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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

Sep 4, 2014

Top News: Major Power Outage Hits Cairo and Governorates

By EgyptSource

A major power outage hit Cairo and other governorates early Thursday morning, halting several metro lines in Cairo for more than two hours.

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

The Federalist Movement in a Deeply Divided Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

As Islamist militants and nationalist rivals battle for control of Libya, fears of a civil war loom larger. Between repeated armed clashes, competing governments, and volatile rhetoric, the need for a political process has gone from necessary to urgent.

Libya

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta Targets Social Media and Reality TV

By EgyptSource

In the wake of the advance of the Islamic State of Syria and al-Sham (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta has been focused on a campaign combating extremism. Dar al-Ifta, the religious institution, has called on international media to stop referring to the extremist group as the Islamic State, and aims to “promote […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 4, 2014

EconSource: African Development Bank Report: ‘North Africa Under Scrutiny”

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2014

Quick Take: NATO Summit Will Make No Big Step on Ukraine-Russia Crisis

By Jorge Benitez

Alliance Will Talk Budgets, Partnerships, and Rapid Deployment, But Its Ukraine Move Will Be Symbolic As NATO convenes its annual summit conference this week, policy analysts have urged the alliance to take a major step in response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine. They are unlikely to do so, focusing instead on three more prosaic […]

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Sep 3, 2014

Top News: Yemen’s Houthis Reject Government Move to Quell Protests

By MENASource

Yemen’s president dismissed his government on Tuesday, proposed a national unity administration and suggested reinstating fuel subsidies, government sources said, in moves to quell weeks of unrest by a rebel movement.

MENASource

Sep 3, 2014

Top News: Egypt State Council Bans Al Jazeera, Raba’a on NileSat

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s State Council ruled on Wednesday to ban broadcasts of two pro-Muslim Brotherhood TV channels – the privately privately-owned Raba’a channel and Qatari-owned Al Jazeera – on Egypt’s satellite operator NileSat. 

Trade in Action

Sep 2, 2014

Back to Work: Europe Appoints New Leaders and NATO’s Historic Summit

  After a Busy August, Time to Get to WorkAfter an August of so many crises and so little time, September promises to be a busy one in both the US and EU. Europe has a newly-elected president of the European Council and a new High Representative for Foreign Affairs in Donald Tusk and Federica […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2014

In a Dirty War, a Ukrainian General Builds Trust With Rebels to Free Hostages

Volodymyr Ruban Crosses the War’s Front Lines to Negotiate With Russian-Backed Separatists Amid the war in southeast Ukraine, hundreds or thousands of people have been imprisoned by  both sides – some as enemy combatants, others more arbitrarily. The man whom both sides call to get hostages or prisoners released is an officer of Ukraine’s military […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2014

US and Allies Should Take Three Steps Now to Prevent Putin’s Moves Beyond Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

As NATO Convenes Its Summit, It Should Stiffen Its Doctrine and Arm Ukraine for Self-Defense The Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea, its six-month-old war-by-proxy in southeastern Ukraine, and now its invasion of the southeast with its own paratroopers, armor, and artillery, are conclusive proof of a dangerous policy that requires a strong, comprehensive response from the […]

Eastern Europe NATO
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