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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

Jan 25, 2013

Egypt: Two Years into the Revolution Torture Continues, says Human Rights Watch

By Jonathan Moremi

On January 25, 2011, when thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to voice their anger, little did they know that it would result in a revolution. Even less to be expected was the outcome: the hated Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down after only 18 days of peaceful protests. Egypt had liberated itself, […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2013

Strategic Implications of the Euro Crisis

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The crisis of the Eurozone is likely to have profound strategic implications that will impact Europe’s role in the world and the dynamism of the transatlantic alliance. While it is too early to know exactly how the crisis will shape relations between the United States and Europe, the issue deserves the attention of US policymakers […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 25, 2013

Top News: Violence flares on anniversary of Egypt uprising

By Egypt Source

Follow live updates from January 25 anniversary protests in Tahrir Square on Ahram Online, Daily News Egypt and The Guardian.

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2013

Germany Plans to Deploy Armed Drones

By Veit Medick, Spiegel

From Veit Medick, Spiegel:  Bowing to pressure from the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, the federal government in Berlin is preparing to deploy armed, unmanned drones in foreign conflicts.

Drones Technology & Innovation

MENASource

Jan 25, 2013

The Revolution Continues: A Photo Essay / الثورة مستمرة

By Mahmoud Khaled

Mahmoud Khaled, an Egyptian photo-journalist has followed Egypt’s transition, beginning with the very first few days of the protests that swept through Tahrir Square and the nation. In a striking collection of photos taken in Cairo, he shows harrowing moments within the revolution – a Central Security Force officer taking aim, a man, his forehead […]

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2013

Australia’s new Cyber Security Center will be ‘fully operational by late 2013’

By Julia Gillard, Office of the Prime Minister

From Julia Gillard, Office of the Prime Minister:  A new Australian Cyber Security Centre will be established in Canberra to boost the country’s ability to protect against cyber-attacks.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2013

Finland releases its Cyber Security Strategy

By Secretariat of the Security and Defence Committee

From Secretariat of the Security and Defence Committee: Threats against the cyber domain have increasingly serious repercussions for individuals, businesses and society in general.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2013

Can the E.U. become the world’s policeman?

By Anne Applebaum, Washington Post

From Anne Applebaum, Washington Post:  [H]ere we are in 2013, watching the French air force and troops come to the aid of the formerly democratic government of Mali, which is fighting for its life against a fanatical Islamist insurgency.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Jan 24, 2013

The Deterioration of Democracy and Islam After the Egyptian Revolution

By Mohammed Nosseir

There is no doubt that if Egyptians were to apply genuine democracy and true Islamic values, we would become a better and more productive society. In reality, democracy advocates do not really want to abide by the full application of democracy, while those who defend Islam are far removed from the true moral values of […]

MENASource

Jan 24, 2013

Top News: Two years since uprising, Egypt braces for more protests

By Egypt Source

Egypt marks the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power with little to celebrate. Deeply divided and facing an economic crisis, the nation is bracing for more protests, but this time against a freely elected leader. 

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