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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 5, 2013

Top News: Strong Egypt Party to compete in elections, NSF to challenge electoral law in court

By Egypt Source

The Strong Egypt Party is to participate in coming elections for the House of Representatives, Egypt’s lower house of parliament. Meanwhile, National Salvation Front spokesperson Ahmed al-Borai said Monday the NSF planning to challenge the electoral law at the Supreme Constitutional Court and the State Council in the coming few days GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Strong Egypt […]

MENASource

Mar 5, 2013

A Starting Point: Boycotting as a Campaign and Comprehensive Alternative

By Amr Hamzawy

This is our situation in Egypt: a society divided between participators and boycotters, a public that asks what good is participation under unjust rules and the effectiveness of boycotting; citizens whose preferences change by the minute and hour rather than by the day and the week; and a state of constant flux accompanied by fear […]

MENASource

Mar 5, 2013

Overcoming Political Polarization in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Recent developments in Libyan politics demonstrate a remarkable regression in terms of both institution-building and security. Unfortunately, the latest political polarization has the potential to make the situation deteriorate further.

Libya

MENASource

Mar 5, 2013

Syria: Kerry’s Opening to the Free Syrian Army

By Frederic C. Hof

Last week in Rome Secretary of State John Kerry turned a page in US policy on Syria by announcing food and medical assistance to elements of Syria’s armed opposition. While critics of administration policy bemoaned the absence of night vision goggles and body armor from the inventory of non-lethal assistance to be provided, Kerry’s breakthrough […]

Syria

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2013

Britain to withdraw 11,000 troops from Germany by 2016

By Nick Hopkins, Guardian

From Nick Hopkins, Guardian:  More than 11,000 troops currently based in Germany will return to Britain within three years as part of a major restructuring of the army that will require ministers to spend £1bn on new military homes.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2013

Promoting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

By Garrett Workman

With both the United States and Europe mired in economic stagnation, removing the remaining barriers to trade—both tariffs and divergent regulations—is critical to maintaining the leadership position the West has grown accustomed to. President Obama made clear in his State of the Union address that pursuing a comprehensive agreement with the European Union will be […]

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Mar 5, 2013

Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee promoting Smart Defense in Portugal

By NATO

From NATO:  General Knud Bartels paid an official visit to Portugal, where he confirmed the strong relationship between Portugal and NATO and engaged with the Chief of Portuguese General Staff, General Luís Araújo, and the Portuguese Minister of Defence, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, to explore ways for enhancing NATO capabilities.

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Chinese cyberspies have hacked most Washington institutions, experts say

By Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  Start asking security experts which powerful Washington institutions have been penetrated by Chinese cyberspies, and this is the usual answer: almost all of them.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 4, 2013

Policy making in Washington may be cyber resilient

By Haley Barobour and Ed Rogers, Foreign Policy

From Haley Barobour and Ed Rogers, Foreign Policy:  Last week, we learned that the Chinese government had hacked into the computers of some of Washington’s most prominent organizations

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2013

Handicapping the Kenyan Election

By Bronwyn Bruton

As Kenyans go to the polls, observers are bracing for a replay of the country’s horrific 2007 presidential elections, which produced a wave of ethnic violence that killed more than a thousand people and displaced over a half a million.

East Africa Elections
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