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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

May 4, 2011

Biden: Transatlantic Relationship as Central as it Has Ever Been

By James Joyner

Vice President Joe Biden pronounced the “transatlantic relationship as central as it ever has been” and declared “it’s hard to imagine a threat we can’t address more effectively together.”

NATOSource

May 4, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 3

By NATO

NATOSource

May 4, 2011

Italy to try to seek date for end of Libya mission

By Frances D’Emilio, the AP

From Frances D’Emilio, the AP:  Italy pledged on Tuesday to seek an end date for NATO’s Libya operations as Premier Silvio Berlusconi sought to placate a key government partner opposed to Italian participation in the bombing missions. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told reporters that Rome "will try, along with international organizations, and until, until I’m […]

NATOSource

May 4, 2011

Ronald D. Asmus, Official Who Favored Expanded NATO, Dies at 53

By Binyamin Applebaum, the New York Times

From Binyamin Applebaum, the New York Times:  Ronald D. Asmus, an early proponent of expanding the Atlantic alliance to include Eastern European nations and a key figure in the Clinton administration’s realization of that vision, died Saturday in Belgium.

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2011

Biden: Congress Knew of Bin Laden Mission for Months, No Leaks

By James Joyner

In his first public remarks since the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death, Vice President Joe Biden divulged that “as many as 16 members of Congress that were briefed on it, not a single solitary thing leaked.”

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2011

2011 Awards Dinner Highlights

By James Joyner

The 2011 Atlantic Council Annual Awards Dinner launched the Council’s 50th anniversary celebration in style, providing an evening of transatlantic luminaries, thoughtful conversation, and world class music—and some exciting news about the Council’s future.

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2011

Atlantic Update 5/4/11

By Klee Aiken

The European Union becomes "almost" a full member of the United Nations, gaining the rights to speak on the floor of the General Assembly, submit amendments, and make proposals. Portugal receives its bail out and Europe’s reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden is analyzed.

NATOSource

May 3, 2011

Vive the refreshed Anglo-French alliance

By Zaki Laidi, the Financial Times

From Zaki Laidi, the Financial Times:  The Libyan crisis marks the beginning of a new cycle for the two countries because the American factor is no longer a source of divergence.

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New Atlanticist

May 3, 2011

Cyber Workforce Ferris Wheel

By Jason Healey

There is nothing "new" in recent reports of gaps in the United States government’s  cyber security workforce as numerous commissions and reports have identified the problem and solutions for over a decade.   We remain stuck in a Ferris wheel of our own making and worse, mistaking movement for progress. A recently released report by […]

NATOSource

May 3, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 2

By NATO

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