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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

Mar 31, 2014

Blurring the Record on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

In his exchange with Scott Pelley, President Obama did not (as the Reuters account implies) literally employ the “boots on the ground” straw man to caricature the position of his critics. But he came close.

Syria

MENASource

Mar 31, 2014

Forays by the Coptic Church into Politics Spell Trouble for its Subjects

By Amir Beshay

A video posted this week on Facebook appears to show Egyptian pop singer Ihab Tawfiq singing the now-popular pro-army anthem “Teslam al-Ayadi” in a Coptic church, reportedly in France. This comes as the latest of many examples of the Coptic Church participating in Egypt’s political scene in a way some see as unacceptable. While the […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2014

Why Syria is Important

By Frederic C. Hof

Syria and its 23 million people sit in the middle of a neighborhood containing important friends and allies of the United States. It is now entering its fourth year of chaos, bloodshed, starvation, and terror. It is a case study in how governments commit war crimes and crimes against humanity against their own citizenry: the […]

Middle East Syria

New Atlanticist

Mar 31, 2014

Kerry-Lavrov Talks? Fine, But US Must Lead in Real Deterrence to Putin on Ukraine

By James Rupert

Yesterday’s talks between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov kept hope alive that Ukraine’s fields this spring might be visited by harvesters scything the winter wheat, instead of by Russian tanks and bomb craters. But while Lavrov agreed in Paris that a diplomatic solution to the crisis is needed, the […]

NATO Russia

Trade in Action

Mar 31, 2014

Renewing Trade Promotion Authority – Why Now?

By Cale Rogoyski and Katelyn Lamson

With negotiations for huge trade deals across the Atlantic and Pacific in full swing, the need to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is a hot topic of conversation among policymakers in Washington. The granting of authority by Congress to the President of the United States to enter into trade negotiations has traditionally enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
Mistral warship

NATOSource

Mar 31, 2014

NATO Should Buy the Mistral Warships Intended for Russia

By Jeff Lightfoot, Defense News

NATO should buy the two Mistral warships France is building for export to the Russian Federation this year and make them a commonly shared asset.

France NATO

MENASource

Mar 31, 2014

Top News: Yemen’s President Hadi Talks About Iranian Influence, Necessity of Drones

By MENASource

In an interview with the London-based al-Hayat, President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi called on Iran to “lift its hand off Yemen,” claiming that interference from Iran persists “whether through its support for the [Southern] Herak separatists or some religious groups in northern Yemen.” Hadi also praised Gulf Cooperation Council and Saudi efforts at supporting Yemen’s transition.

German Eurofighter

NATOSource

Mar 31, 2014

Germany Mulls Military Support for NATO’s Eastern European States

By Madeline Chambers, Reuters

Der Spiegel said the defense ministry was ready to make available up to six aircraft for a strengthened air patrolling mission in parts of eastern Europe.

Central Europe Germany
BRTE will take place on April 1-2

NATOSource

Mar 31, 2014

US, Lithuanian, and Swedish Aircraft Participating in NATO Exercise

By Lithuanian Ministry of Defense

“As unrest has escalated in the near vicinity of the Baltic States, NATO has augmented the Baltic Air Policing mission with additional warplanes to be ensuring our security even stronger.

NATO NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Mar 31, 2014

The Week in Egypt – March 31, 2014

By Daniel Stoker

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more. 

North Africa
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