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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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NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

French jets take command of NATO Air Policing mission in the Baltic

By Ministry of Defense of Lithuania

From Ministry of Defense of Lithuania:  On April 26 four “Mirage F-1 CR” fighter-jets of the French Air Force will land in the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in Šiauliai to take over NATO’s Air Policing mission in the Baltic States.

MENASource

Apr 26, 2013

Aboul Fotouh: One Man Fits All

By Fady Salah

On the eve of Mubarak’s departure, Al-Jazeera : “The army should form a new ‘patriotic’ government led by a ‘patriotic’ figure, be it Omar Suleiman or Ahmed Shafiq or any other ‘patriotic’ figure to lead the transitional period.” said Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, then a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2013

Tax and Transparency: an Agenda for the G8

By Paul Collier

In recent years international lawyers and accountants have built a web of corporate opacity which has enabled tax avoidance and corruption on an alarming scale. Private financial wealth sitting in tax havens has grown to around $21 trillion, of which $9 trillion is from developing countries. Some miniscule jurisdictions, such as the Cayman Islands, have […]

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2013

Europe’s Crumple Zone

By Julian Lindley-French

On Wednesday I had the privilege of providing evidence to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee at its first meeting to consider the 2015 British Strategic Security and Defence Review alongside Lord Hennessy and Major-General Mungo Melvin.  Perhaps the most important contribution I made was to suggest to collected British politicians of all shades that […]

Economy & Business United Kingdom

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

Greek ambassador appointed Assistant Secretary General of NATO

By Ekathimerini

From Ekathimerini:  Greece’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Thrasyvoulos Stamatopoulos, was appointed to the post of NATO assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy on Friday.

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

The cost of the French mission in Mali: Operation Serval

By Amy Svitak, Aviation Week

From Amy Svitak, Aviation Week:   Since the French intervention against terrorist insurgents in Mali began Jan. 11, France has spent €205 million ($267 million) on Operation Serval

MENASource

Apr 26, 2013

Top News: Rights Groups Denounce Government NGO Draft Law

By Egypt Source

 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies denounced a draft law prepared by the country’s Islamist government to grant licenses and monitor the funding for non-governmental groups, describing it as continuation of the former regime’s policy which sought to “besiege” civil society.    GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Replacing PM Qandil is essential: Strong Egypt Party The […]

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

NATO team wins cyber defense exercise

By NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence

From NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence:  International Cyber Defence Exercise Locked Shields ended yesterday evening with NATO’s Blue Team receiving the first place among the ten teams participating.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

Navy’s newest warship has cyber vulnerabilities: official

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  The computer network on the U.S. Navy’s newest class of coastal warships showed vulnerabilities in Navy cybersecurity tests

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Apr 26, 2013

NATO warns Syria about use of chemical weapons

By Phil Stewart and David Alexander, Reuters

From Phil Stewart and David Alexander, Reuters:  In Brussels, the NATO alliance was "concerned by reports of the possible use of chemical weapons," an official said.

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