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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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MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

Top News: Assad Says UN “Freeze Zone” Proposal is Worth Considering

By MENASource

President Bashar al-Assad said Monday that a UN proposal for a local cease-fire in Aleppo was worth considering. It was Assad’s first response to the idea floated recently by the UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura.

MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

EconSource: Yemen and the World Bank discuss cooperation aspects

By EconSource

Yemeni Prime Minister discussed means by which to cooperate with the World Bank. Reportedly the meeting touched on the implementation of development projects and their role in supporting government efforts to jumpstart the economy. The World Bank is interested continuing its support to Yemen in order to enhance the country’s absorptive capacity for donor pledges.

T-64 tank with no marking in Snizhne, Ukraine, June 2014

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2014

NATO General Confirms More Russian Tanks Have Moved Into Ukraine

By BBC

Nato has seen columns of Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops entering Ukraine this week, its top commander said.

NATO OSCE
Russian An-72 transport aircraft in Finnish airspace, Aug. 28, 2014

NATOSource

Nov 10, 2014

Finland Warns of New Cold War Over Failure to Grasp Situation in Russia

By Simon Tisdall, Guardian

Western countries are at the gates of a new cold war with Russia, sparked by the Ukraine crisis and a continuing failure to grasp the depth and seriousness of Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the US and EU,

NATO NATO Partnerships

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

China’s Evolving Ebola Response: Recognizing the Cost of Inaction

By Chris Leins

World leaders arrived in Beijing on November 10 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting, as China seeks to emphasize its global economic influence and power. Yet, even while China demonstrates its economic might, the country’s slow response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa – where it has a substantial commercial footprint — raised […]

Africa China

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

APEC: A Chance to Calm Regional Tensions

By Robert A. Manning

The pride, stature and global spotlight that comes with holding a major international meeting often becomes a factor influencing the host country’s behavior. As China is hosting the APEC leaders’ meeting, Beijing clearly wants to be seen as a gracious host and a cooperative partner. The APEC meeting occurs in an Asia-Pacific where tensions have […]

China

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | November 10

By Irena Chalupa

Alexander Motyl: Sad News for Putin—Russia Is an Artificial State via World Affairs Putin, Ex-KGB, Finally Moves to Close Russia’s Oldest Rights Group via Boston Globe Hard Ukraine Bargaining Leaves Sour Taste for Some in EU via Reuters How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin via Daily Beast Vladislav Surkov Is the Hidden Author of Putinism via The Atlantic The Finlandisation of Ukraine via European […]

Ukraine
Estonian Minister of Defense Sven Mikser

NATOSource

Nov 10, 2014

Show Putin Strength, Not Weakness, Says Estonian Defense Minister

By David Mardiste, Reuters

Russia has returned to Cold War ways by stepping up incursions into European Union and NATO members’ airspace and territorial waters, and the West needs to present a united front to deter President Vladimir Putin,

NATO Northern Europe
RAF Typhoon intercepts Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber

NATOSource

Nov 10, 2014

NATO-Russia Incidents Came Close to Conflict, Says Think-Tank

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Dozens of sensitive military incursions have occurred between Russia and Nato states over the past year, some coming close to triggering hostilities, according to a new report.

NATO Northern Europe

UkraineAlert

Nov 10, 2014

How Russia Sells Itself to the Long-Demoralized People of Donbas

By Irena Chalupa

In Stakhanov, a Cossack Rebel and Local Radio Mix Nostalgias for Russia’s Greatness and Soviet Goodness While analysts of Russia’s assault on Ukraine debate the veiled question of President Vladimir Putin’s motives, little is hidden about how the Kremlin and its proxy forces are selling themselves to the long-demoralized people of southeastern Ukraine. As Moscow […]

Eastern Europe Russia
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