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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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New Atlanticist

Feb 15, 2012

Global Power Gone

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

From dust to dust, global power is no more. So says Zbigniew Brzezinski, the only rival to Henry Kissinger in America’s contemporary geopolitical hall of fame.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 14, 2012

France and Italy contributed unarmed UAVs to NATO’s Libya operation

By Aviation International News

From Aviation International News:  [French air force commander General Jean-Paul] Palomeros told the Dubai Air Chiefs Conference last November that “at least 30” medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs should have been deployed to support the NATO air action over Libya last year.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Feb 14, 2012

Pakistan allows NATO to ship food to Afghanistan

By Zarar Khan, the AP

MENASource

Feb 14, 2012

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Confirms Intent to Form New Government

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide, Mohamed Badie, confirmed that the Freedom and Justice Party intends to form a new government before the end of the transitional period. He also reiterated the Brotherhood’s previous pledge not to nominate its own presidential candidate.

NATOSource

Feb 14, 2012

Turkey sticks with Iran for oil instead of supporting EU and US sanctions

By Humeyra Pamuk and Evrim Ergin, Reuters

From Humeyra Pamuk and Evrim Ergin, Reuters:  Turkey has no plans to cut its imports of Iranian oil, remaining a rare loyal customer of Tehran despite rising pressure from international sanctions and initial signals it may buy more Saudi oil

Energy & Environment European Union

New Atlanticist

Feb 14, 2012

As Athens Burns: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?

By Alexei Monsarrat and Garrett Workman

Greece produces a mere 2.6 percent of the Eurozone’s GDP but remains front and center in the Eurozone crisis and the larger debate over the proper role of austerity and government spending in resolving the West’s economic woes. Sunday night, Greek parliamentarians overwhelming accepted the latest round of painful cuts—a precondition to receive the next […]

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MENASource

Feb 14, 2012

Al-Azhar Huwwa al-Hall? The Most Influential Sunni Institution in the Arab World Emerges as a Voice for Moderate Islam

By Denis Sullivan

“Al-Islam huwwa al-hall” (“Islam is the solution”) has been the refrain and political slogan of the Muslim Brotherhood for decades – long before members of the formerly banned organization  could openly run for political office.   Forced underground by the repressive policies of Hosni Mubarak’s former regime – including torture and arbitrary detention – the Brotherhood […]

MENASource

Feb 13, 2012

Top News: Gen. Dempsey Discusses NGO crisis with Field Marshal Tantawi

By Mara Revkin

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed the NGO crisis with Field Marshal Tantawi in Cairo on February 11. Results of the discussion were not made public, but Field Marshal Tantawi later stressed the importance of maintaining strong ties with the U.S. in a meeting with the cabinet.

New Atlanticist

Feb 13, 2012

The Illogic of Intervention

By Daniel Trombly

The first two installments of this series have explored the difficulties of successful intervention in Syria from the air and ground. Yet, without foreign intervention, further violence and civil war are likely to ensue, leading to external spillover effects including refugees and a region more awash in arms and unaccountable paramilitaries.

Syria United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 13, 2012

NATO to Iran: Don’t worry about missile shield unless you plan attack

By Fatma Demirelli, Today’s Zaman

From Fatma Demirelli, Today’s Zaman:  In an exclusive interview with Today’s Zaman in Brussels last week, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen added his voice to the growing regional controversy over the nascent missile defense system

United States and Canada
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