Atlantic Council blogs

Obama: ‘We’ve made it clear that America is a Pacific power’

By Barack Obama, the White House

From Barack Obama, the White House:  Ending the Iraq war has allowed us to strike decisive blows against our enemies.  From Pakistan to Yemen, the al Qaeda operatives who remain are scrambling, knowing that they can’t escape the reach of the United States of America.  From this position of strength, we’ve begun to wind down […]

Will Labor Movements Play a Role in January 25 Demonstrations?

By Nadine Abdalla

One year after the revolution triggered by the slogan, “Bread, Freedom and Social Justice,” Egyptians have gained some freedoms – despite the continuous crackdown on civil society and activist – but so far they have seen little progress toward the goals of achieving social and economic justice.

How the World Could—And Maybe Should—Intervene in Syria

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, the Atlantic

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, the Atlantic:  A full-fledged civil war in Syria could quickly become a proxy war between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and/or at least some NATO countries on one side against Iran, Russia, Hizbollah, and possibly Iraq and Hamas on the other.

NATO to sign delayed UAV deal before Chicago Summit

By Flightglobal

From Flightglobal:  NATO’s long-running process to order an Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) capability could at last achieve a contract signature within the next few months, although the scale of its programme appears to have again been revised.

From King to Spring: Parallels Between the Civil Rights Movement and Egypt’s Revolution

By Khaled Beydoun

It is a striking coincidence that the first anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution – which unseated longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak – will take place only days after the United States commemorates civil rights icon, Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Emergency Law Revisited

By Tarek Radwan

Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi announced today on Egyptian state television the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) decision to lift the state of emergency, to take effect on the anniversary of the January 25 revolution, “except in cases involving thuggery.”

The End of the U.S-Turkey Alliance?

By Ted Galen Carpenter, the National Interest

Deal or no Deal: Is Egypt Headed Towards a Power Sharing Agreement Between the SCAF and the Muslim Brotherhood?

By Dina Shehata

The final results of the People’s Assembly elections have been formally announced, confirming that Islamists now enjoy an overwhelming majority in the first freely elected parliament in Egypt since the 1952 revolution.