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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

Mar 14, 2012

NATO boosts measures to prevent Taliban from infiltrating Afghan forces

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP: NATO’s governing body has approved measures to reduce the risk of attacks on alliance soldiers by Afghan security forces, officials said Wednesday.

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

Obameron Versus Merkozy

By Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist

From Julian Lindley-French, the New Atlanticist:  Officially Obameron will consider the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, and of course the joint position the US and UK will likely adopt at May’s NATO Chicago Summit.

Economy & Business European Union

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

Obama and Cameron: ‘The U.S. and UK share an unprecedented defense relationship’

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron reaffirmed their commitment to continue close cooperation on defense as the United States and United Kingdom build their Armed Forces for the future.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

U.S. and Britain strengthen cyber defenses to ‘counter advanced persistent threats’

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron reaffirmed the vital partnership between our two nations on cybersecurity. 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

MENASource

Mar 14, 2012

Economic Opportunity: A Constitutional Right?

By Hoda Youssef

Debates over the drafting of Egypt’s next constitution have been heavily dominated by proposals for restructuring the political system. But political reform alone cannot guarantee the emergence of a strong and stable democracy, and economic concerns should also be at the core of discussions over the future of Egypt’s legal framework. Adam Smith had it […]

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

CIA chief visits Turkey to discuss Syria and counter-terrorism

By Hürriyet Daily News

From Hürriyet Daily News:  The United States’ top spy paid an unannounced two-day visit to Ankara to discuss deepening instability in Syria, the joint fight against terrorism and closer cooperation on pressing regional issues “in coming months.”

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2012

Obameron Versus Merkozy

By Julian Lindley-French

I could tell you where I am but then I would have to kill you. I have just spent the day annoying NATO generals, the majority of whom are British, which is one of my purposes in life. Much of the day was spent by the British explaining the debt-fueled contradiction that is likely to […]

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2012

Dr. Strangelove, Israel, and Iran

By Harlan Ullman

In considering how to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it is instructive first to see Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie masterpiece “Dr. Strangelove — Or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb.”

Iran

MENASource

Mar 14, 2012

The Case for a Mixed Parliamentary System

By Khaled Saad

With Egypt’s marathon parliamentary electoral process now concluded, the country’s political forces are already debating how the soon-to-be drafted constitution should restructure the political system and recalibrate the balance of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Driving debates over the future of the political system are the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), […]

MENASource

Mar 14, 2012

Top News: Parliament Drops Demand for Cabinet Reshuffle

By Mara Revkin

Plans to issue a vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri’s government – initially spearheaded by the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Parity – appear to have been dropped following talks with the SCAF, in which participants including Parliamentary Speaker Saad al-Katatny agreed on the need for stability ahead of the presidential election.

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