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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

Aug 30, 2013

Syrian Refugees are Unwanted Guests in Lebanon

By Rachel Webb

In the latest, horrifying turn of events in Syria’s protracted civil war, videos surfaced showing the aftermath of an alleged chemical attack in Damascus. With a US military strike on Syria seemingly imminent, all eyes are on the escalation of tensions between Western and regional powers. Yet the result of such violence is playing out […]

Syria

MENASource

Aug 30, 2013

Syria: President Obama’s PBS Interview

By Fred C. Hof

President Barack Obama sat for a PBS interview on the evening of August 28, 2013 and spoke at some length about how he is processing the situation in Syria in the wake of the previous week’s massive regime chemical attack on Syrian civilians.

Syria
British Prime Minister David Cameron

NATOSource

Aug 30, 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron Loses Parliamentary Vote on Syrian Military Strike

By Anthony Faiola, Washington Post

Invoking the specter of the Iraq war, British lawmakers on Thursday rejected military action in Syria, dealing a stunning blow to Prime Minister David Cameron and effectively ruling Washington’s staunchest military ally out of any U.S.-led strike.

Syria United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2013

Exclusive Interview with Estonian President Ilves on Cyber Security

While the presidents of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are in Washington, DC to meet with President Obama to discuss economic cooperation and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Estonian President Hendrik Ilves sat down with Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson for an exclusive interview on Estonia’s role in cyber security and its importance […]

Cybersecurity Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2013

United States Willing to Go It Alone

By Alex Ward

US President Barack Obama is considering unilateral action against the Syrian regime, despite US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel saying during his trip in Southeast Asia that the United States’ goal is “to find an international coalition that will act together.” The United Kingdom declined to join in a proposed limited strike operation against Syria […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Aug 30, 2013

US and UK Poised to Make Final Decisions on Action in Syria

By Alex Ward

The United Kingdom will wait on the United Nation’s report on chemical weapons use by the Assad regime before it Prime Minister David Cameron goes along with strikes on Syria. The UN inspectors will likely put out their report Saturday, and the UK’s parliament will vote on strike authorization next week. In the United States, […]

Syria

MENASource

Aug 29, 2013

Atlantic Council Experts Discuss Syria Options

By MENASource

As President Barack Obama faces the complex emergencies developing in the wake of the most recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, his administration is carefully weighing options and Syria, the Middle East, and the world awaits his response.

MENASource

Aug 29, 2013

Top News: Obama: “I Have Not Made a Decision on Syria”

By MENASource

President Obama has not yet decided on US action in Syria, where he says his administration has “concluded” President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in an attack against civilians last week near Damascus.

MENASource

Aug 29, 2013

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Fell Politically (Part I)

By Yussef Auf

March 31, 2012, not July 3, 2013 is the true date of the political fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. On March 31, the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Shura Council (GSC) voted on whether to field a candidate for the Egyptian presidential elections in May 2012. The decision to field a candidate was approved by a narrow […]

North Africa
Denmark's Minister of Defense Nicolai Wammen

NATOSource

Aug 29, 2013

Securing a Global NATO

By Nicolai Wammen, Minister of Defense of Denmark

For more than sixty years NATO has stood the test of time and Denmark remains as committed as ever to the Transatlantic Alliance.

NATO Security & Defense
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