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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

Nov 23, 2011

End of CFE? U.S. halts arms treaty cooperation with Russia

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The United States said on Tuesday it will stop sharing data with Russia under a treaty that limits conventional forces in Europe, saying it was doing so four years after Moscow halted its participation in the pact. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) limits the number of battle tanks, heavy […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Secretary General Rasmussen describes Medvedev’s military plans against NATO missile defense as “very disappointing”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I have taken note of President Medvedev’s statement on missile defence.

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

Medvedev orders military to prepare “measures for disabling” NATO missile defense system

By Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia

From Dmitry Medvedev, Office of the President of Russia:  Our only goal was to preserve the basic principle that Europe does not need new dividing lines, but rather, a common security perimeter with Russia’s equal and legally enshrined participation.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

News Update: November 23, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Protesters overwhelming rejected the SCAF’s offer to expedite the transition to civilian rule through a popular referendum. Demonstrations continued in several cities on November 23, with additional casualties reported in Alexandria, bringing the official death toll to 35. Meanwhile, a number of major political parties are reportedly considering calling on the SCAF to postpone the […]

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

Violence Clouds Upcoming Elections

By Mohamed Elshahed

Less than five days before the first post-Mubarak elections, the situation in Tahrir Square is the worst it has been since Mubarak stepped down on February 11 earlier this year. The level of force and the brutality of the security forces surpass anything that was seen in a single incident during the 18-day uprising. The […]

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2011

EU faces warship shortage for Somali piracy mission

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  The European Union is short of warships for its counter-piracy mission off Somalia and is unlikely the fill the gap until March given economic constraints, the top EU military officer said on Tuesday.

Economy & Business European Union

MENASource

Nov 23, 2011

Poll Shows Most Egyptians Planned to Vote Before Violence

By Mara Revkin

A new Gallup poll based on surveys conducted in September reveals that most Egyptians planned to vote (74%) and expected the elections to be fair and honest (71%) before massive anti-military demonstrations erupted last week. But the latest confrontation between the military and protesters could unravel the existing transitional roadmap and elections schedule. Major political parties […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 23, 2011

Arab Spring is a Contradiction in Terms

By Harlan Ullman

Just an hour’s sail from Gibraltar to the north and 3 1/2 hours by car from Casablanca to the west, immortalized in the movie of the same name, Tangier, a city of 3 million has hosted for the past four years, a conference called “MEDays” sponsored by the Amadeus Institute, a Moroccan think tank dedicated […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

Dispatch from Tahrir Square: By Tarek Radwan

By Tarek Radwan

Tarek Radwan, an Egyptian human rights activist, has been on the ground in Tahrir Square since the outbreak of protests on November 18, leaving only briefly to update his Facebook and Twitter feeds, he says. Tarek offers this snapshot of the defiant mood on the ground, shortly after a disappointing speech by Field Marshal Tantawi, […]

MENASource

Nov 22, 2011

Video: SCAF Offers Referendum on Power Transfer

By Mara Revkin

In a televised speech on November 22, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi expressed “regret” over the clashes in Tahrir Square and announced several concessions: The SCAF is prepared to hold a referendum on immediately transferring power to civilian authority if people demand it. Tantawi pledged to hold presidential elections no later than June 2012 and […]

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