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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

Nov 28, 2011

Democratic Congo’s Troubling Election

By Peter Pham

On Monday, November 28, millions of Congolese will go to the polls to elect a president and the members of its National Assembly. Sadly, at least with respect to the presidential race, there are worrisome indications—the country’s rather ironic official title as “the Democratic Republic of the Congo” (DRC) notwithstanding—that today’s vote will be little […]

MENASource

Nov 27, 2011

Port Said on the Eve of Elections

By Michele Dunne

This Mediterranean city is poised to host an electoral battle between Islamists and secularists that is emblematic in many ways of what is happening throughout Egypt.  Although there are thirteen electoral lists competing for the four proportional representation seats allocated to Port Said, the same few came up over and over again in conversations with […]

MENASource

Nov 27, 2011

News Update: November 27, 2011

By Mara Revkin

Protesters continued their sit-in outside of the Cabinet building for a third day straight to protest the appointment of Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri and demand an immediate end to military rule. Field Marshal Tantawi warned that the military "will not allow troublemakers to meddle" in the polling process, set to begin on November 28. Meanwhile, Mohamed ElBaradei […]

NATOSource

Nov 27, 2011

NATO Secretary General praises second phase of transition in Afghanistan

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  President Karzai has confirmed the second group of Afghan provinces, cities and districts to make the transition to Afghan security lead.

NATOSource

Nov 27, 2011

The Russian-Georgian war as a geostrategic turning point

By Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia in Global Affairs

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Nov 27, 2011

NATO’s Secretary General responds to “tragic unintended incident” in Pakistan

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I offer my deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the Pakistani officers and soldiers who lost their lives or were injured, and to the government and people of Pakistan, following the regrettable incident along the Afghan-Pakistani border.

MENASource

Nov 26, 2011

Electoral Propaganda

By Michele Dunne

Cairo—A couple of noteworthy examples of campaign propagnda I came across today, less than 48 hours before voting is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 28:

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2011

Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28

By Shams Momand, Reuters

From Shams Momand, Reuters:  NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.

Drones Technology & Innovation

MENASource

Nov 26, 2011

Fine Points of the Electoral System that Might Make a Difference

By Michele Dunne

Cairo — Electoral systems are slippery things.  Political players often try to grab hold and point them in one direction or another to obtain an electoral advantage, and sometimes regret their decisions later—witness the famous 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, in which Fatah shaped a system to its liking only to find out it played to […]

NATOSource

Nov 26, 2011

Russia says U.S. imposes missile shield on Europe

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Washington Thursday of imposing its plans to deploy a missile defence shield on European countries, a day after he threatened to retaliate if the United States pressed ahead with the project.

United States and Canada
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