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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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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2013

Georgia’s Argument for the Virtues of Divided Government

By Michael Cecire and Laura Linderman

Doom and gloom have dominated the narrative during the nine months since Georgia’s October 2012 parliamentary elections. Since the Georgian Dream (GD) coalition won a surprise victory at the polls over the incumbent United National Movement (UNM), chaos and polarization have characterized the political landscape. Cohabitation, in which GD’s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili must share […]

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jul 18, 2013

The GCC’s Non-Strategy in Syria

By Faysal Itani

In response to Hezbollah’s deepening role in the Syrian civil war, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pledged in June to target Hezbollah loyalists and their financial and commercial interests in the Gulf. Presumably, the GCC action, which will overwhelmingly affect Hezbollah’s Lebanese Shia support base, aims to convince them that its behavior in Syria is […]

NATOSource

Jul 18, 2013

Ireland Sending Troops to Syria

By Stephen Collins, Irish Times

From Stephen Collins, Irish Times:  More than 100 Irish troops are to be be sent to war-torn Syria as part of a United Nations observer force later this summer.

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Impact of Russia-Georgia War on NATO Defense Planning and Article 5

By Mark Kramer, PONARS Eurasia

From Mark Kramer, PONARS Eurasia:  The August 2008 Russia-Georgia war sparked great unease in the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and in Poland about the willingness of the United States and other key members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to defend them against Russian military pressure or even a possible attack

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Britain Must Keep Trident

By the Editors of the Financial Times

From the Editors of the Financial Times:  Between now and 2016, Britain must decide whether to spend £20bn building four new submarines that can carry Trident II missiles with nuclear warheads.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Why is Britain Selling Military Electronics and Cryptography Equipment to Iran?

By Jonathan Marcus BBC

From Jonathan Marcus BBC:  The UK government has approved more than 3,000 export licences for military sales to countries which it believes have questionable records on human rights, MPs say.

Cybersecurity European Union

MENASource

Jul 17, 2013

Frederic C. Hof Testifies before House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Syria (Statement)

In a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the security situation in Syria, Frederic C. Hof offers his view on implications of the Syrian conflict for US national security and US policy options. To read his full statement, click here. Download the PDF

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2013

No Time to Turn Our Backs on Egypt

By Brent Scowcroft and Eric D.K. Melby

In the wake of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s eviction from office by the country’s military amid an unprecedented mass uprising, there have been calls for Washington to reduce or suspend its aid to this critical ally in the Middle East. Such action would be short-sighted and represent a vote of no confidence in Egypt, not […]

Elections North Africa

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2013

Operation Irresolute Support

By Julian Lindley-French

In 1842 Sir Charles Napier wrote perhaps the most succinct telegram in military history to mark his success at the end of the First Anglo-Afghan War – “Peccavi,” he wrote, “I have sinned.” It was a play on words as Napier had just conquered what is today the Pakistani province of Sindh. In another play […]

Afghanistan

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Russia Wants to Exchange Spies Jailed in Germany

By AFP

From AFP:  Moscow wants to exchange a married couple of Russian spies jailed this month in Germany for at least one convict jailed in Russia on charges of spying for the West, a report said Monday.

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