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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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New Atlanticist

Aug 2, 2012

Both Regime and Opposition in Syria Are Mysteries

By Sarwar Kashmeri

Professor Heidi Lane of the Naval War College suggests that prudence not intervention is the best course of action in Syria in a conversation with Sarwar Kashmeri,  senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. (8 minute audio interview)

Syria

MENASource

Aug 2, 2012

Top News: Qandil: 35 ministries in upcoming government; oath to take place shortly

By Egypt Source

At a press conference held by Hisham Qandil on Thursday, the prime minister announced that the new government, expected to be sworn in within hours, will be formed by 35 ministries. Qandil also confirmed that the head of the military council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, will retain his position as defence minister, a post he […]

NATOSource

Aug 2, 2012

Canada’s ability to defend its shores will be vital in the coming years

By Colin Robertson, the Ottowa Citizen

From Colin Robertson, the Ottowa Citizen:  Vancouver is the busiest port in Canada and we are making improvements to this vital gateway as well as to Prince Rupert.

MENASource

Aug 2, 2012

Should We Support the Brotherhood or the Military?

By Alaa Al Aswany

Across the West, parties have been set up that promote racist ideas, incite hatred, and embrace ideologies that may not recognize democracy in the first place. So why don’t Western governments abolish them? Because democratic principles guarantee people the right to express their opinions, as long as they don’t break the law. Old democracies have […]

Barack Obama

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2012

Keeping America Great By Keeping Our Heads

By Harlan Ullman

For good or ill, myths are endemic to the human condition. We develop mythologies around our leaders and our foes to fit expectations, emotions and egos. George Washington, for example, never told a lie and hurled a dollar coin across the Potomac.

United States and Canada

MENASource

Aug 1, 2012

The Thank You Letter that Never Was: A Brief Breakdown

By Tarek Radwan

The debate over a letter allegedly sent to President Shimon Peres of Israel from President Mohamed Morsi has recently emerged as one of the more frustrating discussions to receive media attention. Journalists have traced the letter’s path from a fax machine at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv to the Israeli President’s office, published confirmation […]

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2012

Professionals in Russian Airborne Forces to Double by 2017

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The number of professional servicemen in the Russian Airborne Forces is expected to reach 20,000 in the next five or seven years, more than double the current 9,500 troops, the airborne troops chief commander, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, has said. The Russian Airborne Forces currently have some 35,000 servicemen, and less than […]

MENASource

Aug 1, 2012

Practicing the Virtues of Patience with Egypt’s New President / الصبر على حر الصيف في رمضان وعلى “مرسي” أيضا

By Magdy Samaan

Ramadan is often a time for Muslims to practice the virtue of patience. This year, however, not only do they have to practice patience while refraining from food and water, they must also learn to observe the same virtue when it comes to their newly-elected, slow-moving and bureaucratic president, Mohamed Morsi. This has proven to […]

NATOSource

Aug 1, 2012

Putin says NATO should stay in Afghanistan

By RT

From RT:  With NATO-led coalition looking to exit the Central Asian hotspot in 2014, President Vladimir Putin said the international forces should stay in Afghanistan until their job is finished.

MENASource

Aug 1, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s New Cabinet: Bureaucrats, Technocrats and Islamocrats

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s ministers of finance and foreign affairs said on Wednesday they were keeping their posts in a new government being formed by Prime Minister-designate Hesham Qandil, Reuters reported. Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and Finance Minister Momtaz al-Saeed confirmed they would stay on after a meeting with Qandil, who is due to formally announce his […]

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