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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 13, 2010

Special NATO Meeting to Honor the Victims of the Polish Air Crash

By NATO

From NATO: We have gathered today to commemorate the tragic plane crash in Russia last Saturday, which resulted in the death of Lech Kaczynski, the President of Poland, of his wife Mrs. Maria Kaczynska, and a wide-cross section of leading Polish officials and civilians. This is a tragedy which has resonated not just in Poland, […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2010

Merkel’s Greek Dilemma

By Edward Hugh

Angela Merkel is a Chemist. In her doctoral thesis, she demonstrated herself to be a thoroughgoing expert when it comes to analysing the speed of disintegration of chemical compounds once the bonds which hold them together are weakened. Unfortunately she is now having to apply all this acquired expertise and know-how in a determined attempt […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2010

Armchair Warriors

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

It is becoming increasingly difficult to sort fact from fiction between legacy media and the new media of libel-proof blogs sans editors. Blogmocracy is a time-consuming exercise in democracy. Media-watchers say to be well informed and up to speed one must scan at least 100 blogs. Also "Wikileaks," a Web-based investigative journalism outfit that recently […]

NATOSource

Apr 12, 2010

Kazakhstan to Allow U.S. Overflights

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post: The president of Kazakhstan agreed Sunday to allow over-flights by U.S. planes carrying troops and equipment to Afghanistan, a step expected to help open a route that will move forces into the war zone more quickly and safely, officials said. Michael McFaul, the senior director for Russia on the National Security […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 12, 2010

Russia Helped Fuel Unrest in Kyrgyzstan

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post: Less than a month before the violent protests that toppled the government of Kyrgyzstan last week, Russian television stations broadcast scathing reports portraying President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as a repugnant dictator whose family was stealing billions of dollars from this impoverished nation. The media campaign, along with punishing economic measures adopted by […]

United States and Canada

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 […]

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