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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

Aug 6, 2012

Russia’s Baltic Fleet to hold large-scale drills in Kaliningrad exclave

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s Baltic Fleet battleships and combat aircraft will take part in large-scale tactical drills in the country’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad on August 8 to land marines in rough terrain, the press office of the Western Military District reported.

NATOSource

Aug 6, 2012

Russia to set up naval infrastructure in Arctic – Patrushev

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia will create several infrastructure hubs along the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic to be used as temporary stations for Russian warships and border guard vessels, Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday.

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 6, 2012

NATO announces new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

By NATO

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2012

Euro-Realism 3: Defending Europe

By Julian Lindley-French

In one of those deliciously Anglo-French moments this week President Hollande took a swipe at the London Olympics and David Cameron. Stung by Bradley Wiggin’s Tour de France Champs Elysee victory Hollande said, “The British have rolled out a red carpet for French athletes to win medals. I thank them very much for that”. It […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2012

Meshing realism and idealism in Middle East

By Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post

From Henry A. Kissinger, the Washington Post:  In our public debate, the crisis in Syria is generally described as a struggle for democracy, and its culmination is presumed to be the removal of Bashar al-Assad.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2012

Afghan parliament dismisses defense and interior ministers

By Hamid Shalizi, Reuters

From Hamid Shalizi, Reuters:  Afghanistan’s parliament voted on Saturday to dismiss the country’s two top security ministers for failing to stop cross-border shelling blamed on Pakistan

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2012

How far will US and European defense spending fall?

By Douglas Barrie, AOL Defense

From Douglas Barrie, AOL Defense:  While the January 2012 strategic guidance – "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership" – cast "most European countries" as "producers of security rather than consumers of it," this was rather at odds with the concerns of former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Drones Technology & Innovation

MENASource

Aug 3, 2012

Egypt’s Copts Need Fewer Clichés, More Action from Morsi

By Nancy Messieh

Since the uprising last January, clashes rooted in Christian-Muslim tensions have not subsided. The latest incident took place following a fight between a Christian laundry worker and a Muslim customer over a burned shirt, leaving at least one man dead, countless homes burned, and an attempted attack on a church. While apparently no different from […]

NATOSource

Aug 3, 2012

Belgium takes command of NATO Mine Counter Measures Group

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Yesterday in Zeebrugge, Belgium took command of the permanently established NATO Mine Countermeasures group 1 (SNMCMG1).

NATOSource

Aug 3, 2012

Sweden says Belarus expels its ambassador

By Louise Nordstrom, the AP

From Louise Nordstrom, the AP:  Sweden said Friday that Belarus had expelled its ambassador for ‘‘being too supportive of human rights.’’ Belarus countered that it merely chose not to extend the envoy’s accreditation, calling his activities destructive.

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