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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

Mar 11, 2010

NATO Renewal Requires European Courage on Afghanistan

By the Christian Science Monitor

From the Christian Science Monitor:  NATO reform can’t come fast enough. European leaders must step up and persuade the public of the importance of the Afghan mission and the threat of Al Qaeda… European leaders are not given the tools to lead public opinion. This is because the entire counter-terrorism mission is treated almost exclusively as […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2010

Russia will not Accept U.S. Threat to its Nuclear Deterrent – Lavrov

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia can not allow U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Europe to threaten the effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. U.S. officials admit that the missile defense system in Europe might be able to hit Russian inter-continental ballistic missiles by 2020. […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2010

Deal Saves Europe’s Transport Aircraft

By the International Institute For Strategic Studies

From the International Institute For Strategic Studies:  Following months of negotiations, seven European governments have reached a deal with EADS, the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus, which should rescue the troubled A400M transport-aircraft project from failure. At a time when persistent gaps in European military capabilities are defying solutions, and with defence-budget cuts expected, […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2010

EU Considering Independent Military Operations Center

By the European Voice

From the European Voice:  The European Union must forge a “stronger, more assertive” and “ambitious” foreign policy agenda to match the rising power of China and India, Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said today in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Ashton, in her first address to the Parliament, set out […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2010

Russian Communists Against Mistral Deal with France

By Interfax

From Interfax:  Communist MPs in the lower chamber of the Russian parliament have called on the country’s authorities not to purchase the Mistral helicopter carrier from France. A few days ago, Russia "almost signed an agreement with France to purchase the Mistral," former Soviet cosmonaut and Communist Party deputy Svetlana Savitskaya said in the State […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2010

Iran Sanctions: Failing But Multiplying

By James Joyner

America’s regime of sanctions on Iran are ineffective but we’re likely to see more of them.  That’s the conclusion of a panel of experts assessing the state of US-Iran relations at an event rolling out a comprehensive compendium of policies, laws, and regulations pertaining to Iran.

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2010

New NATO Strategic Concept Should Work With Russia and Keep Europe Up

By Harlan Ullman

When asked why NATO was strategically important, British Gen. Hastings Ismay wryly answered, “To keep America in, the Soviets out and the Germans down.” Today, more than punchy slogans are needed as the centerpiece for strategy.

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2010

Medvedev, Putin, and the Mistral

By the Weekly Standard

From the Weekly Standard: So, according to this new Russian military doctrine, France – as a NATO state – is now officially an enemy of Moscow. "With ‘enemies’ like France selling super-modern assault ships," opined one Moscow military analyst, "Russian doesn’t need ‘friends’ like Venezuela, Iran or Cuba." The Mistral sale has been discussed between […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2010

What Should NATO’s Strategic Concept Say About Russia?

By Tomas Valasek

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, NATO has strived to reduce mutual suspicions with Russia and to build a more co-operative relationship. So it is vexing that 20 years on, Russia continues to view NATO as a hostile alliance.

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2010

Whither Turkey?

By Ziya Meral and Jonathan Paris

Recent arrests and the questioning of top military commanders over an alleged plot to create chaos in Turkey have many in the international media and elsewhere wondering if the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, which came to power in 2002, is spearheading an Islamist takeover.

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