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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

Oct 27, 2011

New alliance to back Libya, replacing NATO: Qatar

By Reuters

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2011

French defense minister sees no need to extend NATO’s Libya mission

By the AP

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2011

Libya asks NATO to stay longer

By the BBC

From the BBC:  The head of Libya’s transitional authorities has called for Nato to extend its mission in Libya until the end of the year.

NATOSource

Oct 27, 2011

U.N. ends mandate for NATO operations in Libya

By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

From Louis Charbonneau, Reuters:  The U.N. Security Council on Thursday canceled its authorization for a seven-month-old NATO military operation in Libya that led to the ouster and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2011

A Bridge Too Far: Britain Must Now Leave the European Union

By Julian Lindley-French

You will forgive your faithful blogonaut a third blog in a week on the same topic – the Eurozone crisis. However, the mission of this blog is to peer through the political murk and the fog of jaw behind which the Euro-Aristocracy and their faithful Eurocrats love to hide and bear witness to real strategic change. […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2011

Ukraine’s Future in Ten Stages

By Taras Kuzio

More than two weeks after Yulia Tymoshenko widely-condemned conviction on political charges, no price has been paid . The fact that European and American governments are discussing the possibility of visa black lists behind closed doors does not mean they will appear soon. As EU Ambassador Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira said, “although closing the door […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Oct 26, 2011

News Update: October 26, 2011

By Mara Revkin

The Coalition of the Revolution Youth is calling for a “Friday of defending the revolution” on October 28 to demand a transfer of power to an elected civilian government by April 2012. Meanwhile, low-ranking policemen continued their sit-in for a third day straight outside of Interior Ministry directorates in Cairo and other provinces, demanding improved […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2011

Persistence Pays Off with “Rogue” Regimes

By Barbara Slavin

The United States and North Korea are resuming the joint search for U.S. soldiers still missing from the Korean War, one of the few positive areas of interaction between two countries estranged for more than 60 years. The announcement last week by the Pentagon came before two days of U.S.-North Korea talks in Geneva over […]

Korea

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2011

Threats to Iraq’s Democracy Extend Beyond Security

By Yuvaraj Sivalingam

President Obama’s announcement that the US troop presence in Iraq will come to an end in December sparked a debate not only over the wisdom of the decision but also the capacity of the Iraqi military and police to maintain law and order in the country. While security threats do pose a significant danger to Iraq’s […]

Iraq

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2011

Why Punishing Ukraine Only Hurts Reformers

By Dean Jackson

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was recently sentenced to seven years in prison at the close of a corruption trial which was roundly condemned as highly political and deeply unfair. The verdict met with disapproval both abroad and in Ukraine, where protests have been stymied by government security forces. Vitali Klitscko, leader of the […]

European Union International Organizations
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