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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 6, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 5

By NATO

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

Secretary General will ask Defense Ministers for more help in Libya Op

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday he will ask some of the more reluctant allies to step up their participation in the military campaign against Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2011

Merkel’s Visit to Washington: Where do Germany and the US Stand?

By Sarwar Kashmeri

German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Washington this week to receive America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom. But is the German-American relationship heading upwind after Germany’s refusal to support the war in Libya, and an about turn on nuclear energy? How to interpret these developments?

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

Obama administration debating larger troop pullout from Afghanistan

By David Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, the New York Times

From David Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, the New York Times:  President Obama’s national security team is contemplating troop reductions in Afghanistan that would be steeper than those discussed even a few weeks ago

New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2011

D-Day: The High Water Mark of Anglo-American Defence Relations?

By Julian Lindley-French

D-Day. June 6. London. Good news – it is raining. Good to see the natural order restored. Back in 1944 Americans, Britons and Canadians were struggling ashore onto Norman beaches under heavy fire to rid Europe of the Nazis. On this day of days it is right and proper to look back and remember and […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

The Obama administration’s dangerous course on Libya

By Richard G. Lugar, the Washington Post

From Richard G. Lugar, the Washington Post:  The House of Representatives sent the Obama administration a strong, bipartisan rebuke on Friday for failing to make the case for war in Libya or seeking congressional authorization for military action.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 4

By NATO

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

French admiral suggests sharing aircraft carrier with Britain

By Thomas Harding, the Telegraph

From Thomas Harding, the Telegraph:  Admiral Pierre-Francois Forissier also disclosed that the French navy was amazed by the swath of cuts last year that severely reduced the Royal Navy with the axing of aircraft carriers and Harrier jump jets alongside warships.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jun 6, 2011

Russia: NATO ‘one step’ from land war in Libya

By the AP

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New Atlanticist

Jun 6, 2011

Atlantic Update 06/06/11

By HuiHui Ooi

Europe continues to tackle the E. Coli issue. Greece may require another bailout, wheareas the European Central Bank receives junk bonds from European banks, which is potentially harmful to its reputation and the Euro. The German cabinet approves the eradication of nuclear power by 2022, and Mladic threatens a hunger strike if his rights are […]

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