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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

Apr 15, 2010

Africa: Partner or Problem?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Had there been more time, I would have be interested in pursuing some of the tantalizing statements about Nigeria’s foreign policy that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan made in his remarks launching the Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center yesterday.

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2010

Viktor Yanukovych Goes to Washington

By Adrian Karatnycky

Reading the Kyiv Post and many of Ukraine’s other newsweeklies, one gets the impression that a measure of hysteria has seized normally sober-minded and serious analysts. Respected analysts speak in dire terms of a wholesale sellout of Ukraine to Russia and of the consolidation of dictatorship.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2010

Nuclear Spring?

By Harlan Ullman

This has been another extraordinary week for U.S. President Barack Obama.

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Obama to Attend Funeral for Polish President

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  President Obama will travel to Krakow, Poland, this weekend to attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed last weekend in a plane crash. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said in a statement, “The president will travel to Krakow to express the depth of our […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Czechs Prepared to Join Missile Defence Warning System

By  České Noviny

From České Noviny:  The Czech Republic may be a part of a new warning system against possible enemy missile attacks, Czech Defence Minister Martin Bartak told CTK after his talks on missile defence during the Washington Nuclear Summit held on Monday and Tuesday. Bartak met Michele Flournoy, U.S. under secretary of defense, and Ellen Tauschen, under […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Military Asserts Right to Return Cyber Attacks

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. must fire back against cyber attacks swiftly and strongly and should act to counter or disable a threat even when the identity of the attacker is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress. Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is the Obama administration’s nominee to take on additional […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Obama National Security Principals Meet on NATO Nuclear Issues

By Laura Rozen, Politico

From Laura Rozen, Politico:  After wrapping up the intense two day nuclear security summit and associated bilateral meetings on the sidelines, Obama national security principals have an intense day of principals’ committee meetings at the White House Wednesday. … At 5pm, there’s a Principals Committee meeting on NATO nuclear issues in the White House situation […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 14, 2010

Commander NATO Forces Visits New Zealand

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: The commander of NATO’s operational forces paid an official visit to Wellington, New Zealand, April 11-12 to discuss the mission in Afghanistan. Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe, met with the Honourable Mr. John McKinnon, Secretary of Defence Force; the Honourable Dr. Wayne Mapp, Minister of Defence; Lieutenant General […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2010

Poland: Hope From Tragedy?

By James Joyner

They say every cloud has a silver lining.  The tragic plane crash that took the lives of so many of Poland’s finest over the weekend may be a case in point, providing an opportunity to heal wounds old and new. President Obama has announced that he will attend the funeral. The White House said today […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2010

Obama Snubs Saakashvili: What Does It Mean?

By Giorgi Kvelashvili

President Barack Obama is currently hosting the Nuclear Security Summit  and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is among the participants. While there was speculation that the two presidents would have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit, Obama decided on a pre-conference telephone call instead.

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