The Egyptian military council has told Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he can run for President in Egypt’s upcoming election. al-Sisi was responsible for the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi, the Egyptian President after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarek in 2011, and he will almost certainly win the election. The political system of Egypt has been in near constant turmoil after the coup that overthrew Morsi and most Egyptians look to al-Sisi as the most reliable protector against a return to power by the Muslim Brotherhood. We will have to see if the election of al-Sisi will be accompanied by a decline in the protection of human rights.
The situation in Ukraine remains somewhat murky. Anti-government protesters have ended their occupation of some government buildings after a threat by the government to declare a state of emergency (which, presumably, would authorize the Ukrainian military to intervene). The EU has demanded the repeal of the recent laws passed against protesting, and it appears as if President Yanukovich has invited opposition leaders to join the government (an offer that was spurned). So there is some movement, but the direction of that movement is still uncertain.
Many international disputes are settled peacefully but peaceful resolutions rarely make the news. In a boundary dispute that goes back to the 1880s, Chile and Peru have accepted an international agreement that settles the maritime boundaries of the two states. It appears as if both sides will abide by the agreement, and the settlement addresses one of the last lingering boundary issues in Latin America.
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