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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

Jan 7, 2013

Top News: Ten New Ministers Take Oath in Cabinet Reshuffle

By Egypt Source

Ten new ministers were sworn in before President Mohamed Morsi Sunday, and four of them are known to be Muslim Brotherhood members. 

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

More Russian military aircraft near Norway in 2012, highest number since 2007

By Trude Pettersen, Barents Observer

From Trude Pettersen, Barents Observer:  Norwegian fighter jets were scrambled 41 times and identified a total of 71 Russian airplanes in 2012. In 2011 there were 34 scramblings and 48 identifications, in 2010 36 scramblings and 37 identifications. . . . The increased number of identified planes is in line with Russian political statements about […]

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

General Dynamics Canada awarded contract for NATO UAV program

By General Dynamics Canada

From General Dynamics Canada:  General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a CA$32 million contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation for key communications network technology for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program. Under this contract, General Dynamics Canada will provide the software that will control the AGS Communications Ground Control System (CGCS). The CGCS will manage […]

Drones Technology & Innovation

MENASource

Jan 4, 2013

The ‘New’ Shura Council / ‘مجلس الشورى ‘الجديد

By Yussef Auf

How should we evaluate Egypt’s new constitution? This was the pressing question in Egypt in the period leading up to and during the constitutional referendum. In an attempt to defend the new constitution, some have resorted to the argument that the final draft is acceptable in its entirety and that, when looking at the constitution […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 4, 2013

Countdown to Armageddon

By Harlan Ullman

10, 9, 8, 7 …… refers to a countdown. The larger question is count down to what?

Economy & Business National Security

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

Lithuanian contingent begins standby duty in the NATO Response Force

By Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense

MENASource

Jan 4, 2013

Top News: Cabinet races to finalize parliamentary elections law

By Egypt Source

The Cabinet is racing time to pass the draft law on parliamentary elections.  Hamdeen Sabbahi’s Popular Current Party said the bill should not be passed before consensus is reached between political forces. However

MENASource

Jan 4, 2013

The National Council for Human Rights, Lacking Human Rights Defenders

By Ragab Saad

When the Shura Council appointed new members to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), the process revealed an obvious political bias in the formation. The NCHR, tasked with defending human rights and placing pressure on state authorities to improve human rights conditions, should naturally include as many human rights defenders as possible. Instead, its […]

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

Dutch Patriot missiles to leave for Turkey on Monday

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  The Dutch Patriot missile defense systems will leave the Netherlands for Turkey On Jan. 7 to support the NATO operation Anatolian Protector, the Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2013

US troops arrive in Turkey to prepare deployment of Patriot missiles

By PressTV/Iran

From PressTV/Iran:  Turkish media reported on Friday that the 27-member team of US military forces had arrived in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. The team will also inspect the site of the batteries.

United States and Canada
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