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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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FutureSource

Nov 20, 2012

The Rise of Commercial Outer Space

By Hanna Camp

Faced with deep cuts in its operating budget, NASA has undertaken efforts to broaden international cooperation and establish a domestic commercial space industry. With the space shuttle now retired, NASA needs a way to get large amounts of cargo and personnel into space, and private companies are the only ticket up. 

Space Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Nov 20, 2012

France ends combat mission in Afghanistan

By Joris Fioriti, AFP

From Joris Fioriti, AFP:  France ended its combat mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday, withdrawing troops from a strategic province northeast of Kabul as part of a speeded-up departure from the war-torn country. Paris has said all French combat soldiers will leave the country next month, two years before allied nations contributing to the 100,000-strong International […]

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NATOSource

Nov 20, 2012

Davutoglu: ‘We have reached an agreement’ with NATO allies to deploy Patriots in Turkey

By Reuters

From Reuters:  NATO member states have agreed to supply Turkey with an advanced Patriot missile system to defend against Syrian attacks and talks on its deployment are in the final stage, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2012

Ten European states agree military air tanker cooperation

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Ten European countries agreed on Monday to work together to boost their military air-to-air refueling capacity, to plug a gap in their defenses that was exposed by last year’s Libyan war.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2012

Five countries call for new EU military ‘structure’

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Five leading EU countries, but not the UK, have said the Union needs a new military "structure" to manage overseas operations. The foreign and defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain issued the call in a joint communique after a meeting in Paris on Thursday (15 November). The paper […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Mohammed Mahmoud Street and Security Sector Reform Remains on the Back Burner

By Tarek Radwan

As Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi and Prime Minister Hisham Qandil among others struggle to negotiate a cease-fire with the relevant interlocutors in the Gaza crisis, the anniversary of the Mohammed Mahmoud street clashes remind Egyptian revolutionaries how far they’ve come… and how very far they still need to go. Today, the echoes of fallen protesters […]

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Will the Assiut Train Crash Galvanize Morsi’s Government into Action?

By Nancy Messieh

As a member of parliament in 2002, Mohamed Morsi called for the entire cabinet of ministers to be removed after a train caught fire in Upper Egypt, claiming the lives of 373 people. In a heated speech, he placed the blame on the government of then Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, and called for all involved […]

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2012

Are fewer, yet more expensive military forces the best defense?

By Magnus Nordenman, the New Atlanticist

From Magnus Nordenman, the New Atlanticist:  While military forces have grown ever more sophisticated, their size and density have been on the decline for decades.

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NATOSource

Nov 19, 2012

It’s Time for Free Trade With Europe

By Frances G. Burwell, U.S. News & World Report

From Frances G. Burwell, U.S. News & World Report:  European leaders have turned to economics as the basis of a renewed partnership with the United States—

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Nov 19, 2012

Political Compromise Leads to Army Impunity in Qursaya

By Abdel-Rahman Hussein

At four in the morning, the troops sprung to attack, chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great) as they razed all in front of them, electrocuting people, firing at those who jumped in the Nile water to escape their wrath. They trashed houses, smashing windows and mirrors, overturning bedrooms and kitchens. One man was killed, tens […]

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