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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

Aug 20, 2012

Report: Germany helping Syria rebels with spy ship intel

By Reuters

United Kingdom United States and Canada

MENASource

Aug 20, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood: Trust Us

By Jayson Casper

As President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood slowly appropriate power, they consistently issue an unspoken theme: Trust us. They do not say so, of course; that no one should be trusted is a platitude in politics. Rather, at each step from the revolution through the transition to the presidency, they speak of consensus, broad-based […]

NATOSource

Aug 20, 2012

Chinese warships dock in Israel for first time

By the Times of Israel

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2012

France and Poland hope Weimar Triangle can revive EU defense cooperation

By Polskie Radio

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2012

Why Mitt Romney Needs a Picture with Lech Walesa?

By Daria Dylla

For his first overseas trip, Mitt Romney chose to visit three countries: Israel, Great Britain and Poland. Whereas choosing Israel and Great Britain did not surprise anyone, there is room for speculation about the decision to visit Poland. 

MENASource

Aug 17, 2012

Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Report: ‘Intellectual Terrorism and the Policy of Censorship’

By Nancy Messieh

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights released a 63 page report (Arabic) "Intellectual Terrorism and the Policy of Censorship", focusing on the state of press freedom in Egypt, beginning with the January 2011 uprising up until the present day. EOHR has outlined the repressive tactics that have been used against journalists in the country, whether […]

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2012

USAF Gen. Breedlove begins duties as NATO’s new Allied Air Commander

By NATO

From NATO:  After receiving the flag of Allied Air Command Ramstein (AC Ramstein) from NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff during a change of command ceremony on 31 July, General Philip M. Breedlove, arrived at the NATO compound on Ramstein Air Base early this Friday morning.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2012

Canada: Europe needs to do much more

By Rob Gillies, the AP

Economy & Business

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2012

Number of NATO forces killed by Afghan recruits hits new high

By Ariel Zirulnick, the Christian Science Monitor

From Ariel Zirulnick, the Christian Science Monitor:  The number of ‘green-on-blue’ attacks in Afghanistan this year has surpassed that of all 2011, eroding trust and deepening concern about the security transition.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Aug 17, 2012

Top News: Government Promises Change in State Media Content

By Egypt Source

The content of state media will change in the coming months, Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud told reporters Thursday evening. Leading media should be characterized by professionalism and provide different opinions, Abdel Maqsoud said, adding that those who do not adhere to professionalism, objectivity, neutrality and ethics would simply be dismissed.  GOVERNMENT Morsy promises not […]

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