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What We Are Reading

Egypt considers law that could sharply limit protests, months after coup against Morsi Erin Cunningham / The Washington Post A draft law that would strictly regulate street protests in Egypt is drawing fierce criticism from rights groups and exposing fresh cracks in...

Iran’s enrichment to 20% halted

By Joshua Miller The Islamic Republic’s News Agency (IRNA) declared today that Iran has stopped enriching uranium to 20%. Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the national security and foreign policy parliamentary commission (NSFP) indicated “Tehran has stopped...

P5+1 Talks with Iran are Substantive and Insightful

By Joshua Miller   On October 15th and 16th, the P5+1 countries convened with Iran in Geneva to lay the grounds and set the tone for negotiations to resolve concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. After two days of intense and deliberative discussion, both sides...

What We Are Reading

Liberia’s Charles Taylor transferred to UK BBC News Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has arrived in the UK to serve the remainder of his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes. He was convicted on 11 charges including terrorism, rape, murder, and the use of child...

“Engagement is not Appeasement”

Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made statements at a joint news conference in Japan on Iran’s willingness to compromise on its nuclear weapons program. Secretary Kerry declared that it was necessary that...