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UkraineAlert is a comprehensive online publication that provides regular news and analysis on developments in Ukraine’s politics, economy, civil society, and culture, with commentary drawn from a wide-array of thought-leaders, politicians, experts, and activists from Ukraine and the global community.
MENASource
The MENASource blog follows the transitions in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, as well as other political and economic changes throughout the region. MENASource provides a platform for diverse perspectives from the US, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa on major issues that are at stake in the post-Arab Spring era.
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SyriaSource, a project of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, amplifies Syrian voices, alongside Atlantic Council researchers and fellows, to showcase issues most pertinent to Syrians. The blog features news and analysis directly from Syrian sources as well as international experts.
IranSource
IranSource provides a holistic look at Iran’s internal dynamics, global and regional policies, and posture through unique analysis of current events and long-term, strategic issues related to Iran.
EnergySource
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AfricaSource
AfricaSource provides in-depth analysis and incisive commentary by the Africa Center’s experts on the people and events shaping the present and future of the world’s most dynamic regions.
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Latest from across our blogs
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Rumors of Ukraine’s death on Capitol Hill are greatly exaggerated
Ukraine’s role at the heart of the Trump impeachment process has raised concerns that bipartisan support for the country could suffer but John E. Herbst argues that US backing for Ukraine remains strong.
UkraineAlert by John E. Herbst
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
China’s Persian Gulf strategy: Keep Tehran and Riyadh content
The current tensions between Washington and Tehran have been a major stress test for China’s Persian Gulf strategy.
MENASource by Julia Gurol and Jacopo Scita
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Ukraine’s economic target: From stabilization to growth
Ukraine has staged a strong economic recovery over the past few years but the question in 2020 is whether the new Zelenskyy government can lead the country’s economy from stabilization to sustainable growth.
UkraineAlert by Vladislav Inozemtsev
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Oman’s new sultan and US-Iran tensions
In the region today there are incredibly turbulent waters which will further test Muscat’s ability to strike a delicate balance in its foreign policy of non-alignment.
IranSource by Giorgio Cafiero
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
A year in, the United States still stands behind Venezuela’s interim government
As the interim government of Venezuela continues to fight for freedom and democracy against the regime of Nicolás Maduro, the United States is “unwavering in [its] commitment” to helping Interim President Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly, US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green said on January 23.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Ukraine can feed Brexit Britain
The UK is Europe’s biggest food importer and Ukraine is one of the continent’s top agricultural producers. This makes a post-Brexit free trade deal a potentially big win for both countries.
UkraineAlert by Bate C. Toms
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Bipartisan US support for Ukraine at risk as Republicans echo Kremlin
Republicans seeking to defend President Trump have taken to accusing Ukraine of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. This echoes Kremlin talking points and puts longstanding bipartisan US support for Ukraine at risk, says former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer.
UkraineAlert by Steven Pifer
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Europe to take center stage in global trade talks
With the “phase one” trade deal behind them, the United States and China will now probably shift attention to sorting out their economic and trade relationships with Europe. Caught in the middle of the US-China trade war and geopolitical competition, the European Union (EU) has tried to steer an independent course, balancing security and geopolitical concerns with economic and business needs. Doing so, however, has exposed many differences vis-a-vis the United States as well as China.
New Atlanticist by Hung Tran
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Perennial repression, mourning, and despair consume Iran
With no hint of reform on the horizon, demonstrations, counter-demonstraions, and repression will remain a component of an unstable Islamic Republic of Iran.
IranSource by Masoud Mostajabi
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Trump hails “time for optimism” on climate change, but US leadership still missing
While “Trump is right [that] this is a time for both optimism and action,” John E. Morton, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, said, Trump “is wrong to suggest that the future lies in fossil fuels.” By emphasizing fossil fuel production, Livingston said, “Trump missed a key opportunity to sell the story of a United States that can still—with the right policies—commercialize zero-carbon technologies as well as any other country in the world.”
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer