Atlantic Council blogs

Russia Confirms Deployment of Iskander Missiles on NATO Borders

By RIA Novosti and RT

From RIA Novosti:  Russia confirmed Monday that it has deployed tactical ballistic missiles near its borders with NATO but said the move did not violate international agreements.

Top News: Mehdi Jomaa chosen as Tunisia’s new caretaker prime minister

By MENASource

Political leaders today chose Mehdi Jomaa, the current minister of industry, to take over as prime minister and lead a caretaker government until elections next year. Jomaa, aged fifty, is an independent technocrat who joined the current government in March after a career in the private sector. Jomaa garnered nine of twenty-one potential votes, with seven […]

Turn Ukraine Back Toward the European Union

By Paula J. Dobriansky

While it is very late in the game, it is not too late to return Ukraine to the path of European integration. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, enraged by President Viktor Yanu­kovych’s recent rejection of painstakingly negotiated trade agreements with the European Union, continue to protest Yanukovych’s apparent turn toward Moscow and the corruption and cronyism […]

Top News: Egyptians to vote on constitution January 14-15; Six international organizations approved to monitor

By EgyptSource

Interim President Adly Mansour announced a national referendum on the new draft of the constitution, will take place on January 14-15. The High Election Commission (HEC) said that out of “nine international organizations that requested permission to monitor elections, only six who fulfilled the conditions were accepted.” 

Time for a New Chapter in US-Gulf Relations

By Stefanie Hausheer

Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal’s comments yesterday about US red lines on Syria and Iran becoming “pinkish as time grew,” and eventually ending up “completely white” indicate the extent of Gulf state exasperation with the Obama administration’s Middle East policies.

Fred Kempe Named to Defense News “100 Most Influential People in US Defense”

Defense News recently named Atlantic Council President & CEO Frederick Kempe to their “Top 100 Most Influential People in US Defense” list:

Beyond the Horizon: Understanding the Future for Better Development Today

By Kathleen Mogelgaard

On December 17, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, in partnership with the US Agency for International Development and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will host the launch of the highly anticipated book The Future Can’t Wait (PDF). Read on for an a preview […]

John McCain, Chris Murphy Travel to Kyiv

Senator McCain to Speak at the Council on Thursday Wednesday, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released a statement condemning the use of violence by Ukrainian authorities against peaceful demonstrators in Kyiv, Ukraine. His statement ended with: “Those brave men and women should know that they are not alone. Their friends across the world stand in […]

Cyber Defense ‘Indispensible Part’ of Turkey’s National Security: Senior Official

By BURAK EGE BEKDIL, Defense News

New technologies and solutions against cyber threats promise to become an emerging market in Turkey, according to officials and industry sources.