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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 24, 2011

Libya’s other quagmire: Obama and NATO’s burden-sharing debate

By David E. Sanger, the New York Times

From David E. Sanger, the New York Times:  In Libya, he [President Barack Obama] has committed the United States, but only from the air and only from afar.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2011

Graham: “Cut the head of the snake off” in Libya

By Gabriella Schwarz, CNN

From Gabriella Schwarz, CNN:  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has a recommendation to NATO and the Obama administration when it comes to their involvement in Libya

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2011

McCain: The US is NATO, should retake control of Libyan operation

By Jamie Klatell, the Hill

From Jamie Klatell, the Hill:  The United States should retake control of the NATO military operation in Libya, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday. "I never wanted us to step down … because the united states [sic ] is NATO – that’s the reality," McCain said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” McCain, who traveled […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 24, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 23

By NATO

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Predator drone attacks Gaddafi forces

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO military forces destroyed a Qadhafi regime Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) in the vicinity of Misrata at approximately 1100 GMT today. The strike was carried out by a Predator Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) weapons system provided to support Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR. The MRL system has been used against civilians in Misrata. NATO has […]

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Why France Will Finish Off Gaddafi

By Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal

From Gary Anderson, Small Wars Journal:  Let’s make something clear, the civil war in Libya will not end in a stalemate. The French will likely intervene with ground forces and topple the Gaddafi regime

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Is NATO prepared to spend $1 billion a year in Libya?

By Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal

From Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal:  It is now clear that the Western policymakers who opted for intervention in Libya underestimated the resilience and adaptability of Qaddafi’s military forces.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 22

By NATO

NATOSource

Apr 22, 2011

US: First step in reducing NATO’s nuclear inventory is increasing transparency

By Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State

From Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. Department of State:  The NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration makes clear that the Alliance will seek to create the conditions needed to reduce the role and number of nuclear weapons assigned to NATO.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Apr 22, 2011

Coalition of the Ambivalent

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal:  These columns have argued from the first that it is in America’s strategic interest to see Gadhafi gone.

United States and Canada
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