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New Atlanticist

New Atlanticist is the Atlantic Council’s public policy blog. It seeks to provide expert analysis, accessible to a broad readership, on the most pressing issues facing the transatlantic community.

Inflection Points

A weekly column by Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, Inflection Points focuses on the global challenges facing the United States and how to best address them.

UkraineAlert

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.

SyriaSource

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

EnergySource provides analysis and insight on key energy issues, making sense of key energy trends and their implications for geopolitics, geoeconomics, policy, and markets.

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.

Econographics

Econographics help visualize and contextualize the most important trends and developments in the global economy.

TURKEYSource

TURKEYSource provides analysis and insight on Turkey and related developments with coverage from Turkish, regional, and international experts. This blog offers timely news and commentary on key issues related to transatlantic relations, energy, business, migration, and key players.

SouthAsiaSource

SouthAsiaSource is the Atlantic Council’s premier publication for South Asian affairs, covering areas such as economics and trade, governance, education, climate and environmental issues, politics and diplomacy, migration, security, and other areas.

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MENASource

Mar 2, 2016

EconSource: Egypt Seen Raising Interest Rates as Pressures Mount

By EconSource

Rising yields on Egyptian treasuries signal the market is expecting the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to raise interest rates this month to dampen inflation and ease mounting pressure on the currency, bankers and economists say.

MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

Shocking Ruling for Coptic Teenagers Renews Contempt of Religion Debate

By Khaled Dawoud

A ruling against four Coptic Christian teenagers in which they received maximum sentences on charges of contempt of religion has renewed calls for amendments to Egypt’s blasphemy laws. On February 25, the Beni Mazar Juvenile Misdemeanor Court sentenced Muller Atef, Bassem Amgad, and Albert Shafik to five years in prison on charges of insulting Islam. […]

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NATOSource

Mar 1, 2016

NATO Warned of Vulnerability to Moscow in Eastern Europe

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

A chorus of voices across Nato is warning that the alliance cannot defend Europe’s eastern border against an increasingly aggressive Russia.

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MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

Top News: Assad backs Syria truce, accuses opposition of violations

By MENASource

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described the ceasefire as a “glimmer of hope,” but accused the opposition of violating the agreement intended to halt the fighting. He pledged Tuesday to do his part to ensure a fragile ceasefire holds and offered “full amnesty” to rebels who hand in their weapons.

SyriaSource

Mar 1, 2016

Top News: March 1, 2016

By SyriaSource

– United States, Russia in new Syria military safety talks – Assad backs Syria truce, accuses opposition of violations– UK admits bombing ISIS in Syria not working; Pentagon expands cyber war– United States under pressure to take lead in Syria migrant crisis– United Nations says food aid will be restored to Syrians– Turkey partially lifts curfew […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled: Lifting EU Sanctions on Russia Won’t Bolster Europe’s Finances

By Vladislav L. Inozemtsev

The debate over sanctions is one of the hottest issues in any discussion on Russian-European relations. Sanctions were first imposed in 2014 by EU member states on Russia, and then by Russia on the EU. In recent months, Russian officials have argued that the EU should lift them, while there have been some signals coming […]

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MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

Top News: Four Journalists Sentenced to Prison for ‘Publishing False Information’

By EgyptSource

A Cairo Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Monday four journalists to three years in prison each on charges of ‘publishing false news’ and ‘membership in an illegal organization.’ In July 2015, security forces arrested the four journalists outside the Zeinhom morgue, Cairo’s main mortuary. Journalist Abu Bakr Khallaf, who heads an online media journalists union, and […]

MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

EconSource: Egypt’s Debts Climb to EGP 2.3 Trillion

By EconSource

Egypt’s debts have reached EGP 2.3 trillion (about $293 billion), Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said Monday.He also said that the state’s general budget does not exceed EGP 864 billion.

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Is the Houthi-Saleh Alliance Cracking?

By Jillian Schwedler

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets over the past few weeks to commemorate the 2011 uprising against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh. Although the largest demonstrations were in Taiz, a Houthi-led march in Sana’a raised the most intriguing political questions.

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MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Top News: Syria truce brings sharp fall in death toll, but attacks continue in some areas

By MENASource

The death toll in areas of Syria outside jihadist control has fallen sharply since a ceasefire went into effect at the weekend, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday. Twenty people were killed on Saturday, the first day of the truce, in areas where the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) is not […]

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