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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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NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

Russian Analysis Sees ‘Divergent’ Arctic Defense Polices Among NATO Members

By Lev Voronkov, Russia in Global Affairs

From Lev Voronkov, Russia in Global Affairs:  Norway, which sees NATO as the keystone of its national security and defense, has also decided to fundamentally revise its policy.

Energy & Environment

MENASource

Jul 9, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Constitutional Declaration Issued; Interim Prime Minister Named

Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour issued a constitutional declaration that will remain effective until the end of the ongoing transitional period, which will last for least six months. He also named liberal economist and former finance minister Hazem al-Beblawi as prime minister in a transitional government, appointed former UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei as deputy to the […]

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

US Needs to Deal with EU Concerns about NSA Spying

By Editors of Washington Post

From Editors of Washington Post:  By Der Spiegel’s own account, E.U. officials discovered the NSA wiretap in Brussels five years ago.

Cybersecurity European Union

MENASource

Jul 9, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Interim President Issues Constitutional Declaration, Appoints Prime Minister

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

Report: German Defense Minister Favored to Head NATO

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  SPIEGEL has learned from sources that [Defense Minister Thomas] de Maizière is currently a promising candidate to succeed Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen as the next general secretary of NATO. Rasmussen’s term ends in the summer of 2014.

MENASource

Jul 9, 2013

Lebanon’s weakening political order

By Faysal Itani

The aftermath of the recent violence in the Lebanese city of Sidon has revealed much about the Lebanon’s worrying political evolution. Although these trends have been gradual and subtle, they pose significant threats to US policy in Lebanon by undermining efforts to empower pro-US Sunni politicians and prevent the spread of Sunni radicalization from Syria. […]

MENASource

Jul 9, 2013

Gulf and United States Need to Get Act Together on Egypt

By Richard LeBaron

Although it is convenient to place the entire blame on the Muslim Brothers for the sad state of the Egyptian economy, it will not solve the problems ahead. Since the Egyptian revolution, the international community has failed to provide the kind of political and economic support to Egypt that would prevent it from becoming a […]

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

After Criticizing US, France Finds Itself in Spotlight for Spying

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  Eric Denécé, director of the French Center for Intelligence Studies and a former military intelligence analyst, says he expects the spying allegations on Europe to be little more than a political blip

Cybersecurity European Union

NATOSource

Jul 8, 2013

Can Europe Shoulder its Military Burden on its Own?

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  If after World War II and into the cold war the US once jealously guarded its dominance in transatlantic affairs, today it wants Europe to take care of Europe and its neighborhood.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 8, 2013

Europe in Search of a Global Strategy

By Emma Bonino, Radoslaw Sikorski, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Carl Bildt, European Voice

From Emma Bonino, Radoslaw Sikorski, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Carl Bildt, European Voice:  The time has come to engage in a new strategic discussion, taking into account the immense changes in Europe and the rest of the world during the last decade.

European Union International Organizations
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