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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

Mar 26, 2012

NATO’s cyber Rapid Reaction Team to be operational in 2012

By NATO

From NATO:  By the end of 2012, a rapid reaction team (RRT) capability of NATO cyber defence experts will be operational.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 26, 2012

NATO launches exercise to beef up cyber defense

By AFP

From AFP:  NATO’s Tallinn-based cyber defence centre on Monday launched a three-day exercise involving European IT and legal experts in a bid to beef up cyber defence skills through gaming.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 26, 2012

Video: Obama tells Russia he will have more flexibility on missile defense after November elections

By the AP

From the AP:  President Barack Obama told Russia’s leader Monday that he would have more flexibility after the November election to deal with the contentious issue of missile defense

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2012

Obama and Erdogan discuss Syria, Iran, and NATO Summit

By the White House

From the White House:  Excerpts from remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey after Bilateral Meeting

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2012

Turkey’s Challenges

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Turkey’s Parliament recently named a commission to write a new constitution, and a draft is expected by June.

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2012

Taliban says will attack Pakistan’s lawmakers if NATO supply routes are re-opened

By Haji Mujtaba, Reuters

From Haji Mujtaba, Reuters:  The Pakistan Taliban will attack lawmakers if they decide to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, the militant group’s spokesman said on Sunday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2012

NATO’s Secrecy Stance

By C.J. Chivers, the New York Times

From C.J. Chivers, the New York Times: In a report quietly made public early this month, a United Nations commission pointedly noted that after examining the destruction in Majer

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2012

EU expands Somali pirate mission to include attacks on land bases

By the Guardian

From the Guardian:  The EU is to expand its seagoing anti-piracy mission to include the Somali coastline and waterways inside the country for the first time.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2012

Medvedev: Time running out for missile shield talks

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia is still open for dialogue on a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe, but opportunities for discussion are decreasing as the system moves closer to becoming a reality, President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Friday.

NATOSource

Mar 24, 2012

Russia-NATO summit cancelled

By ITAR-TASS

From ITAR-TASS:  A Russia-NATO summit, which was scheduled in May, is cancelled.

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