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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

Apr 12, 2010

How to Build on the START Treaty

By William Perry and George Shultz, the New York Times

From William Perry and George Shultz, the New York Times: Let’s begin with missile defense. Future arms talks should make a serious exploration of a joint United States-Russia program that would provide a bulwark against Iranian missiles. We should also consider situating parts of the joint system in Russia, which in many ways offers an […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 12, 2010

Turkey’s Bid to Join NATO’s Cyber Defense Team to be Reviewed in May

By Zaman

From Zaman:  In an exclusive interview with Sunday’s Zaman, Ilmar Tamm, the director of the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, said he expects a steering committee meeting to be held in May to review Turkey’s application to become a full member and hopefully announce a date for a signing ceremony. Membership […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 12, 2010

NATO Aircraft Transport Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations: [T]wo NATO Trainer Cargo Aircraft (TCA) left Geilenkirchen Air Base with humanitarian relief in the form of 10,000 blankets and 10,000 towels to be transported to Haiti tomorrow. The aircraft fly today to Miami International Airport, USA and the goods will be flown into Haiti Saturday on two different flights. A […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2010

Arnold Kanter, Statesmen and Atlantic Council Board Member, Dies at 65

By The Editors

We have the sad news that Arnold Kanter, an American statesman, public servant, and Atlanticist died over the weekend.  This is truly a great loss to the Atlantic Council and the transatlantic community.

NATOSource

Apr 10, 2010

Partial List of Polish Leaders Lost in Crash

By the AP

From the AP:  A glance at some of the most prominent victims of the crash of Poland’s presidential plane, according to the official passenger list, released by the president’s office._ Lech Kaczynski, 60. Poland’s president, a nationalist conservative who had been in office since 2005. A founder of the Law and Justice party, now in […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2010

Polish President Lech Kaczynski Dies in Plane Crash

By The Editors

Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed along with his wife and several senior government and military leaders in a plane crash just hours ago.  This is a tremendous tragedy for the people of Poland and the entire transatlantic community.

New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2010

U.S. and India One Step Closer to Civil Nuclear Deal

By Ronak Desai

Washington and New Delhi last week announced the successful completion of a nuclear agreement granting India rights to reprocess nuclear fuel imported from the United States, moving the two countries one step closer to implementing a historic civilian nuclear deal that has become the centerpiece of the widely touted US-India “strategic partnership.” 

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2010

Russian Warship En Route to Black Sea for Naval Drills

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: The Caesar Kunikov large amphibious landing ship from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet set out on Thursday to take part in Blackseafor naval drills, the fleet’s press service said. Blackseafor was formally established in 2001 on Turkey’s initiative and comprises Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia and Russia. It conducts search and rescue operations […]

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2010

Obama’s Dinner with Central European Leaders: Alternative Views

By the Economist

From the Economist: The president was in Prague to sign a new nuclear disarmament agreement with Russia. Even the twitchiest ex-communist countries don’t mind that. The choice of a key American ally as the signing location was meant to signal America’s continued commitment to the region’s security. Mr Obama could have simply headed home after […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 9, 2010

Obama’s Dinner with Central European Leaders: A Positive View

By Reuters

From Reuters: President Barack Obama met leaders of NATO allies in central and eastern Europe on Thursday to soothe fears that better U.S. relations with Russia might mean weaker security links with the former Soviet satellites. … "This notion that somehow if we work with Russia that’s to the disadvantage of our allies, like the […]

United States and Canada
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