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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.
Latest from across our blogs
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
From overtures for US talks to threats of war with Iran
Rejected again and embarrassed by the escalation in the Persian Gulf his policies have incentivized, Trump is likely to make similar belligerent comments this year and US-Iran relations will only worsen.
IranSource by Barbara Slavin
Sat, Sep 14, 2019
After Houthi drone attack, everyone should take a deep breath
The ten-drone attack on Aramco’s Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia on September 14 is a sign that the Houthis suffer from false confidence. Snubbing talks and launching attacks is not a way to garner sympathy from the United States or the international community.
New Atlanticist by Kirsten Fontenrose
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
Europe moves to curb ISIS antiquity trafficking
Global trafficking of fake and stolen antiquities is worth a whopping forty-five billion dollars a year, of which twenty billion is generated in Europe alone.
New Atlanticist by Brooks Tigner
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
The importance of Baltic navies ensuring Baltic Sea security
The commander of US Naval Forces Europe and Africa and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples argues that “a strong alliance of navies will enable us all to maintain the most basic human rights: freedom and safety.”
New Atlanticist by Adm. James G. Foggo III
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
A potential path forward for Hong Kong?
Beijing needs to give the Hong Kong government “some space” to effectively address the concerns of its citizens, former US general consul to Hong Kong Kurt Tong said.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
Factbox: Tunisia’s precarious 2019 presidential election
Voting booths open for the Tunisian presidential election this Sunday, September 15, in one of the world’s youngest democracies. Tunisians will be selecting their second president from among twenty-six candidates, including two women, with hopes of a new vision for addressing pressing issues about the economy, security, and political reform. Parliamentary elections follow on October […]
MENASource by Adam Aluzri and Christiana Haynes
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
What Zelenskyy’s perfect picture is missing
The future of Ukraine’s key reform driver, its vibrant civil society, is missing and seriously threatened both by internal and external challenges.
UkraineAlert by Olena Prokopenko
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Ukraine’s libertarian revolution
Many Ukrainian free marketers are sulking in the sidelines because they misread the Zelenskyy movement last spring.
UkraineAlert by James Brooke
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Removing the stigma: Ukraine launches suicide prevention hotline for veterans
Mental health issues remain largely taboo in Ukrainian society, where the prevalence of traditional machismo culture has long fueled a “boys don’t cry” mentality
UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
John Bolton out as national security advisor
“John Bolton has advocated for strategies considered extreme within his own administration, ran a dysfunctional and often nonexistent interagency policy making process, and eventually lost the confidence of the president—so it was always only a matter of time before he had to go,” said William F. Wechler, director of The Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs.
New Atlanticist by David A. Wemer