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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

Jun 24, 2011

Vondra: Computers in Prague will not strengthen our defense

By Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Foreign Ministry

From Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Foreign Ministry:  When I became the Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic almost a year ago, I inherited unfinished negotiations with the United States about the placement of the terminals of the Shared Early Warning System (SEWS) for the detection of launched ballistic missiles on our territory.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

McKeon explains how White House lost Congress on Libya

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  So how did we get here? On March 17 — the same day that Obama was pursuing the authorization for war at the United Nations and two days after he decided he wanted to attack Libya — the president had a 90-minute lunch with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) but […]

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

NATO Cyber Defense: Moving Past the Summit

By Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist

From Jason Healey, the New Atlanticist:  Earlier this month, the Alliance’s defense ministers adopted a new Cyber Defense Policy and Action Plan, fulfilling and moving beyond the policy basics of the Strategic Concept from the 2010 Lisbon Summit.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2011

NATO Cyber Defense: Moving Past the Summit

By Jason Healey

Earlier this month, the Alliance’s defense ministers adopted a new Cyber Defense Policy and Action Plan, fulfilling and moving beyond the policy basics of the Strategic Concept from the 2010 Lisbon Summit. Though the details are still classified, this blog will discuss the basics of the new policy which seems to root NATO in the things […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2011

Cartoon: Obama’s GPS

By James Joyner

 Florida Today‘s Jeff Parker offers this take on President Obama’s Afghanistan "drawdown," which will culminate in getting American forces down to Bush era levels by the end of 2012.

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

Data breach from NATO-related website

By NATO

From NATO:  Police dealing with digital crimes have notified NATO of a probable data breach from a NATO-related website operated by an external company.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

NATO v. Gaddafi in battle of endurance

By the Financial Times

From the Financial Times:  As David Cameron, Britain’s prime minister, declared confidently this week: “Time is on our side – it is not on Gaddafi’s side.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

Libya Op creating closer security relationship between Britain and France

By James Blitz, the Financial Times

From James Blitz, the Financial Times:  French officials are quick to talk up the warmth of the relationship. “Ideally we would have had a lot more time for our defence treaties to take effect before Libya got under way,” says a French diplomat.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

McCain: Without victory in Libya, NATO’s finished

By Josiah Ryan, the Hill

From Josiah Ryan, the Hill:  Speaking on the Senate floor, [Linsey] Graham and [John] McCain bemoaned President Obama’s plan, announced on Wednesday, to begin a withdrawal of surge forces from Afghanistan

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 24, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 23

By NATO

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