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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

Feb 24, 2011

Spain: 5 dead, 3 injured in military academy blast

By the AP

From the AP:  A powerful explosion at a Spanish military academy killed five soldiers and wounded three others on Thursday when a bomb disposal drill went awry, the Defense Ministry said.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

NATO SecGen on Libya: “NATO as such has no plans to intervene”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I do not consider the situation in Libya a direct threat to NATO or NATO Allies, but, of course, there may be negative repercussions.

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Yanukovych Report Card: One Year of Power

By Adrian Karatnycky

On the first anniversary of the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, it is entirely appropriate to offer an overall report card on the performance of Ukraine’s new leader and his government team. This article attempts to do so by comparing the actions and policies of Yanukovych and his Prime Minister Mykola Azarov with the state of […]

Ukraine
Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Atlantic Update 2/24/11

By Jason Harmala

Russian Prime Minister Putin lambastes the EU over its energy policy.

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

France Tries to Re-Seize Its Lost Momentum

By Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times

From Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times:  After weeks of diplomatic wavering on the tumult in the Arab world, President Nicolas Sarkozy is scrambling to signal to the world that France is back on track, defending core human values and treading with a sure foot in the changed Middle East.

NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Russian military to purchase 600 planes, 100 ships

By David Nowak, the AP

From David Nowak, the AP:  Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday. The ambitious weapons procurement program also envisages eight new nuclear submarines and two Mistral aircraft carriers in addition to the two […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

Global Watercooler

By Frederick Kempe

Editor’s Note: Following are a few musings from the office of the Atlantic Council president about what globally minded Atlanticists will be buzzing about today.  This is a new feature that will appear regularly on our forthcoming THINKING GLOBAL blog.  THE LIBYAN QUANDARY AND THE ATLANTIC MOMENT As Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi vows to fight […]

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

US should continue funding Medium Extended Air Defense System

By Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova, Heritage Foundation

From Baker Spring and Michaela Bendikova, Heritage Foundation:  The MEADS program is designed to protect the United States’ homeland, allies, and forward-deployed troops against a wide range of threats, including the next generation of tactical ballistic missiles.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

Commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan addresses EU

By William B. Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

From William B. Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan:  Police professionals of EU nations have qualities that make them invaluable to the police training mission. Their strength does not lie in their nations’ GDPs…but in their remarkable people. EUPOL possesses and trains the ministerial level expertise in criminal investigation, intelligence-led policing, anti-corruption capabilities, judicial cooperation and coordination, […]

European Union International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

US Interests In A Democratic Mideast

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The recent uprisings against authoritarian regimes in the Middle East have fundamentally shifted the American debate over democracy promotion. Support for democracy assistance has again become an area of bipartisan consensus in US foreign policy. Stronger US support for democracy in the Middle East would certainly advance American values. What is far less clear is […]

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