Atlantic Council blogs

Would Turkey leave NATO?

By Soner Cagaptay and Richard Outzen, CNN Global Public Square

From Soner Cagaptay and Richard Outzen, CNN Global Public Square:  Only a few years ago, Turkey’s commitment to NATO was in doubt.

How About a Free-Trade Deal With Europe?

By Paula Dobriansky and Paul Saunders

Europe’s ongoing economic crisis and the evident discord among its key leaders have profound implications for the United States. Despite a new agreement during the most recent European Union summit last month, the crisis will likely endure for some time, with unpredictable political and economic consequences. Visionary and determined American leadership is essential both to […]

SCAF Statement in Response to Decree Reinstating Parliament (Full Text)

By Nancy Messieh

Full statement made by SCAF in response to President Mohamed Morsi’s decree, in which he reinstated the dissolved parliament:

All at Sea

By Julian Lindley-French

Admiral, the Lord Nelson, one-time senior naval super-person, once said that, “Desperate affairs require desperate measures”. Had he attended the Royal United Services Institute Future Maritime Operations Conference 2012 in London he might have amended that to read, “Desperate affairs require desperate measures…and some new, radical, but above all strategic thinking”.

Afghanistan Update: 900+ Days to Go

By Derek Reveron

There are roughly 900 days to go until NATO plans to shift responsibility for combat operations to Afghan forces in December 31, 2014. This is a long time and the timetable could shift through progress or frustration, but the force that will assume the lead for combat is being built today.

With a Decree to Reinstate Parliament, has Morsi Exposed Too Many Cards Too Soon?

By Nancy Messieh

With President Mohamed Morsi’s July 8 decree to reinstate Egypt’s parliament making waves for the second day in a row, is it possible he may have shown far too many cards, far too soon? Serious compromises were made with his acceptance of the June 17 addendum, which stripped the president of many of his powers, […]

Obama or Romney, Europe Is In for Disappointment

By Judy Dempsey, New York Times

From Judy Dempsey, New York Times:  Two major factors will severely limit the scope of action of any future U.S. administration.

President of Romania impeached amid EU, US concern

By Alison Mutler, the AP

Constitutional Confusion in Egypt: Is There Still Space for Women to Demand Their Rights?

By Catriona Knapman

On June 13, 2012 a newly formed constituent assembly was announced. This signalled further disappointment for Egypt’s women, in that same old, now much told story of gender discrimination. The assembly, composed of one hundred members tasked with determining the content and wording of Egypt’s fundamental legal document, included only seven women. According to the […]

NATO transit center in Russia to become operational in August

By the Moscow Times

From the Moscow Times:  The NATO transit center in Ulyanovsk will begin handling cargo from the military alliance Aug. 1, Russia’s acting NATO envoy Nikolai Korchunov told Kommersant in a report published Monday.