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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

Jul 17, 2013

Top News: Constitutional Drafting Committee Election Law Approved

The constitutional drafting committee election law was today approved by the General National Congress (GNC) after days of debate.

MENASource

Jul 17, 2013

With Morsi Out, Uphill Battle for Independent Media Intensifies

By Miriam Berger

In the flash of a commercial break, the Egyptian military’s massacre of over fifty pro-Muslim Brotherhood  protestors at the Republican Guard headquarters on July 8 turned into a zealously polarized media affair. It was the latest in a series of reminders that—despite the newest round of political reshufflings—there is still little space for independent media […]

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Report Claims NATO Document Connects German Military to Prism Surveillance

By Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post

From Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post:  On Wednesday, the question of German collaboration with U.S. surveillance was further complicated when the Bild newspaper published portions of a confidential September 2011 NATO document

MENASource

Jul 17, 2013

Top News: Presidency Calls on Brotherhood to Take Part in Reconciliation, Morsi Remains Detained

Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour met with the newly-formed cabinet on Tuesday evening after the ministers were sworn in. The meeting’s goal is to discuss the president’s assignments to the cabinet, the state-owned news agency MENA reported. Egypt’s new interim cabinet brings in a number of prominent figures from the country’s liberal and secular factions into top positions, particularly […]

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

The Role of CIA Covert Ops in Penetrating Foreign Computers and Communication Networks

By Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy

From Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy:  During a coffee break at an intelligence conference held in The Netherlands a few years back, a senior Scandinavian counterterrorism official regaled me with a story.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 16, 2013

Governments Fuel Business of Selling Cyber Secrets

By Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs — not the island’s many beetle varieties, but secret flaws in computer code that governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Congressional Relations

Jul 16, 2013

Congress Approves Sale of Reaper Drones to France

By AFP

From AFP:  Plans to sell US Reaper drones to France advanced Monday as Congress raised no objections to the contract, Pentagon officials said.

Drones Technology & Innovation

Trade in Action

Jul 16, 2013

EU and US Conclude First Round of TTIP Negotiations

By Garrett Workman

Speeches and Official Announcements EU and US Conclude First Round of TTIP Negotiations in WashingtonAfter concluding the first week of negotiations, chief EU negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero and Assistant USTR Dan Mullaney held a press conference on their progress. The first negotiating round focused on both sides outlining their positions across a range of issues, and […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Jul 16, 2013

Three Women, No Islamists in Egypt’s Post-Morsi Cabinet

By Nancy Messieh

After talk of a swearing in on Wednesday morning, in the usual rushed fashion, thirty-four ministers were sworn into Egypt’s cabinet on Tuesday afternoon. While many of the names floated over the past few days have remained the same, a few changes have been seen, along with some last-minute withdrawals. Most notable in the interim cabinet […]

NATOSource

Jul 16, 2013

What Does it Take to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons?
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