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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

Jan 25, 2012

Lugar to scrutinize arms sales by NATO allies to Russia

Senator Richard Lugar has commissioned the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to examine the sale of military equipment and technology by NATO allies to Russia.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Jan 25, 2012

Video: Dispatch from Tahrir Square

By Mara Revkin

Mara Revkin interviewed EgyptSource contributor Magdy Samaan from Tahrir Square on January 25, amid celebrations and protests commemorating the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. Greetings from Cairo on January 25. I have been closely observing the anniversary protests on the ground with my colleague Magdy Samaan, a former visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2012

The State of the Union: A Missed Opportunity

By Riley Barnes

The State of the Union (SOTU) address is not usually focused on foreign policy, and rightfully so. With our current economic woes, education problems, and immigration issues, we have plenty of reason to look inward. Still, President Obama missed a great opportunity last night—one that would have only required a sentence or two. I found […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2012

New Sanctions Aimed at Averting Wider Conflict

By Barbara Slavin

European countries are imposing unprecedented sanctions against Iran in part in hopes of preventing an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations that could further destabilize the Middle East and wreak havoc on the global economy. The decision Monday by the European Union to phase out purchases of Iranian oil by Jul. 1 is timed to […]

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2012

Digital Spies: The Alarming Rise of Electronic Espionage

By Adam Piore, Popular Mechanics

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2012

Ukraine Boosts Military Budget by 30%

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Ukraine’s 2012 military spending will increase by around 30 percent, to about $2 billion or 1.1 percent of GDP, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s financial department said on Wednesday.

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2012

France to Lay Down First Mistral for Russia in February

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The first Mistral class amphibious assault ship for Russia will be laid down at the start of February in a French shipyard, a military industry official told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2012

Dancing With the Taliban

By Sarwar Kashmeri

As the United States begins its peace-dance with the Taliban it is worth remembering that on the dance floor the Taliban always believe in leading.

Afghanistan NATO

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2012

Russia ‘to deploy missiles on EU border this year’

By AFP

From AFP:  Russia plans to deploy Iskander missiles on the European Union’s border later this year, a source in its western Baltic Fleet told the Interfax news agency on Wednesday.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 25, 2012

Top News: Thousands Rally in Tahrir on the Anniversary of the Revolution

By Mara Revkin

Security forces and military personnel are noticeably absent from Tahrir as tens of thousands pack the square on January 25 for celebrations and demonstrations commemorating the anniversary of the revolution.

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