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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 5, 2010

Berlusconi Eyes Early Elections

By Margherita Stancati and Christina Passariello,  the Wall Street Journal

From Margherita Stancati and Christina Passariello,  the Wall Street Journal:  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is gearing up for possible early elections, his spokesman said Thursday, as the leader seeks an exit from the political crisis that has engulfed his government.

NATOSource

Aug 5, 2010

Afghanistan Clock Ticking

By James Joyner, the New Atlanticist

From James Joyner, the New Atlanticist:  The Netherlands became the first NATO member to quit Afghanistan Sunday, when it withdrew its 1955 troops.

United Kingdom United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2010

Terrorist World Cup in East Africa

By David Smith

The first half of the World Cup final game was drawing to a close when that universal cry of combined disappointment and relief arose from restaurants and bars around the world.  Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas had made a spectacular save.  But at that very moment, cries of anguish arose from Kampala’s Ethiopian Village Restaurant—a suicide […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 4, 2010

Dodd: G20 Has Taken Over

By James Joyner

Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, declared that recent events demonstrate, "The debate is over.  We’re in a global economy."  As such, he repeatedly called for close coordination between American regulators and those of the  other G20 nations.

New Atlanticist

Aug 4, 2010

Dodd: No Bank Levy for U.S.

By James Joyner

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd expressed deep skepticism that a European style bank levy is coming to the United States.  Certainly, it won’t happen on his watch, because "not much happens" in the final months before an election or in a lame duck session with substantial partisan movement. Dodd made this statement in the […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 4, 2010

Afghanistan Clock Ticking

By James Joyner

With popular support for the war in Afghanistan plummeting from already low levels on both sides of the Atlantic, how long can NATO support its first big test? The Netherlands became the first NATO member to quit Afghanistan Sunday, when it withdrew its 1955 troops.   ISAF will survive the tactical loss, which amounts to a […]

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2010

Memorandum on OSCE intl police group in Kyrgyzstan still not signed

By Interfax

From Interfax:  Kyrgyzstan and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe have yet to sign a memorandum of mutual understanding that would allow an OSCE police group to work in the republic, a spokesman for the Kyrgyz interim government told Interfax on Wednesday.

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2010

New NATO division to deal with Emerging Security Challenges

By NATO

From NATO:  A new Division within the NATO International Staff has been created in order to deal with a growing range of non-traditional risks and challenges. The new Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD) started its work beginning of August and will be focusing notably on terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, cyber defence, […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 4, 2010

The Financial Reform Bill Passed: Now What?

By Scott Bleiweis

Senator Christopher Dodd will visit the Atlantic Council on Wednesday, August 4 to discuss global economic reform.

NATOSource

Aug 4, 2010

NATO-Russian cooperation at sea

By NATO

From NATO:  In a sign of continuing cooperation between NATO and the Russian Federation, naval commanders met earlier this week, at sea in the Gulf of Aden, to share experiences regarding counter piracy operations.

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