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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

Jun 28, 2011

Afghanistan Handoff: NATO to SCO?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

While the United States and its North Atlantic partners have reaffirmed their commitment to Afghanistan through to 2014, the Western alliance has also clearly signaled it is not willing to offer an unlimited “blank check” to Kabul. The president’s approach to Afghanistan is guided by what I’ve described as the “just enough” doctrine designed to “keep al-Qaida […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2011

At the Going Down of the Afghan Sun

By Julian Lindley-French

Baden, Austria. Here in this beautiful spa town that adorns the southern rim of Vienna azaleas, petunias and rose cascade and tumble down manicured hills of bloom onto green swards that guard deep and soulful pools of reflective water. My friend and colleague Dr Franco Algieri of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Studies […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2011

Could Elections be Democratic in Ukraine without Tymoshenko?

By Taras Kuzio

Speaking to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 21, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych defended the criminal cases launched against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and twelve ministers from her 2007-2010 government. Together with nine leaders of the fall 2010 anti-tax code protests and ten nationalists who admitted to beheading the […]

Ukraine
Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2011

Atlantic Update 6/28/2011

By HuiHui Ooi

The IMF announced Christine Lagarde as its next managing director, becoming the first female to lead one of the world’s largest lending organization. Strikes in Greece turn into violent clashes as Greece continues to deal with its financial crisis. Greece also faces a parliamentary vote on Wednesday to approve a third austerity package in order […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 27, 2011

Reaching Across the Border

By Raja Menon and Lalit Mansingh

Pakistan’s deceit in cocooning Osama bin Laden in Abottabad as well as the ISI support to the Mumbai attackers has angered Indian public opinion. Unfortunately, Pakistan is a geographical reality and it will always be a neighbour. Punishing Pakistan by not engaging it in areas of our national interest is therefore not wise. Given this, […]

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2011

Don’t Come Home, America

By Robert Kagan, the Weekly Standard

From Robert Kagan, the Weekly Standard:  "America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home.” This was the core sound bite in President Obama’s speech announcing the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, and it was an extraordinary statement.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2011

UN Military Advisor meets with NATO’s Military Committee

By NATO

From NATO:  Lt. Gen. Babacar Gaye, the Military Advisor of the United Nations met with NATO’s Military Committee. This was the second visit of a UN Military Advisor to NATO headquarters for an exchange of views on NATO-UN cooperation.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 26

By NATO

NATOSource

Jun 27, 2011

Liam Fox: outspoken military chiefs are putting lives at risk

By Thomas Harding and Andy Bloxham, the Telegraph

From Thomas Harding and Andy Bloxham, the Telegraph:  Military commanders who have spoken out against the ability to continue operations in Libya are putting lives at risk, Liam Fox said today.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Jun 27, 2011

After the bin Laden Raid

By Shuja Nawaz

For the second time in the life of the current government a parliamentary session has produced a unanimous “feel good” resolution, after what must have been serious prodding by the military. Private discussions again leaked badly to the media, making it difficult to ascertain what was really said, given that we cannot judge the motivations […]

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