation

November 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·WORLD NEWS

Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has deferred his resignation. Hours after returning to Beirut, Hariri announced Wednesday he was putting it on hold. “Today,

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

November 21, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers November 13th to November 19th, 2017 – Current as of November 20th, 2017. | [Read Middle East

Image Rock the Kasbah: a Saudi coup that never was

Rock the Casbah: a Saudi coup that never was

November 15, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS

Part 1 of the “American Foreign Policy Review” series: A look at our regional allies and foes. Part 2 follows. November 5,

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

November 14, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers November 5th to November 12th, 2017 – Current as of November 13th, 2017. | [Read Middle East

A Kurdish ‘Game of Thrones’ unfolds in Iraq with a curious referendum

November 3, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS

In a gamble to preserve his power and legacy in the region, and to wield personal influence on the international stage, Iraqi

A global look at vehicular terror attacks

November 1, 2017

AMERICAS·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·New York City·News Wire·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

In light of the recent lethal vehicular attack in New York City on October 31 2017, it is perhaps helpful to gain

Image U.S. pledges up to $60 million to support Africa 'G5 Sahel' counterterrorism efforts (Photo: Antoine Antoniol)

U.S. pledges $60 million to support Africa ‘G5 Sahel’ counterterrorism efforts

October 30, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Today, U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, announced a $60 million dollar pledge in support of a multilateral, United Nations effort in

Reconsidering our Iranian Nuclear Policy in light of a changing threat landscape

October 28, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

On October 13, 2017, President Trump outlined what appears to be an alteration in U.S. foreign policy toward Iran.[1] “We will not continue

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

October 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers October 9th to October 24th, 2017 – Current as of October 25th, 2017. Bahrain: Shia government opposition

Lima Charlie interviews CNN’s Peter Bergen about ‘Legion of Brothers’ and the future of Afghanistan

October 17, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Podcasts·SECURITY·VETERANS·WORLD NEWS

Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA

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