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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

Jul 6, 2011

Flying Crocodiles: The Latest Russian Position On Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO

By Barry Pavel, the New Atlanticist

From Barry Pavel, the New Atlanticist:  The Russian government is working hard to evolve their latest position opposing cooperation with NATO on a range of potential missile defense projects.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2011

Bundeswehr joins EU combat force

By the Local (Germany)

From the Local (Germany):  The three European Union military powers signed an agreement in Brussels to put together a unit of 1,700 soldiers that will take part in the rotation of the EU’s rapid reaction force, known as battlegroups.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2011

NATO Chief on post-Gaddafi Libya: “We want the United Nations to take the lead”

By AFP

From AFP:  NATO would like to see the United Nations assume the leading role in Libya’s transition to democracy once Moamer Kadhafi leaves power, alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2011

European Parliament study criticizes unilateral defense cuts within NATO and the EU

By Julian Hale, Defense News

From Julian Hale, Defense News:  A study commissioned by the Security and Defence Committee of the European Parliament is calling for an European Strategic Defence and Security Review to help countries identify capability improvements

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 6, 2011

Mounting tensions in NATO-Russia missile defense talks

By Charles Clover, the Financial Times

From Charles Clover, the Financial Times:  On Tuesday, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Nato’s secretary-general, sought to defuse mounting tension following a cantankerous Nato-Russia summit on Monday

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jul 5, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 4

By NATO

NATOSource

Jul 5, 2011

Libyan rebels to meet with NATO and EU leaders next week

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  The Libyan rebel delegation, led by Mahmoud Jebril of the opposition National Transitional Council (NTC), is expected to meet NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on July 13, a NATO diplomat said.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Jul 5, 2011

Somali pirates use Yemen island as fuel base

By Jonathan Saul, Reuters

From Jonathan Saul, Reuters:  Somali pirates have been using Yemen’s remote Horn of Africa island of Socotra as a refueling hub enabling their attack craft to stay restocked for longer periods at sea and pose a greater hazard to shipping, maritime sources say.

Yemen

New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2011

Flying Crocodiles: The Latest Russian Position On Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO

By Barry Pavel

The Russian government is working hard to evolve their latest position opposing cooperation with NATO on a range of potential missile defense projects.  The latest from Dimitry Rogozin, Russian Ambassador to NATO and Special Envoy of President Medvedev on Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO, is that “crocodiles will fly” before any Middle Eastern nation will […]

NATOSource

Jul 5, 2011

NATO SecGen criticizes Russia’s threat to build new offensive system

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Russia has said it needs guarantees that the NATO missile defence is not threatening Russia. Let me assure you. We are not threatening Russia. Our missile defence is defensive in nature.

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