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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

Mar 14, 2012

Lessons from the First Cyber Commanders

By Jason Healey and Karl Grindal

Even though major conflicts have occurred in cyberspace since the mid-1980s, these are largely unknown and untaught, making it far more likely that the United States will have to continually relearn the same lessons.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

Cameron And Obama Must Shore Up NATO For Age of Austerity

By Stephen J. Flanagan, AOLDefense

From Stephen J. Flanagan, AOLDefense:  When British Prime Minister David Cameron meets with President Obama this week, their discussions about Syria, Afghanistan, and Iran will dominate headlines.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 14, 2012

U.S. dangles secret data for Russia missile shield approval

By Jim Wolf, Reuters

From Jim Wolf, Reuters:  The Obama administration is leaving open the possibility of giving Moscow certain secret data on U.S. interceptor missiles due to help protect Europe from any Iranian missile strike.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 13, 2012

Russian official: No missile deal at NATO summit

By Vladimir Isachenkov, the AP

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 13, 2012

NATO general kidnapped in 1981 holds emotional reunion with liberators

By Philip Pullela, Reuters

From Philip Pullela, Reuters:  For 42 days three decades ago, U.S. General James Lee Dozier was the world’s most famous hostage and his captors, the Red Brigades, were Europe’s most feared and bloody terrorist organization.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2012

Is Syria 2011 the Same As Spain 1936?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

Is Syria’s civil war a prelude to a larger Mideast conflict that would involve Israel, Iran, the Arab Gulf countries minus Oman (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain) and Israel? Some knowledgeable military observers who have served or are serving in the Middle East say that the Arab Spring, which translated into chaos […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2012

Hagel Praises Obama on Syria; Chides GOP on Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Atlantic Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel, who co-chairs the Obama administration’s Intelligence Advisory Board, says the United States should offer Iran “face-saving ways” out of the nuclear crisis and let Arab countries to take the lead in ousting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2012

Mass Slaughter Shocking, but Not Surprising

By Joshua Foust

The shocking murder last weekend of 16 Afghan civilians — 9 of them children — by a US soldier is raising many questions about the war. Coming right after the accidental burning of several Qurans at a US base last month, which sparked mass protests across the country, it seems reasonable to ask: what is […]

Afghanistan

MENASource

Mar 13, 2012

Top News: Fayza Aboul Naga: Egypt Can Do Without US Aid

By Mara Revkin

International Cooperation Minister Fayza Aboul Naga told the People’s Assembly Foreign Relations Committee that foreign embassies had been financing organizations and individuals to carry out unlawful activities in Egypt and offering "cash" directly "from hand to hand.” Naga also stated that Egypt can do without U.S economic assistance, although she did not comment on the […]

NATOSource

Mar 13, 2012

Why Turkey Hasn’t Intervened in Syria

By Soner Cagaptay, the New Republic

From Soner Cagaptay, the New Republic:  Turkey’s boldest response to the crisis in Syria came last week, when Prime Minister Erdogan called for the establishment of humanitarian aid corridors to help civilians there. But those hoping that Ankara’s aggressive rhetoric will soon be matched by equally assertive action will be sorely disappointed. If Turkey has […]

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