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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

Jul 22, 2011

Terrorism in Oslo?

By James Joyner

A bomb blast in Oslo’s government center has killed at least two people and a presumably related shooting spree at a nearby children’s camp are being investigated as terrorist related. The center of the Norwegian capital Oslo was a scene of devastation on Friday afternoon following a violent explosion which killed at least two people and injured […]

Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2011

Heart of Transition in Herat

By William B. Caldwell IV

Yesterday, it was my honor to represent NATO and ISAF at the transition ceremony in the western Afghan city of Herat. Herat is Afghanistan’s third largest city and one of its oldest; founded 2,700 years ago, Herat still serves as an important link among the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. Alongside landmarks of […]

Afghanistan NATO

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2011

50 Insurgents Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

By  Voice of America

 From Voice of America: NATO says Afghan and coalition forces have killed more than 50 insurgents during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan.

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2011

Other members of NATO must step up

By  Ted Kaufman, Wilmington(DE) News Journal

From Ted Kaufman, Wilmington(DE) News Journal: I always have been a strong supporter of NATO. Since 1949, NATO has been our most important military alliance. It has been enormously successful, first by playing a key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union, then by limiting new member nations from Eastern Europe to those willing to commit […]

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2011

Doubts cloud NATO handover in Afghanistan

By Aymeric Vincenot, AFP

From Aymeric Vincenot, AFP: Grave doubts over the ability of Afghanistan’s fledgling security forces to beat back the Taliban are weighing on a transition from NATO control taking place in seven parts of the country this week.

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2011

Pentagon mulls NATO request for more U.S. drones in Libya campaign

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

From David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times: The Obama administration is considering sending more Predator drones and other surveillance planes to bolster the NATO air war in Libya, and has reopened a debate over whether to give weapons to the rebels seeking to overthrow Moammar Kadafi, a senior Defense Department official said.

NATOSource

Jul 22, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 21

By  NATO

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2011

Cyber Statecraft: Best and Worst Headlines

By Jason Healey

In the emerging world of “cyber” reporting, accurate headlines are less common than unicorns. This blog, the first of a recurring series, will highlight the single best and many worst headlines about cyber statecraft for the second quarter of 2011. If it seems unfair to you to have only one winner, but many losers, then you […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

Anonymous: We Hacked NATO

By  PCMag.com

From PCMag.com:  Anonymous said Thursday morning that it had breached the databases of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and was sitting on about 1GB of data.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 20

By  NATO

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