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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

Dec 19, 2012

IMF Program for Egypt: Yet Another Delay

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

 The IMF Executive Board was due to consider the program for Egypt on December 19, 2012.  Once it was formally approved by the Executive Directors, as it was expected to be, the first tranche of the $4.8 billion loan would have been made available to Egypt immediately. However, on December 11 the Egyptian Minister of […]

North Africa

NATOSource

Dec 19, 2012

Congress passes bill to ban funding for MEADS missile defense system

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

From Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters:  House of Representatives and Senate negotiators on Tuesday defied the White House and passed a defense budget bill that bans funding for the final year of a joint ground-based missile defense program with Italy and Germany. The lawmakers prohibited a final U.S. payment of $400.9 million for development of the Medium […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 19, 2012

German troops arrive in Turkey for deployment of Patriot missiles

By Andalou Agency

From Andalou Agency:  A plane carrying German troops who will work on the deployment of Patriot aid defense systems in Turkey has arrived in the southern province of Adana on Monday.

MENASource

Dec 18, 2012

Egypt’s Referendum Abroad: A Mixed Affair

By Nahla Samaha

Despite a growing polarization between Morsi’s supporters and the opposition as a result of controversy surrounding the draft constitution, Egyptian expats have already completed their vote, and results have begun to emerge. The expat referendum vote, originally scheduled to begin on Saturday December 8th, was postponed as a result of violent clashes that broke out […]

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2012

NATO in the Pacific?

By Julian Lindley-French, New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, New Atlanticist:  NATO’s role in the Pacific I hear you ask?

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2012

America’s second chance at global leadership

By Fred Kempe, Reuters

From Fred Kempe, Reuters:  Read between the lines of the U.S. intelligence community’s quadrennial global trends report, a document released this week that has significant influence on White House thinking, and the message to President Obama is clear.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2012

America, Allies, & the Arctic: NORTHCOM Commander Talks Polar Strategy

By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake, AOL Defense

From Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake, AOL Defense:  The opening of the Arctic changes the global dynamic in three main ways

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2012

NATO Secretary General warns Russia against using energy as foreign policy weapon

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Interfax

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Interfax:  . I take it very seriously to actually move forward towards a true strategic partnership between NATO and Russia. I think it’s in our mutual interest. And in the word strategic partnership also lies the notion that we can disagree on certain areas while we move forward in other areas.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2012

Law of the Sea Tribunal Ruling Muddies the Waters Not Just for Ghana

By Peter Pham

Two months ago, Ghana  struck a blow for both the rule of law and fiscal probity when it detained the storied flagship of the Argentine navy as part of court-ordered relief for the Latin American country’s jilted creditors. Over the weekend a somnolent United Nations tribunal has waded into the controversy with a decision that not […]

Maritime Security Security & Defense

MENASource

Dec 18, 2012

Top News: Judiciary to Investigate Referendum Violations

By Egypt Source

The minister of justice has appointed judges to investigate all reported violations during the first round of the referendum on the constitution.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Opposition to protest referendum at Tahrir, presidential palace Opposition movements will protest in Tahrir Square and in front of Ettehadiya Palace Tuesday, against what they allege were vote rigging attempts […]

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