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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Does Not Believe Invading Ukraine or Saving Assad Makes Putin ‘a Player’

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

He [President Barack Obama] described a relationship with Putin that doesn’t quite conform to common perceptions.

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President Barack Obama, Sept. 28, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Sees Ukraine as Putin’s Client State

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Russia’s invasion of Crimea in early 2014, and its decision to use force to buttress the rule of its client Bashar al-Assad, have been cited by Obama’s critics as proof that the post-red-line world no longer fears America.

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President Barack Obama, Nov. 18, 2011

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Unhappy with Allies, Upset at Free Riders

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

“Free riders aggravate me,” he [President Barack Obama] told me.

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SyriaSource

Mar 10, 2016

Top News: March 10, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Syria opposition sees fewer truce breaches, UN prepares talks– Insurgents in Syria attack government positions in Hama– ISIS commander still alive, but badly wounded after US strike– Syria’s domestic opposition to boycott parliamentary vote– Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aiding sarin gas delivery to rebels

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2016

Top News: EU to suspend military cooperation with Egypt

By MENASource

The European Parliament passed a resolution Thursday recommending the suspension of military aid and assistance to Egypt in light of the “abduction, savage torture and killing” of Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.

MENASource

Mar 10, 2016

Top News: EU Parliament Passes Resolution to Suspend Military Cooperation with Egypt

By EgyptSource

The European Parliament passed a resolution Thursday recommending the suspension of military aid and assistance to Egypt in light of the “abduction, savage torture, and killing” of Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in Cairo. The resolution was passed by a majority of EU member states, with 558 voting in favor, 10 against, and 59 abstentions. […]

MENASource

Mar 10, 2016

EconSource: Egypt May Start Talks with IMF Amid Dollar Shortage; Amer Denies

By EconSource

Egypt is preparing to start loan talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an anonymous senior government official said Wednesday. The size of the loan Egypt has not yet been determined yet.

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2016

Turkey’s Demands Could Destroy Migrant Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell predicts political opposition in Europe A preliminary deal struck between the European Union and Turkey to shut Europe’s backdoor to migrants fleeing across the Aegean Sea could likely crumble under the burden of Turkey’s demands, said the Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell. “There are a whole bunch of questions about this deal […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2016

Wanted: A Changed US Mindset

By Ali Wyne

The Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs columnist, Gideon Rachman, is one of the most trenchant observers of world order and America’s evolving role within it. Writing in the National Interest, he asks a big-picture question that the US presidential candidates should consider and debate this fall: “how long can the United States, a country that […]

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AfricaSource

Mar 9, 2016

Morocco Forges a Singular Path in a Troubled Region

By Youssef Amrani

Since the tumult of the Arab Spring in 2011, the broader Middle East and North Africa region has grappled with instability, internal strife, and an existential struggle against extremist terrorism. The region has descended from the great hope for change into a spiral of fragmentation, insecurity, and fragility, and it continues to face complex emergency […]

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