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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

Apr 21, 2011

Obama Administration and Pentagon Clashing Over Libya

By James Joyner

HuffPo’s David Wood begins a post titled "Obama White House, Pentagon At Odds Over Libya Policy" with this: After 26 months in office, President Obama still has not forged a smoothly working national security team that can both nimbly pounce on military crises and deftly manage festering problems, say current and former U.S. officials. As in previous […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2011

The Franglosphere – No, Not Bad BBC Science Fiction

By Julian Lindley-French

I was in London this week and two things happened that suggest l’albion perfide might be about to do the dirty on both America and France. First, in high-level meetings in the Ministry of Defence British officials confirmed that the disastrous 2010 Strategic Security and Defence Review (Strategic Pretence and Impecunity Review) had been the […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2011

Atlantic Update 4/21/11

By Klee Aiken

While France might be "positive" about recognizing a Palestinian state,  the Economist suggests they are not so positive about their own future, possibly wrongly so. The international community struggles with the way forward in Libya and Britain and the Netherlands rebel against a proposed five percent EU budget increase.

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Can NATO save Misrata?

By the Economist

From the Economist:  NATO’s problem is that it currently lacks both the means and the mandate to do much to help Misrata.

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Obama White House, Pentagon At Odds Over Libya Policy

By David Wood, the Huffington Post

From David Wood, the Huffington Post:  As in previous administrations, much of the problem lies in the friction between civilians working in the White House and military officers

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NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

Obama and Cameron agree to increase military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Gaddafi

By the White House

From the White House:  President Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron today [4/20] as part of his ongoing consultations with coalition allies and partners on Libya.

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NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

President Lukashenko says West trying “to strangle” Belarus

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday Western countries are preparing direct interference in his country’s affairs and are trying "to strangle the country with a slipknot."

NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

NATO Mission Creep Underway

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  A month to the day of my post Libya Mission Creep Inevitable, the creeping began in earnest with the announcement that the Brits and French will send in advisors to the Libyan rebels.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 20, 2011

NATO Mission Creep Underway

By James Joyner

A month to the day of my post Libya Mission Creep Inevitable, the creeping began in earnest with the announcement that the Brits and French will send in advisors to the Libyan rebels. Today, the Italians are following suit. One can almost hear the pitter-patter of American boots in the distance.

NATOSource

Apr 20, 2011

Putin: Russia to double ballistic missile production

By RIA Novosti

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