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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

Nov 14, 2012

Egypt’s New Coptic Pope: Inheriting the Dilemmas of a Minority

By Haitham Tabei

In assuming his new position, Pope Tawadros II, Egypt’s new Coptic pope, faces significant challenges, both within the church and in the country as a whole. These include matters relating to church reform and management, as well as matters relating to the status of Egypt’s Copts, and their role within the state. He has already […]

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

If Allen is out, who are the top candidates for SACEUR?

By Kate Brennan, Politico

United States and Canada

MENASource

Nov 14, 2012

Rights Organizations Cry Foul After Exclusion from EU meeting

By Dalia Rabie

Twenty-one human rights organizations are claiming they were purposely excluded from an Egyptian-European Task Force meeting Tuesday, in what they see as the latest in a series of “hostile” practices towards human rights. In a joint statement, the organizations accused the Foreign Ministry of revoking their invitations to attend without providing an explanation, expressing concern […]

MENASource

Nov 14, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly Members Threaten Withdrawal

By Egypt Source

Conflicts broke out Tuesday during a meeting of secularists and liberals on the Constituent Assembly, as a number of members threatened to withdraw. 

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Sends a Message That More Storms Can Be Expected

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Polish-born nuclear physicist Marcin Jakubowski and his small band of acolytes are holed up in rural Missouri working on a “civilization starter kit.”

Energy & Environment

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Is China’s economic espionage the ‘most aggressive’ in the world?

By James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs

From James A. Lewis, Foreign Affairs:  China is not the only country to use economic espionage, but it is the most aggressive. In key industries — telecommunications, aerospace, energy, and defense — the strategy has worked well. Now, the new Chinese leadership risks seeing the boost from spying undercut both China’s international leadership and its […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  President Obama has signed a secret directive that effectively enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation’s web of government and private computer networks.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

Vedrine Report: France Should Stay in NATO Command

By Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg News

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Nov 14, 2012

British submariner admits trying to sell secrets to Russia

By Sandra Laville, Guardian

From Sandra Laville, Guardian:  A Royal Navy submariner was caught trying to sell secrets to Russia in a sting operation led by the security services, the Guardian understands. Edward Devenney, 30, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to collecting secret coding programs used by the British and attempting to pass the classified information on to Moscow. Devenney, […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Nov 13, 2012

NATO chief says concerned over Georgia arrests

By Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters

From Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed concern on Monday over the arrests of opponents of Georgia’s new government following elections last month, and urged the authorities to ensure there was no political meddling in their trials.

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