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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

May 20, 2009

European training center offers Special Forces training to conventional forces

By army.mil

Building blocks of Coalition warfare. From army.mil: “Sgt. Varchulik is the only American Soldier on this firing line. He’s one of about two dozen soldiers from NATO partner nations taking part in a close-quarter battle course (CQB) taught by the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) in Pfullendorf, Germany. The ISTC training was once exclusively reserved […]

NATOSource

May 20, 2009

Russia to conduct large-scale war games in Caucasus

By Russia Today

From Russia Today: “All brigades in Russia’s North Caucasus military district are to participate in the Kavkaz-2009 military maneuvers in June 2009, according to the ITAR-TASS news agency.”

NATOSource

May 20, 2009

Turkish general to command NATO center in Greece

By Today’s Zaman

From Today’s Zaman: “The Combined Aerospace Operations Center (CAOC) in Larissa, Greece, will be under the rotating command of a Turkish lieutenant general and a Greek general, each serving for two years, the Turkish newspaper Akşam reported on Tuesday. This is the first time a Turkish general will be serving in Greek territory since Greece […]

New Atlanticist

May 20, 2009

Global Economic Crisis: We Are Our Own Enemy

By Harlan Ullman

Of all the emerging threats we may face, the wolf closest to or already in the sled is here at home.  It is, to repeat that childishly effective phrase of the 1992 presidential election, the economy stupid!  Despite a rebound in the stock markets and expectations of “green shoots” of recovery, the economy is still […]

NATOSource

May 19, 2009

Schroeder: NATO must stop Ukraine, Georgia accession game

By Kyiv Post

Critique from former NATO Secretary General Gerhard Schroeder. From Kyiv Post: “‘When NATO holds a military drill in Georgia – just recently a theater of war, sparked by no one knows who – it’s utter stupidity. The Alliance must promote the discussion with Russia instead of encouraging the adventurist Saakashvili,’ said Schroeder.” (via Georgian Daily)

Ukraine

NATOSource

May 19, 2009

CQ Transcript: Defense Secretary Gates

By Congressional Quarterly Transcript of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes

From Congressional Quarterly Transcript of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes: “Well, I’ve been disappointed with NATO’s response to this ever since I got this job. NATO as an alliance, if you exclude the United States, has almost 2 million men under arms. Why they can’t get more than 32,000 to […]

NATOSource

May 19, 2009

French Air Detachment in Dushanbe Quietly Carries Out Afghan Mission

By EuroasiaNet

From EuroasiaNet: “Dushanbe’s ramshackle airport is the only facility in the world that is hosting NATO and Russian troops simultaneously. Both unassuming military outposts outside the capital of Tajikistan share the same single airstrip and sit quietly at the same end of the airfield.”

NATOSource

May 19, 2009

Take the War to the Drug Lords

By New York Times

Should counternarcotics operations be a part of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan? Does the world need another example of the lack of cohesion within the alliance? From New York Times: “In October, NATO gave its commanders a mandate to destroy drug refineries, but many have been reluctant to do so. Not only should they take the […]

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2009

McChrystal, COIN and Drones

By Bernard Finel

The firing of General McKiernan in Afghanistan and his replacement with General McChrystal has prompted some interested debate and discussion. Three of the arguments that emerged are of particular interest and deserve further comment.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2009

Nabucco: End of the Line?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Moscow’s success at moving the South Stream project forward carries some important lessons for Western policymakers.  Too often, decision-makers in Washington, Ottawa and the capitals of Europe have been unable to set priorities and stick to a course of action when competing preferences have reared their heads.

Energy & Environment European Union
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