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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 6, 2010

Russian Commandos Release Hijacked Tanker

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov released on Thursday a Russian tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A high-ranking official from the maritime coalition forces said Navy forces made the decision to release the Moscow University tanker as they were aware the sailors had taken […]

NATOSource

May 5, 2010

NATO’s Fleet of E3A AWACS Grounded

By  Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  The NATO AWACS fleet operating out of Geilenkirchen stayed on the ground Thursday 29 April after corrosion was found on the nose wheel landing gear door mechanism. The corrosion has the potential to prevent proper deployment of the landing gear and was identified after a minor problem was experienced by one of […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

May 5, 2010

Missile Defence Would Cost Under 200 Million Euros, NATO Chief Says

By Deutsche Presse Agentur

From Deutsche Presse Agentur: It would cost NATO members less than 200 million euros (262 million dollars) over 10 years to set up an anti-missile screen capable of covering their entire territory, the alliance’s secretary general said Wednesday. NATO states are currently debating whether the alliance should take on as part of its mission defence […]

NATOSource

May 5, 2010

Advancing Europe’s Security

By Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times

From Vice President Joe Biden, New York Times: This week I will sit down with NATO ambassadors to advance the ongoing dialogue among the United States and its closest allies on the future of European security. I do so because the United States is firmly committed to the view that any decisions about Europe’s security […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 5, 2010

Secretary General Rasmussen on Changing NATO’s Nuclear Policy

By NATO

From NATO: I would like to make three points. Firstly, I share the vision of having a world free of nuclear weapons. And I think we should keep that vision and work in that direction. That’s my first point. Second point, I do believe that as long as nuclear weapons exist in the world, then […]

NATOSource

May 5, 2010

EU Mission Reports Russian Oil Tanker Seized by Pirates

By Interfax

From Interfax: The Russian oil tanker Moscow University has been seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the EU anti-piracy naval campaign (Operation Atalanta) said on Wednesday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Moscow University was hijacked by pirates early on May 5, it said. … Swedish Rear Admiral Jan Thornqvist, one of the Operation Atalanta […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2010

World Needs Strong, Independent Britain — And the Special Relationship

By Kurt Volker

It has become disturbingly fashionable to vow that Britain must not “slavishly follow America.” David Cameron has said it. Nick Clegg has said it. And I agree. Nor should Britain “slavishly follow” Luxembourg. Or Burma. Or even the Galapagos Islands, green as they may be. These latter examples are, of course, throw-aways. It is the […]

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

May 5, 2010

Tough Choices Make for Bad Governance

By Harlan Ullman

Well over a century ago, Karl Marx announced that a specter of communism was haunting Europe. Tragically, he was correct as 70 years of Bolshevism proved. Today, another specter is haunting the world with possibly a greater vengeance.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2010

Greek Bailout Greeted with Rioting and Skepticism

By James Joyner

The EU and IMF — but not Germany and France — have agreed on a €110bn bailout for Greece and the Papaconstantinou government has admitted to "mistakes" and announced its "absolute determination to tackle this and, secondly, to get out of the recession earlier."  But while the parliament is debating the austerity measures, analysts are saying […]

New Atlanticist

May 4, 2010

Gulf Oil Disaster and America’s Energy Future

By Robert Manning

It wasn’t supposed to happen. Oil rigs have devices known as blowout preventers that are supposed to stop the oil flows when incidents like the explosion occur. No less disconcerting, it is still not clear why the device did not activate to prevent what appears to be a growing environmental disaster.

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