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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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New Atlanticist

Jan 30, 2015

New ‘Formula’ Needed to Deal with Putin

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Stephen J. Hadley advocates tougher line to convince Kremlin its strategy in Ukraine will fail The United States and Europe need to take a more forceful stand against Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince him that his strategy of fomenting unrest in Ukraine is not going to succeed, Stephen J. Hadley, who served as National […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 30, 2015

Ukraine Needs Support Now, Latvian Foreign Minister Says

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Rinkēvičs cites urgent need for backing on territorial integrity, economy Ukraine requires strong support for its territorial integrity and economy well before an Eastern Partnership summit in Riga in May, according to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs. Describing Ukraine as the “biggest challenge,” Rinkēvičs said, “we need to address some issues now, in January, in […]

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NATOSource

Jan 30, 2015

France Sending Tanks To Poland

By Lorne Cook, AP

France is pledging tanks and armored vehicles to bolster NATO forces in Poland, where leaders are increasingly uneasy about Russia.

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MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

Top News: Thirty-Two Killed, Over 100 Wounded in Sinai Attacks

By EgyptSource

At least thirty-two people, including civilians, were killed, and more than 100 wounded Thursday when a series of militant attacks struck North Sinai. In a Twitter account linked to the Islamic State group’s Egyptian affiliate, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, claimed the simultaneous attacks. According to initial reports, car bombs and mortar rounds targeted an army base, eight […]

MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

Top News: Sinai attacks leave at least 32 killed, more than 100 wounded, ABM claims responsibility

By MENASource

At least thirty-two people, including civilians, were killed, and more than 100 wounded Thursday when a series of militant attacks struck North Sinai. In a Twitter account linked to the Islamic State group’s Egyptian affiliate, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, claimed the simultaneous attacks.

MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

The War of Leaked Recordings

By Khaled Dawoud

Two days before the fourth anniversary of the January 25, 2011 Revolution on Sunday, several Egyptian news websites reported alleged secret recordings of statements made by two senior Muslim Brotherhood members, Mohamed al-Beltagi and Azza al-Garf. In them, they were highly critical of ousted president and Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Morsi.  

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MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

EconSource: Morocco Improves Its Ranking in the Index of Economic Freedom 2015

By EconSource

Morocco is ranked 89 among 178 countries in the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom 2015. According to the report, Morocco’s economic freedom score is 60.1 and is found in the group of “moderately free” countries.

MENASource

Jan 30, 2015

What is Plan B for Libya?

By Wolfgang Pusztai

The current United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mediation efforts constitutes a major step in the right direction to stabilize Libya. This initiative, however, requires sustained diplomatic pressure by international actors (regardless of which side they support), focused sanctions, and other actions as discussed recently by the EU foreign ministers.

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An article on the CitySakh.ru website, from Russia's Pacific Far East region, shows a Russian marine, identified by the patch on his sleeve, filmed in the battle for Donetsk airport. (CitySakh.ru/ www.citysakh.ru)

UkraineAlert

Jan 30, 2015

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Russian Marine, Home From Ukraine War, Says ‘A Lot of Russian Military’ Are Fighting There

By Irena Chalupa

Troops from Russia’s Pacific Far East Region Are Prominent in a War 4,200 Miles to the West The Russian island of Sakhalin, in the Pacific Ocean just north of Japan, is fully a continent away from the war raging in southeastern Ukraine. But Konstantin Gorelov, a 22-year-old, active-duty Russian naval infantry commando, made the 4,200-mile […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2015

Taliban ‘Far from Being a Spent Force’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analyst sees resurgence of militants as three US contractors are killed in Kabul The death of three US contractors in a shooting incident at Kabul’s airport on Thursday and attacks on a checkpoint and funeral in other parts of Afghanistan prove that the Taliban is “far from being a spent force,” according to […]

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