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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

Jun 2, 2009

Obama Should Reach Out to Muslim Youth

By Shuja Nawaz

As President Barack Obama prepares to address the Muslim World from Cairo on Thursday this week, he would do well not to dwell on the past but to look to the future. His speech should be the first salvo in a battle to meet the expectations of a world dominated by youth. He should not […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2009

Georgia the Key to US-Russia “Reset”

By David Smith

US President Barack Obama will travel to Moscow July 6-8 on the first real test of his attempt to “reset” US-Russian relations.  At the Kremlin, Obama must articulate what is negotiable and what is not. 

Russia The Caucasus
EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy

New Atlanticist

Jun 1, 2009

Failures on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By James Joyner

Charlie McCreevy, the EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, says that, while many Europeans like to “delude themselves that the financial crisis was a purely American virus,” the fact of the matter is that “there were failures on both sides of the Atlantic.”

NATOSource

Jun 1, 2009

U.S. Gives Absolution to Its Allies

By New York Times

Strong critique of the hardening division of labor within NATO. From New York Times: “Another official, from Continental Europe, requesting anonymity, said he considered the circumstances ones that brush the quasi-historical: in his view, the United States has de facto abandoned the idea of asking Europe to go to war while the administration re-Americanizes the […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 1, 2009

Norwegian ministers urge NATO to increase role in the High North

By Jane’s

From Jane’s: “Barth Eide said that the High North should be addressed by the next reorganisation of the NATO command structure if the joint commands in Brunssum and Naples regain the regional responsibilities lost during previous restructurings, which also closed down Allied Forces Northern Europe in Norway.”

NATOSource

Jun 1, 2009

Turkey to Participate in Loyal Arrow – 2009 Military Exercise

By Turkish Weekly

From Turkish Weekly: “Turkey will participate in Loyal Arrow-2009 military exercise which will take place in Sweden between June 4-17.Air Forces Command stated on Monday that air forces of Turkey, the U.S., Germany, Finland, Britain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Portugal and NATO would take part in the exercise that would be performed at Sweden’s Kallax […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 1, 2009

All EU Politics is Local

By James Joyner

The lack of enthusiasm for this week’s European Parliament elections is a recurring theme in the press.  In addition to a poll showing growing Euroskepticism in the UK, we see cynicism in France and apathy in Poland.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jun 1, 2009

Hassan for regional bloc against US, NATO

By South Asian News Agency

Leader of major Pakistani political party calls for anti-NATO alliance during meeting with Iranian official. From South Asian News Agency: “Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and China should from a bloc against the US and NATO forces.Talking to media holding meeting with Iranian Council General Agha Massod Zamani here […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Baltic exchange

By Flightglobal.com

Continued deployments of NATO air forces strongly demonstrate alliance commitment to Baltic allies. Yet deployments also reveal how much military resources are strained to fulfill political objectives. The following link provides additional background on the current Czech deployment in Lithuania. From Flightglobal.com: “Although the detachment is stretching the Czech air force’s small fleet of fighters […]

NATOSource

May 29, 2009

Germany extends Kosovo troop commitment

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle: “Germany has 2,300 troops serving with the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). That Germany the largest troop contributor of the 38 countries providing manpower for 16,000-strong force. At the same time, the Bundestag also lowered the ceiling for the German troop presence in Kosovo from 8,500 to 3,500.” (photo: Deutsche Welle)

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