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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

Apr 8, 2010

A New Metaphor for Afghanistan

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Rather than describing Afghanistan with the language of war and battles, we have come to think of the country as an ailing patient — in many ways analogous to a weakened person under attack by an aggressive infection. … NATO’s combat presence in Afghanistan is considerable. At its peak, combat troops will […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2010

Wrong on the Reset?

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Back in January, I opined in this space that it was time to "Time to Retire the Russia Reset Button." With presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signing the follow-on START agreement in Prague today, should I re-evaluate that position?

New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2010

Watching Karzai, Seeing Diem

By Don Snow

Historians warn us not to overgeneralize based on different events, citing the special circumstances that surround any particular event or complex of events.

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

U.S. and Russian Bases in Kyrgyzstan Affected by Unrest

By Stars and Stripes

From Stars and Stripes: The U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan was temporarily closed on Wednesday amid anti-government protests that may have forced the country’s president to flee. A U.S. official confirmed a media report that the airport at Manas, including the U.S. air base, was closed at 8 p.m. local time and would reopen 12 […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 7, 2010

Kyrgyzstan Revolution Topples Government

By James Joyner

Kyrgyzstan’s capital is under siege in a brutal riot that appears to have ousted Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the brutal leader who himself came to power in the Tulip Revolution.

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

Russia Negotiating for Mistral “With All the Goodies”

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia and France have not yet agreed on the purchase of a French helicopter carrier for the Russian Navy, a Russian deputy defense minister said on Wednesday. … "We are still in talks on a wide range of issues related to the purchase of French ships of this class. Primarily, these are […]

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

NATO’s New Strategic Concept Must Reflect Today’s Strategic Reality

By Daniel Fata, German Marshall Fund

From Daniel Fata, German Marshall Fund: In the six months before acceptance of the final document, Allied governments and NATO officials should consider some of the following questions: How important is the Strategic Concept to today’s NATO? Is the overall concept of a strategic document outdated? Should there be something akin to a “National Security […]

NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

Is NATO a Pretend Alliance?

By Kim Holmes, the Foundry

From Kim Holmes, the Foundry: Afghanistan is a “NATO operation” in name only. In quality and quantity, most of the forces there are from the English-speaking countries – the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Without a doubt, some NATO nations like Romania, Poland, and Denmark clearly understand how important this mission really […]

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NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

No More Cold War Thinking

By the Guardian

From the Guardian: Julian Borger recently reported that a Nato group of experts will reject some western European countries’ suggestions that the 200 or so US tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) located in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey be withdrawn unilaterally. Borger said that on 1 May the group – co-chaired by former US […]

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NATOSource

Apr 7, 2010

U.S. Plans Help German Nuclear Arms Removal: Westerwelle

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Washington’s plans to reduce its reliance on nuclear weapons will bolster efforts to remove the last remaining U.S. nuclear arms in Germany, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Wednesday. Westerwelle said Tuesday’s announcement by President Barack Obama that the U.S. aimed to renounce development of new atomic weapons was a "historic" step […]

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