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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

Dec 17, 2012

Pacific NATO?

By Julian Lindley-French

The Atlantic Alliance is about to enter a tumultuous period of change both in Europe and the wider world. How we all conceive of our place in that world will be critical to the Alliance.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Dec 16, 2012

Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum: An Overview

By Nervana Mahmoud

Following weeks of violence, casualties, allegations, and counter-allegations, Egyptians voted in the first leg of a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution.   This is not just about a draft constitution; in a way it is a mandate about President Mohamed Morsi and his party, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their respective popularity or lack of […]

NATOSource

Dec 15, 2012

Iran says deployment of NATO Patriot missiles near Syria may start world war

By Dominic Evans, Reuters

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 14, 2012

NATO: Syrian Scuds landed near Turkish border

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Several Scud missiles fired at rebels by Syria have landed "fairly close" to the Turkish border, NATO’s top military commander said on Friday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 14, 2012

SACEUR: Patriot deployment shows NATO allies standing together

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

From James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations:  Given the continuing turbulence in Syria, the NATO nations — acting upon the request of member Ally Turkey — have decided to deploy purely defensive Patriot missiles to the Turkish-Syrian border.

MENASource

Dec 14, 2012

219: A Detailed Cultural Translation of Egypt’s Draft Constitution’s Most Controversial Article

By Ramy Yaacoub

Author’s Disclaimer: The author is neither a lawyer nor a theological scholar, if someone can offer a better translation for the theological terms please step forward. There are many articles within Egypt’s draft constitution up for a referendum on December 15 that raise suspicion and are points of contention for a fairly large segment of […]

MENASource

Dec 14, 2012

Egypt’s Draft Constitution: A Round-Up

As Egyptians gear up to go to the polls on Saturday to vote on a draft constitution that has been the subject of fierce debate, voting has been underway in Egyptian consulates and embassies around the world. Opponents of President Mohamed Morsi and the draft constitution are now encouraging voters to go to the polls […]

NATOSource

Dec 14, 2012

German parliament approves Patriot missiles for Turkey

By Gareth Jones, Reuters

From Gareth Jones, Reuters:  Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on Friday approved the sending of two Patriot batteries and 400 soldiers to Turkey as part of a NATO plan to protect the country from any spread of the Syrian conflict.

NATOSource

Dec 14, 2012

Military chiefs of Russia and NATO hold talks on Afghanistan, missile defense, and Syria

By NATO

From NATO:  General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, paid an official visit to Russia from 12 to 14 December to boost military-to-military cooperation and develop a common understanding on issues of strategic interest with Colonel-General Valeriy Gerasimov

MENASource

Dec 14, 2012

A Constitution of Political Appeasement / دستور الترضيات السياسية

By Yussef Auf

As was to be expected, the drafting of Egypt’s constitution has produced an unsound text, filled with flaws. Among these many significant flaws, a number of articles have been included in the constitution for no other reason but to provide a means of appeasing certain political groups or to address certain segments of society. This […]

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