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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

Dec 23, 2011

Ukraine-EU Summit a Missed Opportunity

By Adrian Karatnycky

The recently concluded Ukraine-EU summit was neither a grand failure nor a resounding success.

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Dec 23, 2011

The Birth of Bangladesh and the War That Didn’t Happen

By Mahbub Sarwar

Over the weekend Bangladesh celebrated its 40th year of independence from Pakistan. The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 is an example of the often contradictory machinations that characterized the Cold War.

NATOSource

Dec 23, 2011

Medvedev appoints Russia’s NATO envoy as Deputy Prime Minister

By the AP

MENASource

Dec 23, 2011

Snapshot: For Egypt’s Military, the Writing is on the Wall

By Mara Revkin

As an estimated 25,000 protesters rallied in Cairo on December 23 to condemn the military’s violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations in recent weeks, it’s clear that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) can no longer claim to be a stabilizing force or legitimate steward of a democratic transition that is veering dangerously off […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 23, 2011

Iraq: Worst Fears Coming True

By James Joyner

For years, analysts have worried that Iraq’s tenuous hold on stability would collapse upon the withdrawal of US forces. We’re now watching it happen.

Iraq

MENASource

Dec 22, 2011

EgyptSource on Blogging Hiatus until January 4

By Mara Revkin

EgyptSource will be posting less frequently over the holidays until January 4.  Thanks for following EgyptSource and stay tuned for more coverage in the new year, Mara Revkin EgyptSource Editor

NATOSource

Dec 22, 2011

Public support in Finland for membership in NATO has “fallen sharply”

By Helsingin Sanomat

From Helsingin Sanomat:  Support for membership in the NATO military alliance has fallen sharply in the past year and a half. According to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and conducted by TNS Gallup, more than two thirds of Finns (68 per cent) are against joining the alliance.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Dec 22, 2011

The Greatest Dangers Facing Egypt in 2012

By Michele Dunne

MENASource

Dec 22, 2011

It’s All About Fayza: A Satirical Proposal for Egypt’s New Constitution

By Mara Revkin

It’s nice to remember that even in times of turmoil and violence, Egyptians can be relied on for their razor-sharp political satire. Although the debate over Egypt’s new constitution has taken a back seat to more immediate concerns — the clashes in Tahrir Square and a mind-bogglingly complex three-stage electoral marathon to elect the lower […]

NATOSource

Dec 22, 2011

Will Libya be either democratic or pro-western?

By Max Hasting, the Financial Times

United Kingdom
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