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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

Apr 11, 2013

Egypt’s President: Tweeting an Offline Nation

By Sara Labib

The recent events which took place at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya left many complaining about the apparent inaction of the country’s political leadership. The perceived absence of police at the funeral held at the Cathedral last Sunday and the consequent attack on the building, resulted in uncharacteristically harsh words from the Coptic Orthodox […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2013

A Call to Action on Roma Inclusion

By Meleah Paull

Monday was International Roma Day. Throughout Europe, Roma people and their allies gathered to sing, dance, and celebrate Romani culture. But the day is also meant to draw attention to the poor living conditions and social exclusion facing many of Europe’s largest minority. Roma people die younger, complete far fewer years of school, have little […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2013

More Self-Sufficient Cities in a 3D Printing World

By Neal Peirce

There has been plenty of hype recently about the wonders of three dimensional printing – a fast-emerging technology that may be able to reproduce any object from an instrument for sublime music (a Stradivarius violin) to a potential weapon of death (a bullet-firing gun). But 3D printing machines can do more than produce objects. They […]

Intelligence Security & Defense

MENASource

Apr 11, 2013

Top News: Shura Council Finalises Elections Law

By Egypt Source

 On Wednesday, the Shura Council passed the two laws on the House of Representatives and the exercise of political rights, but the vote on the final approval was postponed until Thursday’s session. All that remains is for the council to hold a final vote on the complete bill. All the bill’s articles have been voted […]

NATOSource

Apr 11, 2013

SACEUR’s three big agenda items for 2013

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

From James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations:  As I look at NATO and U.S. European Command in 2013, I see three big agenda items.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 11, 2013

Secretary General and South Korea’s Foreign Minister discuss NATO Partnership

By NATO

NATOSource

Apr 11, 2013

Iceland would like to join NATO Cyber Defense Center

By Postimees

From Postimees:  At his meeting in Reykjavik with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Icelandic Foreign Minister Össur Skarphéðinsson said that Iceland would like to join the NATO Cyber Defence Centre located in Tallinn.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Apr 10, 2013

Qatar to the Rescue—Again!

By Mohsin Khan

The flying visit of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil to Qatar on April 9 has apparently paid off. Today the Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani announced that Qatar would provide an additional $3 billion to Egypt, on top of the $5 billion that has been provided since the beginning of the Arab Spring […]

NATOSource

Apr 10, 2013

An independent Scotland would have to ‘support nuclear weapons’ to gain access to NATO

By Auslan Cramb, Telegraph

From Auslan Cramb, Telegraph:  Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who as George Robertson was a Labour defence secretary, said the confirmation from Nato that a separate Scottish state would have to apply for membership had left the SNP facing a “huge dilemma.”

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Apr 10, 2013

NATO warns that an independent Scotland would lose membership in the Alliance

By BBC

From BBC:  Nato has said that if Scotland was considered to be a "new state" it would need to reapply for membership.

United Kingdom
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