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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 4, 2011

Irish newspaper discloses name of alleged Russian spy

By Mary Fitzgerald, the Irish Times

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2011

Senators call for NATO missile defense in Georgia

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  Four Republican senators are calling on the Obama administration to place a sensitive missile defense-related radar site in Georgia, rather than in Turkey, as is currently planned. "We believe that the U.S. should deploy the most effective missile defenses possible – in partnership with our allies – that provide for […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2011

Sovereignty Intact Despite French Defense Pact: UK

By Reuters

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Feb 4, 2011

Transatlantic Plane Wars

By James Joyner

University of Queensland economist John Quiggin has an interesting take on what he dubs the "trans-atlantic plane wars," the WTO battle between Boeing and Airbus over state subsidies. The World Trade Organization has completed its report on US subsidies to Boeing, following an earlier report on EU subsidies to Airbus. Although the report is not yet publicly available, […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2011

Egypt and Israel

By Hugh De Santis

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has expressed concern that the massive demonstrations in Egypt could lead to radical Islamist governments, as happened in Iran following anti-Shah protests in the late 1970s. Many Israelis believe it is just a matter of time before the militant Muslim Brotherhood assumes power. Israeli concern is understandable. Peace with Egypt, […]

Transatlantic

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2011

Atlantic Update: 2/3/11

By Jason Harmala

The EU gears up for Friday’s summit in Brussels.

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2011

WikiLeaks: NATO briefed on al-Qaeda plans for a dirty bomb

By Heidi Blake and Christopher Hope, the Telegraph

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2011

The Mubarak Legend

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

President Hosni Mubarak has been at the top or near the top of the Egyptian pyramid since 1975 when he was appointed vice president by his friend and mentor President Anwar Sadat. A fighter pilot, he was trained at the Soviet air force academy at Bishkek, then Soviet Kyrgyzstan. And as chief of staff of […]

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2011

United States to hold talks on tactical nuclear weapons with Russia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The United States expects to hold talks with Russia on tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) within a year after the New START arms reduction treaty comes into force, President Barack Obama said in a message to the Senate on Wednesday.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2011

NATO previews agendas for upcoming ministerial meetings

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Defence ministers will have an informal meeting in Brussels on March 10th to 11th.

NATO Security & Defense
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