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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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New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2013

Toward Stability in Mali

By Dustin Dehez

The current crisis in Mali came largely as a shock to the international community. Yet, with the conflict having gone from local insurgency to full scale war and back, plenty of analyses have begun to formulate an early consensus among analysts: the conflict, it is argued, is a direct result of the 2011 civil war […]

Politics & Diplomacy Sahel

MENASource

Mar 2, 2013

This Week in Egypt – March 2, 2013

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

NATOSource

Mar 2, 2013

German defense minister vows to address troop ‘problems’ in Turkey

By Deutsche Welle

NATOSource

Mar 2, 2013

NATO forces accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys

By Mirwais Harooni, Ismail Sameem and Dylan Welch, Reuters

From Mirwais Harooni, Ismail Sameem and Dylan Welch, Reuters:  NATO said on Saturday its forces had accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys, in the latest of a series of reports of civilian deaths at the hands of international troops.

NATOSource

Mar 2, 2013

UK-France defense cooperation seen as ‘entente frugale’

By Mohammed Abbas and Mark John, Reuters

From Mohammed Abbas and Mark John, Reuters:  Dubbed the "entente frugale" by wags and criticised by some as a dangerous dilution of military sovereignty, Franco-British defence cooperation is nonetheless growing stronger.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 2, 2013

NATO admits it was hit by ‘MiniDuke’ cyber attack

By Jim Finkle, Reuters

From Jim Finkle, Reuters:  Hackers targeted dozens of computer systems at government agencies across Europe through a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc’s  software, security researchers said on Wednesday, while NATO said it too had been attacked.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 2, 2013

Romania believes rival nation behind “MiniDuke” cyber attack

By Ioana Patran, Reuters

From Ioana Patran, Reuters:  Romania believes another state was behind the "MiniDuke" cyber attack that hit its national security institutions as well as NATO and other European countries, its SRI secret service said on Friday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2013

Jones: ‘Pivot to Asia’ Regretable Word Choice

By James Joyner

General Jim Jones, former national security advisor to President Obama, said “pivot to Asia” are probably “the words we regret most.” While there’s no question that the Asia-Pacific is more important than ever, the phrase signaled that other regions, notably Europe and Africa, were therefore less important. 

Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2013

Kwasniewski: Ukraine Must Choose Between West and Russia

By James Joyner

Former Polish President Aleksander Kwaƛniewski declared Ukraine must choose between the West and Russia–and urged the United States and Europe to work to nudge them in our direction.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Mar 1, 2013

Top News: NSF Leaders Refuse to Meet Kerry in Protest against US Pro-Morsi Stance

By Egypt Source

Hamdeen Sabbahi and Mohamed ElBaradei of the National Salvation Front (NSF) will not meet US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Egypt, said Heba Yassin of the Popular Current Party.

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