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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 19, 2012

Surveys indicate General Makarov’s comments boosted Finns’ support for NATO

By Helsingin Sanomat

From Helsingin Sanomat:  Just over ten days ago, General Nikolai Makarov, the commander of Russia’s armed forces and the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister, said that Finnish membership in NATO would be a threat to Russia’s security.

New Atlanticist

Jun 19, 2012

Anchoring the Alliance: Building Partnerships

By R. Nicholas Burns Damon Wilson and Jeffrey Lightfoot

It is ultimately the responsibility of NATO’s member states to make the difficult political choices and investments in their security necessary to ensure the health of the Alliance. But to address the challenges of a globalized security landscape, the Alliance also needs to do more with partners outside the Euro-Atlantic area who share its interests […]

MENASource

Jun 19, 2012

The Political Pathology of the Egyptian State

By Ziad Abdel Tawab

Egyptians can only hope that the events of the past week represent a temporary setback in the democratic transition, rather than an irreversible regression to authoritarianism – marking the end of hope and the start of a new era of despair and political pathology. Sadly, 18 months of constant struggle for democracy and rights in […]

MENASource

Jun 19, 2012

Top News: US Threatens to Review Ties with Egyptian Military

By Tarek Radwan

The United States urged Egypt’s military on Monday to move swiftly on plans to transfer full power to an elected civilian government and suggested failure to do so would prompt a review of U.S. ties, which includes billions of dollars in military and civilian aid. Both the State Department and the Pentagon – which oversees […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 19, 2012

Enlightened Engagement: US-China Relations

By Victor Chu

It was Napoleon who said in 1803: “Let that sleeping giant sleep, for when he wakes up, he will shake the world.” Napoleon was, of course, referring to China. True enough, the rise (more correctly the renaissance) of China resulting from its remarkable, open-door economic structural reforms over the last thirty years has shaken the […]

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2012

NATO says security of Gulf partners of strategic importance

By KUNA

From KUNA:  Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani visited the NATO headquarters in Brussels Monday and met with Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. A NATO statement said discussions centered on the political dialogue and practical cooperation activities, which exist in the context of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). "Saudi Arabia is […]

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2012

NATO AWACS helping protect Euro 2012 Tournament

By NATO

From NATO:  Not many people would immediately associate NATO with the Euro 2012 Football Championship. But NATO’s "Eye in the Sky", the AWACS (Airborne Warning & Control System) will be playing an important role in the security of the European teams’ competition over the next three weeks.

MENASource

Jun 19, 2012

Egypt: To Have or Not to Have an IMF Program?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

Over this past weekend Egypt held presidential election runoffs with official results due on Thursday, June 21. But with more than 95 percent of votes counted, the Muslim Brotherhood claims their candidate Mohamed Morsy is the winner.  In the meanwhile, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued a constitutional annex to its March […]

Europe After The Vote

Jun 19, 2012

NATO Ties Bind as Greece Fights for Solutions to Remain in Euro

By Gregory Viscusi, Businessweek

From Gregory Viscusi, Businessweek:  While Greece struggles to stay in the euro, its membership in NATO is another story altogether.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Jun 18, 2012

Egypt’s State of Emergency Lives on Despite Law’s Expiration

By Salem Mostafa Kamel

The SCAF’s decision to issue a new Constitutional Declaration on June 17 confirms what human rights activists have suspected all along: The SCAF scored political points by allowing the Emergency Law to expire as scheduled on May 31, but has since been covertly building a legal foundation to justify martial law and subject citizens to […]

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