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Canada. Troubling new anti-terror provisions pass into law
By Matthew Behrens

In what some critics called an opportunistic move, the Harper government swiftly scheduled debate on, and passed, new anti-terrorism provisions (Bill S-7) in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent Canadian arrests of two men alleged to be involved in a plot against VIA Rail. (Full Story)


Early March 2013 Update: The Iranian Situation
by Ephraim Asculai,

The final week of February 2013 was marked by events that may have changed the perception of Iran’s nuclear program and the chances of finding a non-belligerent solution to this problem.  (Full Story)


The United States and Israel: A Shared Strategy for the Challenges of the Middle East
by Udi Dekel

President Obama’s upcoming visit to Israel, along with the formation of a new Israeli government, is an opportunity for the United States and Israel to formulate a joint strategy toward the challenges of the Middle East.  (Full Story)


The Russian Fleet in the Mediterranean: Exercise or Military Operation?
By Zvi Magen 

A joint Russian naval exercise in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, off the Syrian coast, began on January 22, 2013 and is scheduled to end today, January 29, 2013. The Russians are calling this the largest exercise since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and vessels from three different naval theaters – the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea – have reached the region.  (Full Story)


The Israeli Elections: Indications and Implications
By Yehuda Ben Meir

Elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The results refute certain common assumptions among the media and the Israeli public. Based on these results, this essay will assess various possibilities for forming the next Israeli government and their implications for Israel's national security policy. (Full Story)


Mali. France's intervention just beginning
by Yoram Schweitzer, Olga Bogorad and Einav Yogev

France’s military intervention in the campaign underway in Mali is connected to the recent hostage attack in southern Algeria by the Masked Battalion, a faction that split off from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and is led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a long-time Algerian activist who fought alongside al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1980s.  (Full Story)


With Resolve, Good Judgment and Deliberate Speed
by Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov

The Israeli public and its decision makers understand that slogans such as “eliminating Hamas” or “talking to Hamas” will not win a war or resolve the Palestinian problem. (Full Story)


Inspired by the "Arab Spring": Saudi Arabia's Volatile Shiite Minority
by Yoel Guzansky 

The eastern province of Saudi Arabia, home to the kingdom’s Shiite minority, has recently been revisited by violence. The latest wave of protests that began in July 2012 in Awamiyah, a radical Shiite town, was sparked by the arrest and injury of Nemer al-Nemer, a popular Shiite cleric. Nemer, a key figure in the protest movement in the province, was known for his outspoken anti-royal family remarks.  (Full Story)


Afghanistan : Karzai more interested in perpetuating his own power
Kabul/Brussels - Afghanistan is hurtling toward a devastating political crisis as the government prepares to take full control of security in 2014. (Full Story)

Turkey: The PKK and a Kurdish Settlement
Istanbul/Brussels - Turkey needs to recover the initiative after the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) insurgency’s aggressive escalation of violence and implement a long-term conflict resolution strategy that addresses Kurdish grievances.
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