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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

Jun 19, 2013

Syria: The G7+1 Communiqué

By Frederic C. Hof

The G8 communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Northern Ireland meetings contains six paragraphs addressing the crisis in Syria. Despite British Prime Minister David Cameron’s valiant attempt to portray some kind of a breakthrough, the sad but inevitable truth is that the communiqué broke no new ground. This reflects the reality that the G8 […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 19, 2013

When It Comes to Trade, Transatlantic Values Have Their Limits

By Sabine Muscat

Whenever American and European politicians and members of their business communities talk about their plans for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP), they wax lyrical about an economic zone consisting of Western democracies. The message to their citizens sounds compelling: “We share the same values, and we will now set standards for the rest […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2013

Russia Starts Delivering $1 Billion Arms Package to Azerbaijan

By Thomas Grove, Reuters

From Thomas Grove, Reuters:  Russia has begun delivering tanks, artillery cannons and rocket launchers worth $1 billion to Azerbaijan

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2013

President of Finland: We Can Join NATO Any Time

By Yle

From Yle:  In an interview with Yle’s A-studio following yesterday’s high-level Finnish conference on foreign and security policy, President Sauli Niinistö said that Finland’s possible NATO membership should be reconsidered

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2013

French Network May Become Conduit to Arm Syrian Opposition

By John Irish, Reuters

New Atlanticist

Jun 19, 2013

Conflict and Opportunity on the Nile

By Peter Pham

Last week, Ethiopia’s parliament unanimously ratified a treaty with five of its neighbors that opens the way for broad regional cooperation on the use of the waters of the Nile River. In response, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, whose government was not part of the pact, angrily declared that “all options are open,” implying that force […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2013

South Korea to Buy European Missiles

By AFP

From AFP:  South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Jun 19, 2013

Top News: Eight Governorates Say ‘No’ to New Governors

President Mohamed Morsi’s gubernatorial reshuffle has sparked protests and sit-ins in at least eight governorates. Protests against the Morsi appointees have so far been reported in Menoufiya, Gharbiya, Damietta, Beheira, Alexandria, Tanta, Mahalla, and Qalyubia.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Egypt presidency will deal ‘wisely’ with opposition protests The Egyptian presidency is committed to dealing ‘wisely’ with […]

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2013

Obama Proposes Cutting US and Russian Strategic Nuclear Weapons by a Third

By White House

From White House:  After a comprehensive review of our nuclear forces, the President has determined that we can ensure the security of the United States and our allies and partners and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent while safely pursuing up to a one-third reduction in deployed strategic nuclear weapons

United States and Canada

MENASource

Jun 19, 2013

Top News: G8 Urges Syria Peace Talks but No Mention of Assad

Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday.

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