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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

Jun 21, 2014

Domestic Violence: A Cultural Ailment

By Sarah El-Rashidi

Domestic violence is a widespread phenomenon in Egypt which, despite its prevalence, is largely misconstrued. 60 percent of Egyptian women conceded to being victims of domestic violence according to a 2012 Egyptian Centre for Women’s Rights (ECWR) report, and a lack of women’s rights was arguably one of the driving factors behind high female participation […]

North Africa
Argentine flagship vessel ARA Libertad, which was seized by Ghanaian authorities in October 2012 amid a dispute over defaulted government bonds. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

AfricaSource

Jun 20, 2014

Two Years after Ghana Judge, US Supreme Court Rules against Argentina

By Kelsey Lilley

Earlier this week, Argentine stocks plummeted after the US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Argentine government in an epic court battle with angry investors. The case pitted Argentina against US-based investors, both big and small, who lost fortunes during the South American country’s 2001-2002 economic implosion when it defaulted on its […]

Latin America

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 20, 2014

This Week in South Asia: June 14 – 20

By Aman Ghose and Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAs the Pakistani military officially decides to go after the Taliban in North Waziristan, initiating airstrikes without considering the hitherto held ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban divide, the nation’s political parties unanimously agreed to stand […]

Afghanistan India

MENASource

Jun 20, 2014

Syria: Farmers, Teachers, Pharmacists, and Dentists

By Frederic C. Hof

In his June 19 press remarks about the situation in Iraq, President Barack Obama was asked whether the expansion of Syria’s war into Iraq courtesy of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had changed his mind about the urgency of providing meaningful military assistance to Syrian nationalists ready and willing to fight jihadists […]

Syria

MENASource

Jun 20, 2014

Top News: US to Send Up to 300 Military Advisers to Iraq

By MENASource

President Barack Obama said Thursday that he would deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help its struggling security forces fend off a wave of Sunni militants. Stating that the militants pose a threat not just to Iraq but also to the United States.

MENASource

Jun 20, 2014

Top News: Court Sentences Brotherhood Leaders Badie, Hegazy, and Beltagy to Death

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a number of top Muslim Brotherhood leaders to death Thursday.

MENASource

Jun 20, 2014

EconSource: Egypt reaches first deal to revise gas prices with foreign energy firm

By EconSource

Follow the latest news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Jun 20, 2014

EconSource: Senate draft bill reduces US aid to Egypt

By EconSource

Follow the latest economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Jun 19, 2014

Seven Important Questions on Iraq

By MENASource

Bilal Y. Saab, senior fellow for Middle East Security with the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, provides his perspective on the US role in the Iraq crisis, what’s at stake for US national security interests, and what it will really take to stabilize the situation.

Iraq

MENASource

Jun 19, 2014

The Bright Spot in the Egyptian Economy

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The Egyptian economy has been slumping for the past three years. Since January 2011 economic growth has come down substantially, unemployment has been steadily rising, inflation has remained high, the fiscal deficit has expanded, and the foreign exchange reserves of the country have fallen by more than half. Clearly this is a grim picture that […]

Economy & Business North Africa
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