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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

May 28, 2012

NATO’s biggest security threat is now economic

By Fred Kempe, Reuters

From Fred Kempe, Reuters:  What really connected the G-8 and NATO meetings was a growing realization that the biggest threat to the alliance – and, for that matter, to Obama’s re-election hopes – is the euro zone crisis.

Economy & Business

NATOSource

May 25, 2012

NATO’s Smart Defense faces national obstacles

By Julian Hale, Defense News

From Julian Hale, Defense News:  Asked about the lessons from Libya and specific Smart Defense-type projects, Ernest Herold, deputy assistant secretary general for Defence Investment at NATO, noted that some countries had run out of bombs

MENASource

May 25, 2012

Voter Illiteracy a Hazard for Egypt’s Democratic Transition

By Shaimaa El Nazer

Since the end of the unforgettable 18-day stand-off in Tahrir square, the majority of Egyptians have viewed the revolution decapitating a corrupt regime whose leader and immediate inner circle spoiled the political system by prioritizing their own individual interests over those of the Egyptian people. But this overly simplistic understanding of the former regime fails […]

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2012

The Pivot from Asia

By Derek Reveron

Since the latest US defense strategy was unveiled in January, a persistent headline has been the US pivot to Asia. As President Obama wrote in the document’s foreword, “As we end today’s wars, we will focus on a broader range of challenges and opportunities, including the security and prosperity of the Asia Pacific.”

China

MENASource

May 25, 2012

Egypt’s Second Republic: A Challenging Prize for the Next President

By Merit Al-Sayed

The year 2011 has been extraordinary not just for the tectonic shift in the region’s political structures, but also the extraordinary pressures and opportunities faced by many regional economies. With four dictators ousted – including one dead and many others were shaken to the core – the aftershocks will no doubt continue to reverberate in […]

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2012

GCC Balks at Move Towards a Union

By Richard LeBaron and Noora AlSindi

In mid-May, leaders of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Riyadh to discuss a vaguely-defined Saudi proposal for a “union” of GCC states. The Saudi proposal seems to have been prompted by heightened concerns over Arab Spring aftershocks (particularly in Bahrain) and perceived Iranian ambitions in the region.

Iran Saudi Arabia

NATOSource

May 25, 2012

NATO’s missile defence shield considered ‘up and running’

By Jonathan Marcus, the BBC

From Jonathan Marcus, the BBC:  Nato leaders and planners look at Iran’s continuing nuclear programme – and the steady improvement it has made to the range and capabilities of its missile forces

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 25, 2012

NATO’s risky Afghan endgame

By the Economist

From the Economist:  NATO’s meeting in Chicago this week was dominated by the need to unite behind plans for an orderly retreat from Afghanistan

MENASource

May 25, 2012

Top News: Early Results Show Morsi in the Lead, Followed by Shafik

By Tarek Radwan

Al-Masry Al-Youm reports the results of counting in 24 governorates, in which Morsy is in first place, followed by Shafiq. 

New Atlanticist

May 25, 2012

The Joy of Democracy

By Julian Lindley-French

Tahar Ben Jelloun wrote that Egypt has suffered more ordeals than other countries to get where it is. That may or may not be true but to see the enthusiasm of Egyptians as they queue in their millions to vote is joyous. For the first time in five thousand years and some fifteen months after […]

North Africa Politics & Diplomacy
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