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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

Dec 7, 2010

NATO’s Secret Defense Plans for Baltics Revealed by Wikileaks

By Scott Shane, the New York Times

From Scott Shane, the New York Times:  When fighting broke out between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, a shudder passed through the former Soviet Baltic republics. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had painful memories of Soviet occupation and feared that a resurgent Russia might come after them next. They began lobbying NATO, which they had […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 7, 2010

It will Soon be Too Late to Stop the Cyberwars

By Bruce Schneier, the Financial Times

From Bruce Schneier, the Financial Times:  The world is gearing up for cyberwar. The US Cyber Command became operational in November. Nato has enshrined cyber security among its new strategic priorities.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Poland Signs Defense Agreement with Brazil

By Poland’s Ministry of Defense

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Italy Appoints New Military Chief Of Staff

By Tom Kington, Defense News

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2010

Ending America’s ‘Sea Blindness’

By Butch Bracknell and James Kraska

 The United States suffers from a kind of "sea blindness" — an inability to appreciate the central role the oceans and naval power have played in securing our strategic security and economic prosperity. One symptom of this bipartisan malady has been that the country is failing to take an active role in shaping the world […]

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Medvedev calls NATO-Russia summit historic

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called the recent Russia-NATO summit historic. "The meeting… was historic in terms of its spirit and atmosphere," Medvedev told Polish media shortly before his visit to Warsaw, adding that efforts should be made in order not to lose the summit’s groundwork and to bring relations to a […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 6, 2010

American Exceptionalism Lives on as Dollar Preserves its Hold on World Money

By Darrell Delamaide

As the euro drama unfolds across the Atlantic, no one in Washington is holding their breath over the next choice piece of advice German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble will impart about how best to manage a currency. On the other hand, there’s little indication of outright Schadenfreude, because the dismal goings-on in Europe don’t bode […]

Economy & Business

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Turkey’s Vision of an Ottoman Commonwealth

By Jackson Diehl, the Washington Post

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Europe’s Piecemeal Failure

By Alistair Darling, the New York Times

From Alistair Darling, the New York Times:  When I look at events in Europe today, with Ireland getting bailed out and talk of crises brewing elsewhere on the continent, I am reminded of the weeks leading up to the banking crisis in 2008.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Dec 6, 2010

Aide to British MP Suspected of Spying for Russia

By Ravi Somaiya, the New York Times

European Union International Organizations
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