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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

Feb 23, 2011

Hitler’s Revenge

By Harlan Ullman

Over the past 70 years, who has generally exerted the greatest influence on how America characterizes its enemies? Ironically, the answer rests in why we were fully successful in only one major and lengthy war during that period and failed or stumbled in the others because of this flawed imaging process. Why did we win […]

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2011

Atlantic Update 2/23/11

By Jason Harmala

Nearly 100,000 march in Athens to protest the government’s austerity policies, and Kosovo elects a new government.

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

France: Diplomats Take Sarkozy to Task

By Scott Sayare, the New York Times

From Scott Sayare, the New York Times:  An anonymous group of former and current French diplomats said Tuesday that President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approach to foreign policy was plagued by amateurism, impulsiveness and a preoccupation with media attention.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 23, 2011

Gates: US has not discussed Libyan operation with NATO allies

By Stephen Hayes, the Weekly Standard

From Stephen Hayes, the Weekly Standard:  Defense secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had discussions with its NATO partners about how to handle the unfolding crisis in Libya, and he believes that the United States could not quickly enforce a no-fly zone in the country to keep military jets from shooting on […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2011

NATO SecGen shocked by violence in Libya

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I am shocked by the indiscriminate use of violence against peaceful protesters in Libya. I deplore the loss of life.

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2011

NATO’s military commander visits allied forces in Kosovo

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander United States European Command travelled to Kosovo on Friday, February 18th to visit KFOR troops and receive an update on current operations.

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2011

NATO concludes anti-submarine exercise

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Last week, Exercise Proud Manta 2011 came to a conclusion after two weeks of intense Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) activity.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2011

National Security Through Partnership

By Derek Reveron

Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently asked the international community to support the growth of his country’s military and police. The request is a sure sign that Afghans want to secure their country from threats inside and outside its borders–but needs the international community’s continued support to do it. While helping Afghanistan overcome its security deficit […]

NATOSource

Feb 22, 2011

Fidel Castro says US plans NATO invasion of Libya

By Andrea Rodriguez, the AP

From Andrea Rodriguez, the AP:  Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro said Tuesday that unrest in Libya may be a pretext for a NATO invasion.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2011

Defining A New World Order

By Chuck Hagel

We are today defining a new world order. Not since World War II has mankind witnessed such a realignment of interests, influences and challenges. This new 21st century global order is being directed by a great diffusion of economic power that has shifted geopolitical centers of gravity. Globalization and technology are the principal forces that […]

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