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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

Aug 12, 2010

Pentagon seeks information on deployment of Russian missiles in Abhazia

By Dmitry Solovyov, Reuters

From Dmitry Solovyov, Reuters:   Russia said on Wednesday it had deployed high-precision air defence missiles in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, sending a defiant signal to Tbilisi and the West two years after a war with Georgia.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2010

When Sanctions Work

By David Kramer and Damon Wilson

Almost as soon as the United Nations Security Council voted in June for a new sanctions resolution against Iran, doubters questioned whether it would have any real impact on Iran’s behavior. Indeed, some analysts have argued, sanctions never really work against their intended targets; they only harm average citizens, sometimes inadvertently help the targeted regime […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

White House reveals “two-year rule” and its impact on withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and David Sanger, the New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and David Sanger, the New York Times:  American military officials are building a case to minimize the planned withdrawal of some troops from Afghanistan starting next summer, in an effort to counter growing pressure on President Obama from inside his own party to begin winding the war down quickly.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2010

Should Turkey Join the EU? The View from Europe

By Scott Bleiweis

During his recent visit to Ankara, British Prime Minister David Cameron made his stance on Turkish accession to the European Union plain and clear. “I will remain your strongest possible advocate for EU membership,” he said. “Together I want us to pave the road from Ankara to Brussels.” The Belgian government also supports such a […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

Macedonia sends anti-Nato ambassador to Nato

By Svetlana Jovanovska, waz.euobserver.com

From Svetlana Jovanovska, waz.euobserver.com:  Martin Trenevski, the newly appointed Macedonian representative to Brussels’ Nato headquarters, has given offence even before his term of office starts on 1 September. The alliance is inflicting “political and economic aggression upon our country” by giving support to Greece in the long-raging dispute between Macedonia and its rival neighbour, he explained to […]

The Balkans

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

ISAF trains 240,000 Afghan troops three months ahead of schedule

By Jim Michaels, USA Today

From Jim Michaels, USA Today:  NATO has reached its goal of expanding the size of Afghanistan’s army and police to 240,000 three months ahead of schedule, achieving a key measurement that will be used to gauge progress in the war. The size and quality of Afghan security forces will be a central part of a […]

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2010

NATO: What’s in a Name?

By Harlan Ullman

As the dog days of summer head toward autumn, NATO is in the process of what could be considered a major face lift. To the degree the surgical analogy fits, there is no guarantee that the patient will be transformed into a more beautiful or handsome creature or that infection can be ruled out. Indeed, […]

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

U.S. to establish training center for Kyrgyz security service, not military base

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The United States does not plan on opening another military base in Kyrgyzstan, but will likely set up a training center for Kyrgyz security services instead, U.S. Ambassador to Kygyzstan, Tatiana Gfoeller said on Wednesday. On August 7, Washington Post said the United States is planning to move ahead with construction of […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

German Offensive in Afghanistan

By Michael Phillips, the Wall Street Journal

From Michael Phillips, the Wall Street Journal:  The German military, long criticized by its allies as too passive in the face of a growing insurgency, plans to go on the offensive in Taliban strongholds in northern Afghanistan—despite the risk of a political backlash back home. Acting on instructions from Berlin, senior officers have ordered two […]

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2010

Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia’s Abkhazia

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Russia has deployed S-300 air defense missile systems in Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region to protect the separatist authorities there, the commander of Russia’s air force said on Wednesday. General Alexander Zelin also said that air defenses of other types had been deployed in Georgia’s other Russian-backed rebel region, South Ossetia. His remarks were […]

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