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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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UkraineAlert

Nov 28, 2016

Has Putin Finally Stepped on His Own Rake in Syria?

By Stephen Blank

In October 2016 the Russian government made a significant announcement about its Syria policy that Western sources overlooked. Moscow announced that it supported the restoration of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s power throughout the country, something it had not stressed previously. This statement and its consequences merit serious scrutiny by the West because its implications are […]

Russia Turkey

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2016

Mr. Trump, Don’t Be Too Hasty About Lifting Russia Sanctions

By David Mortlock

The US approach to Russia, specifically the future of sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine in 2014, is one of the many US foreign policies thrown into question by Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States. Quickly lifting these sanctions may simplify compliance efforts for the private sector […]

Russia

SyriaSource

Nov 28, 2016

Syrians’ Opinions about President-Elect Trump

By Hosam al-Jablawi

The recent American presidential election attracted a big following among Syrians of all different political orientations. Most Syrians considered the outcome of the election critical to the future of their country; as such, Syrians chose to root for a candidate based on his or her statements on the Syrian crisis. Overall, loyalists of the Syrian […]

Syria
Turkish and Ukrainian generals at NATO headquarters, May 21, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 25, 2016

Report: At Least Two Turkish Military Officials Seeking Asylum in Belgium

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

At least two Turkish military officials, who were at NATO until they were fired by Ankara in September, are seeking asylum in Belgium, where the alliance has its headquarters.

Germany NATO
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 25, 2016

Secretary General: Turkey has Changed A Number of Personnel in NATO’s Command Structure

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Turkey has the right to prosecute those behind the failed coup, but of course it is important that this is done in accordance with the rule of law

NATO Security & Defense
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, June 15, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 23, 2016

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter: US Policies on NATO and Russia

By Ash Carter, Survival

[T]he United States is preparing for a longer-term situation of tension and military competition with Russia.

NATO Russia

Trade in Action

Nov 23, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – November 23, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Happy Thanksgiving from the TTIP&TRADE in Action newsletter team!                                 Thanksgiving Turkey Fun Facts:-Americans will consume 46 million turkeys tomorrow ($610 million worth)-Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s first meal on the moon was turkey-Every year, the US president pardons two Turkeys, and one is voted as the National […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
European Parliament, Nov. 2, 2012

NATOSource

Nov 22, 2016

EU Lawmakers Endorse Joint European Defense Plans After Trump Victory

By Robin Emmott, Reuters

The European Parliament on Tuesday backed an EU plan to deepen coordination of member states’ defense policies and rely less on the United States,

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2016

Mr. Trump, Don’t Pull Out of the TPP

By Ashish Kumar Sen

If US President-elect Donald Trump were to keep his promise to withdraw the United States from a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement it would severely undermine US credibility and open the door for China to set the rules on global trade, according to Atlantic Council analysts. Trump issued a video on November 21 in which he outlined […]

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2016

TTIP is on ‘Life Support’

A fundamental fear of globalization is the greatest threat to the success of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), said Marie Kasperek, assistant director of the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program. Kasperek joined Fran Burwell, vice president and director of the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council, to discuss the future […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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