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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

Apr 19, 2011

NATO pounds Gaddafi regime command and control centers

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO conducted deliberate, multiple strikes against command and control facilities of the Qadhafi regime last night

NATOSource

Apr 19, 2011

“U.S. officials concede that some of their assumptions . . . may have been faulty”

By David Cloud and Ned Parker, the Los Angeles Times

From David Cloud and Ned Parker, the Los Angeles Times:  The failure of the international air campaign to force Kadafi’s ouster, or even to stop his military from shelling civilians and recapturing rebel-held towns, poses a growing quandary

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NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

A Core Question of German Foreign Policy

By Ullrich Fichtner, Spiegel

From Ullrich Fichtner, Spiegel:  The German abstention on the evening of March 17 was a mistake in the eyes of many UN observers and diplomats.

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NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

Russian Ambassador: Western allies in breach of UN Libya resolution

By RIA Novosti

NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

The Libya stalemate

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The contradictions at the heart of U.S. policy in Libya are becoming more acute.

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NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

Blame Westerwelle?

By Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, the International Herald Tribune

From Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, the International Herald Tribune:  When Germany abstained from the U.N. Security Council vote on Libya last month, quite a few eyebrows were raised

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NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

Libya crisis reveals divisions on EU defense policy

By Judy Dempsey, the International Herald Tribune

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New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2011

The Dying Peace Constituency

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik

“Unless it starts to behave, why should India not treat Pakistan like the errant child that it is and simply ignore it?” thundered a journalist from The Hindu. “You can’t ignore it even if you tried,” a Pakistani security analyst said in challenge. “I can tell you from my experience as a parent that ignoring […]

NATOSource

Apr 18, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 17

By NATO

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2011

Atlantic Update 4/18/11

By Klee Aiken

As Italy and France continue to clash over immigration, on Friday EU Economy Chief Olli Rehn optimistically declared the eurozone rescue mission as at an "end game." However Sunday’s general election in Finland could derail his proclamation, as many see the rise of the True Finns party as a real threat to the Portugal bailout.

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