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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

May 2, 2011

Osama bin Laden is killed by U.S. forces

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post:  Osama bin Laden, the long-hunted al-Qaeda leader and chief architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, was killed by U.S. forces Sunday

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

May 2, 2011

Osama Bin Laden is Dead; Al Qaeda Isn’t

By James Joyner

Killing Osama bin Laden after all these years is a tremendous achievement for America’s military and intelligence community and for President Obama.

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

May 2, 2011

Atlantic Update 5/2/11

By Klee Aiken

Europe reacts with "relief" to the death of Osama bin Laden as Germany questions its anti-terror laws. Austria and Germany have opened their borders and MEPs suggest Romania and Bulgaria are technically ready to join Schengen, whilst the European Union considers reinstating border checks and Poland uncovers Dutch plans to expel EU citizens.

New Atlanticist

May 2, 2011

The Death of Bin Laden: This is Not the End…

By Julian Lindley-French

I have just awoken to hear of the death of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan at the hands of US Special Forces. All one needs to know about Bin Laden’s demise is in that single sentence.

NATOSource

May 1, 2011

NATO responds to Gaddafi threat against Italy

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I strongly condemn the statement attributed to Colonel Qadhafi threatening Italy.

NATOSource

May 1, 2011

Libyans burn British and Italian embassies after NATO strike

By the AP

From the AP:  Angry mobs attacked Western embassies and U.N. offices in Tripoli Sunday after NATO bombed Moammar Gadhafi’s family compound

United Kingdom

NATOSource

May 1, 2011

Gaddafi threatens war against Italy

By AFP

From AFP:  Italy boosted security checks on Sunday after Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi threatened retaliation following the Italian government’s decision to take part in Nato-led air strikes against the regime.

NATOSource

May 1, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 29

By NATO

NATOSource

Apr 29, 2011

What Is the Future of NATO?

By Joshua Foust, the New Atlanticist

From Joshua Foust, the New Atlanticist:  NATO is taking on new, out-of-area operations (two now in the last decade), both of which imply a huge, long-term military and economic commitment.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 29, 2011

NATO in Libya: ” France and the US seem to have switched roles”

By  Dominique Moïsi, the European Voice 

From Dominique Moïsi, the European Voice :  France and the US seem to have switched roles from just a few years ago.

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