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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

Jun 27, 2012

Assad declares Syria in a ‘state of war’

By Oliver Holmes, Reuters

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2012

An omen of how Syria’s conflict could spread

By the Editors of the Independent

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2012

Turkey’s Prudent Management Ends Syria Crisis

By Ross Wilson

Four days after Syria’s downing of a Turkish F-4 fighter aircraft, the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan brought the crisis to a close by securing NATO support, reporting its views to the UN Security Council, complaining formally to Damascus, and altering the rules of engagement along the 500-plus mile border with its neighbor […]

Syria

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2012

NATO Chief: ‘The security of the Alliance is indivisible. We stand together with Turkey’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  [L]et me make this clear: The security of the Alliance is indivisible.  We stand together with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity.

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2012

In the United States-Pakistan Impasse the Winner Is Russia

By Sarwar Kashmeri

The continuing impasse between the United States and Pakistan over the accidental killing by American forces of 24 Pakistani soldiers last November means Pakistani territory is off-limits for the evacuation of American and NATO military equipment from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan NATO

MENASource

Jun 26, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood: A Choice Between Politics or Revolution?

By Nancy Messieh

As Mohamed Morsi, the now former member of the Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), takes his place at the helm of the country as Egypt’s first democratically elected civilian president, the group finds itself, once again, straddling two very different tactics for achieving its goals: revolution and politics.

MENASource

Jun 26, 2012

Top News: Egypt Court Annuls Decree Allowing Military to Arrest Civilians

By Tarek Radwan

The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled on Tuesday against the Ministry of Justice issued decree allowing military police and intelligence the right to arrest civilians. Rights lawyer Khaled Ali, who filed the appeal against the law, confirmed to Ahram Online from the court that the ruling was in his favour. 

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2012

Turkish Border Is Crucial Link in Syrian Conflict

By Neil MacFarquhar, the New York Times

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2012

Why NATO Won’t Go To War Over Syria Shooting Down Turkish Jet

By James Joyner

This week, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will meet at Turkey’s request to discuss what NATO should do in response to Syria shooting down a Turkish F-4 last week. The short answer will almost certainly be: not much.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jun 26, 2012

Turkey warns Syria that any troops approaching border will be ‘treated as a military target’

By the AP

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