Category Archives: NSAC Posts

Erdogan’s Middle Eastern Victory Lap
BY STEVEN A. COOK, Foreign Affairs

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s warm reception following his tour of Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya highlights the growing influence of Turkey in the Middle East following the Arab Spring. With Europe becoming less receptive to Turkey, Erdogan has increasingly looked to Turkey’s Middle Eastern neighbors. Many in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya see Turkey as a positive role model, as it has a growing economy and its ruling party has demonstrated how a religious party can indeed advance liberal principles without turning to extremism.

EU Adds More Syria Sanctions
BY HENRY CHU, L.A. Times

In response to tensions in Syria, European Union has added more sanctions against the nation’s oil industry. The European Union had already placed an embargo on the nation’s import of crude oil into Europe.

Yemeni President Returns To Troubled Land
BY JEFFREY FLEISHMAN and ZAID AL-AALAYAA, L.A. Times

After months recuperating in Saudi Arabia, Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Yemen on Friday, September 23, 2011. With nation currently in high tensions, Saleh has called for negotiations.

How Will the International Space Station Fall to Earth?
BY MIKE WALL, SPACE.com

If a dead bus-size satellite’s crash-landing can cause such a stir, global panic may well ensue when it’s time for the enormous International Space Station to come down to Earth.