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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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MENASource

Nov 29, 2011

Fighting for Seats in a Powerless Parliament

By Magdy Samaan

Egyptians have been patiently waiting since the early hours of the morning to cast their ballots on the second day of voting for the parliamentary elections, unfazed by the long lines even though their faces reflect their exhaustion with the deteriorating economic situation and continued political instability. But not all Egyptians attribute such importance to […]

NATOSource

Nov 29, 2011

Russia threatens to cut off NATO supply routes

By Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit

From Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit:  Russia has threatened to cut off NATO supply routes to Afghanistan if the alliance doesn’t compromise on its missile defense plans, Moscow’s NATO envoy, Dmitry Rogozin, has said.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 28, 2011

Dispatch from the Polls: By Sabah Hamamou

By Sabah Hamamou

November 28, 2011 will go down in history as that day that Egyptians went out to vote in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Mubarak regime. Watching the elections unfold on screens – whether computer, television or digital camera – you can see some differences from past elections, but at the same […]

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

Russian aircraft carrier may not reach Syria until 2012

By Andy Young, Siberian Light

From Andy Young, Siberian Light:  The Russian Navy has confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will visit the Syrian port of Tartus, where Russia has its only Mediterranean naval base.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

Russia sending aircraft carrier to its base in Syria

By Thomas Grove, Reuters

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

US and OSCE condemn the verdict in the case of Ales Byalyatski

By the U.S. Embassy in Minsk

From the U.S. Embassy in Minsk:  The United States strongly condemns the selective prosecution and conviction of Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 28, 2011

New Poll Shows Frustration with Continued Protests

By Mara Revkin

A new Gallup poll reveals that most Egyptians are not enthusiastic about the recent resurgence of anti-government demonstrations, even though they may share protesters’ frustrations with the slow pace of political change. In September, 84 percent of Egyptians said continued protests were a bad thing for the country. However, Egyptians still express strong support for […]

NATOSource

Nov 28, 2011

Russia’s NATO envoy to visit China, Iran over missile defense

By RIA Novosti

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 28, 2011

Election Day One: Vignettes from Port Said

By Michele Dunne

The first day of parliamentary elections dawned cool and rainy, but warmed up by 8 am, bringing out Egyptian voters whose sunny mood matched the mild Mediterranean weather and the cartloads of neon-bright oranges and guava that festooned the streets of Port Said on November 28.

MENASource

Nov 28, 2011

From Revolution to Parliament: A View from the Campaign Trail

By Dalia Ziada

While the protest in Tahrir Square enters its eleventh day with the aim of bringing about an end to military rule, thousands of Egyptians are engaged in a parallel democratic exercise: voting in Egypt’s first post-revolutionary elections. Today, Egypt is writing an important line in its history, as the Egyptian people proudly decide their own […]

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