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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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MENASource

Apr 6, 2012

Will Khairat al-Shater’s Presidential Bid Cost the Brotherhood Its Imperial Dream? / هل يكلف ترشيخ الشاطر الإخوان الحلم الإمبروط

By Magdy Samaan

The dream of the Muslim Brotherhood, as it has been articulated since the days of Hassan al-Banna, has been to build the individual Muslim, his family, community, and government in accordance with the principles of Islam. After decades of restraint, the Brotherhood’s bold decision to nominate Khairat al-Shater for the presidential election could unravel what […]

NATOSource

Apr 6, 2012

Number of jailed journalists nearly doubles in Turkey

By the Los Angeles Times

From the Los Angeles Times:  Turkey is jailing nearly twice as many journalists as a year ago, and sentencing them to as long as 166 years behind bars, according to a report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

NATOSource

Apr 6, 2012

Syria and the Decline of NATO Military Clout

By Erik Brattberg, World Policy Institute

From Erik Brattberg, World Policy Institute:  Despite calls on Capitol Hill for international intervention as the Syrian crisis, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has repeatedly ruled out the option of the Alliance involving itself in Syria, most recently at a conference in Brussels two weeks ago.

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2012

Mideast Leaders Visit US, Seek Support and Understanding

By Barbara Slavin

The United States may be seen by some as a declining global power. But that hasn’t stopped several Middle Eastern politicians from visiting Washington this week in hopes of attracting US support — or at least neutrality — for their causes.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2012

Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s Role in the Regional Efforts to Oust Assad

By Benedetta Berti and Yoel Guzansky

Since the beginning of the protests against the Assad regime in March 2011, the international community’s response to the Syrian crisis has been characterized by disunity. This collective vacuum has boosted the role of regional actors, particularly Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who have been extremely active with the support of virtually all GCC countries. 

Saudi Arabia Syria

MENASource

Apr 6, 2012

News: Rocket from Sinai Strikes Israeli Resort Town

By Mara Revkin

Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Jants blamed “terrorists” in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for launching at least one rocket at the Israeli resort town of Eilat on April 5.  The police chief for South Sinai denied reports that rockets were fired from the Sinai.

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2012

Falklands Victory 30th Anniversary Offers Lessons For Today’s Britain

By Julian Lindley-French

“Be pleased to inform Her Majesty that the Union Jack once again flies over Stanley. God save the Queen.”

United Kingdom

MENASource

Apr 6, 2012

Are the Muslim Brothers Worshipping Themselves More Than God and Nation? / هل يَعْبدُ الإخوان “الجماعة” من دون الله والوطن؟

By Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Reflecting on the recent debate over the Muslim Brotherhood winning the majority of seats in parliament, and the two houses appointing from a Brotherhood-dominated constituent assembly that will draft Egypt’s new constitution, I am reminded of two very revealing conversations I have had with people who posses deep knowledge of the group. These discussions shed […]

NATOSource

Apr 6, 2012

NATO nations must help restore order in Mali

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The United States and its NATO allies took a big risk in Libya last year — not by supporting the rebellion against dictator Moammar Gaddafi but by doing little to help the victorious rebels with security after the war.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 6, 2012

NATO can’t let Macedonia fall by the wayside at Chicago

By Sally Painter, the HIll

From Sally Painter, the HIll:  The North Atlantic Treaty provides that any European state that qualifies for membership and that can contribute to the alliance’s security is eligible for membership. Macedonia is highly qualified on both of these fronts.

The Balkans United States and Canada
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