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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

Mar 1, 2011

A Tale of Two Dictators

By Don Snow

Neighboring Egypt and Libya are two very different places in many respects. Egypt’s historical pedigree is one of the oldest, and it is among the world’s civilizations, whereas Libya has historically been someplace that others occupied: the Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Ottomans, Italians, and after World War II, the British and the French. Egypt has also […]

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2011

Atlantic Update 3/1/11

By Jason Harmala

Germany’s Defense Minister resigns amid the plagiarism scandal, and the EU is criticized over its response to the Middle East crises.

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Does NATO Fit in the Fight against Terrorism?

By  Claudia Bernasconi, atlantic-community.org

From Claudia Bernasconi, atlantic-community.org:  The September 11 attacks resulted in a large and unprecedented commitment from the Alliance, which rapidly readjusted to meet this new dramatic challenge: within a very small period of time terrorism reached the top of NATO’s agenda.

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Obama and Canadian PM coordinate response to Libyan crisis

By the White House

From the White House:  Readout of President Obama’s Call with Canadian Prime Minister Harper

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Obama and Canadian PM coordinate response to Libyan crisis

By the White House

From the White House:  Readout of President Obama’s Call with Canadian Prime Minister Harper

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Obama and Canadian PM coordinate response to Libyan crisis

By the White House

From the White House:  Readout of President Obama’s Call with Canadian Prime Minister Harper

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

What message is Europe sending?

By Gavin Hewitt, the BBC

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Empty threats or creeping toward intervention?

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  On Monday, the United States said it was moving military ships and planes closer to the Libyan coast, without specifying what they might do.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Germany’s Defense Minister Resigns

By Quentin Peel, the Financial Times

From Quentin Peel, the Financial Times:  Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Germany’s popular defence minister, resigned on Tuesday in the face of overwhelming evidence of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis, in a big blow to the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2011

Iran trying to buy nuclear missile parts: Norway

By Walter Gibbs, Reuters

From Walter Gibbs, Reuters:  Iran has been trying without success to obtain Norwegian missile technology for possible use in delivering nuclear weapons, Norway’s security chief said on Monday. Janne Kristiansen, general director of the Norwegian Police Security Service, told Reuters Iran had approached small Norwegian companies that sell "special components that can … be used […]

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