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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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NATOSource

Sep 17, 2012

Latvia joins Nordic military initiative in Afghanistan

By Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News

From Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News:  Latvia has joined the new Nordic Transition Support Unit (NTSU) initiative, which will render joint force contributions in support of Afghan security structures ahead of the withdrawal of Nordic and Baltic ISAF forces in 2014.

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2012

Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper chosen to lead NATO’s International Military Staff

By NATO

From NATO:  [T]he Chiefs of Defence of the 28 NATO nations elected Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper of the United Kingdom as the new Director General of the International Military Staff (DGIMS) at NATO Headquarters.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Sep 17, 2012

Top News: More than 70 Detained in US Embassy Protests

By Egypt Source

The Public Prosecution has said 142 people would be indicted for their alleged involvement in storming the US Embassy in Cairo, a spokesperson from the Interior Ministry’s media department said Sunday.

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2012

Can NATO Pass the Riga Test?

By Julian Lindley-French

The Riga Conference is a jewel in the crown of security conferences. Yesterday I shared a panel with the Italian, Latvian and Norwegian defense ministers, together with Ambassador Sandy Vershbow, NATO’s US Deputy Secretary-General to discuss “NATO post-Chicago”. Did something happen in Chicago? I must have missed it.

NATO Security & Defense

NATOSource

Sep 17, 2012

BAE-EADS merger would advance Europe’s military goals

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

From Adrian Croft, Reuters:  Merging Britain’s BAE Systems with EADS to create a global aerospace and defence giant would be a significant boost to European leaders’ ambitions for a more efficient defence industry.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Sep 16, 2012

Michele Dunne Discusses Middle East Protests on Al Jazeera

Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story discussing the anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims and consequent protests that spread across the Muslim world.

MENASource

Sep 14, 2012

Top News: Egypt, US Struggle to Maintain Relations while Appeasing Public Anger

By Egypt Source

With the Egyptian public outraged about a film apparently produced in the US that allegedly insults the Prophet Mohamed, and the American public looking to Obama to condemn the breach of the US Embassy in Cairo by protesters last Tuesday, the governments of both nations have strained to cater to public opinion while still preserving […]

MENASource

Sep 14, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Backtracks on Calls for Protests

By Nancy Messieh

As protests spread across the region, making their way into Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, and further, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is backtracking on its initial call for protests on Friday. Earlier this week, the Brotherhood’s Secretary General, Mahmoud Hussein, called for "peaceful protests on Friday outside all the main mosques in all of Egypt’s provinces", but on Friday released a […]

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Photo Essay: September 13 Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces at the US Embassy

By Mosaab Elshamy

Protests first broke out on Tuesday, sparked by an anti-Muhammad film which surfaced this week. The inflammatory film brought thousands of protesters to the US embassy, among them supporters of the conservative Salafi parties as well as Ultras, a group of young football supporters known for their active involvment in street protests in Egypt. Since […]

MENASource

Sep 13, 2012

Morsi and Brotherhood Responses to the Anti-Muhammad Film and Subsequent Protests

By Nancy Messieh

The Muslim Brotherhood has released several statements in response to the anti-Muhammad film that surfaced earlier this week, leading to protests taking place at the US embassy in Cairo, and US consulate in Benghazi. President Mohamed Morsi issued an initial statement on Facebook on Wednesday, elaborating on the same points during a speech at the […]

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