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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

Feb 4, 2010

Obama’s Iraq Policy Must be Focused on More than Withdrawal

By Henry Kissinger

In a 71-minute State of the Union address, President Obama managed no more than 101 perfunctory words about Iraq. Throughout its term, the administration has recoiled from discussing Iraq’s geostrategic significance and especially America’s relation to it.

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2010

China, India Boost Defense as Crisis Takes Toll on West

By Reuters

From Reuters: China and India sharply raised defence spending in 2009 despite the economic crisis but most European NATO members face a squeeze on defence budgets as they rein in gaping deficits, a report said on Wednesday…. In Europe, though, many countries had seen their budget deficits rise sharply as they pumped money into the […]

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2010

Albright to Lead Strategic Concept Meetings in Moscow

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: A group of NATO experts will visit Moscow on February 10 to discuss the alliance’s future plans, NATO official representative James Appathurai said on Tuesday. He added that the so-called group of wise men, headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, would hold discussions in the Russian Foreign Ministry with […]

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2010

Virtual Threats in the Real World: The Challenge of Cyberspace

By Derek Reveron

Within just the last decade, people have become as dependent on the virtual world for their daily activities as they are dependent on the physical world for human activities. Consider the implications for yourself when the network is down, cell phone calls are dropped, or a virus crashes your network.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2010

Republic vs. Burqua: The French Revolution Lives On

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

When Henry Kissinger asked then-Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai for his assessment of the French Revolution, the Chinese leader reportedly responded, “It is too early to tell.”

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2010

NATO Offers to Train Pakistani Forces

By Iran’s PressTV

From Iran’s PressTV: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has offered to help the Islamabad government train and equip Pakistani security forces to fight pro- Taliban militants. “I can confirm that we had a good discussion on how we could further develop practical cooperation, including training activities,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters […]

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2010

A Pact with France will Keep Us Fighting Fit

By the Times (London)

From the Times (London): That should not just mean the continuation of our strategic partnership with the United States but an historic enhancement of our bilateral defence co-operation with France, Europe’s other serious military power. Britain and France are Europe’s two nuclear weapon states. If closer co-operation and a degree of partnership are on the […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2010

NATO Still Short on Afghan Trainers

By Reuters

From Reuters: NATO has almost met its target for extra combat troops in Afghanistan but will press allies this week to meet a shortfall of up to 2,400 people to train Afghan security forces, its secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Monday. Mr. Rasmussen said that almost all of the nations contributing to the NATO-led […]

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2010

Govt. Approves Reinforcement of Czech Contingent in Afghanistan

By CTK

From CTK: The government yesterday approved the reinforcement of the Czech contingent serving in Afghanistan by up to 55 troops, Defence Minister Martin Bartak confirmed to CTK. Fifteen new people are to help train the Afghan police and some 40 soldiers with two Arthur artillery hunting radars are to protect the Polish base in the […]

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2010

Chinese Military Delegation Welcomed at Romanian Ministry of Defense

By  Financiarul

From Financiarul: Secretary of State for Defense Policy and Planning Viorel Oancea and chief of General Staff Admiral Dr. Gheorghe Marin on Monday received a delegation headed by General Ma Xiaotian, caretaker chief of General Staff of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, discussing such aspects concerning bilateral military cooperation, Romania’s participation in international operations, as well as […]

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