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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

Jan 28, 2010

U.S. Navy Establishes Cyber Forces

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: Navy Cyber Forces (CYBERFOR) was established in a ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek-Fort Story Jan. 26. Vice Adm. H. Denby Starling II, assumed command of CYBERFOR and continues to serve as commander of Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM)… “It is warfighting battle space and supremacy in this battle space will ensure […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

Ukrainian Army Units Will Participate in NATO Response Force in 2010 and 2011

By the Kyiv Post

From the Kyiv Post: Ukrainian army units will participate in the 15th and 16th rotations of the NATO Response Force in the second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011 respectively. Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told this to Ukrainian reporters after a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Military […]

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NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

Turkish Diplomat Soon to be Named New NATO Deputy Secretary General

By Zaman

From Zaman: A Turkish diplomat is expected to be appointed to one of two vacant NATO deputy secretary-general posts in Brussels. Hüseyin Diriöz, currently the top foreign policy adviser to the Turkish president, is believed to be the frontrunner for the post. In addition to Diriöz, three other Turkish diplomats have also been mentioned as […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 27, 2010

Congress Viewed from Across the Pond

By James Joyner

"Viewed from across the pond, the U.S. Congress seems at best incompetent and at worst a joke," Alex Massie argues. And that perception is not without consequence.

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

France Successfully Carries out Fourth M51 Ballistic Missile Test Firing

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: On 27 January 2010 the French Armament Procurement Agency (Direction générale de l’armement, DGA) carried out a fourth test firing of a M51 ballistic missile in the Audierne bay (Finistère department). The missile was launched at 09:25 CET by the “Le Terrible” submarine and the firing has accomplished as planned. The missile was […]

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

U.S. to Back Taliban Reintegration

By the AP

From the AP: The U.S. said Wednesday that it will support a plan to reintegrate Taliban fighters set to be announced by Afghan President Hamid Karzai at an international conference in London. U.S. special representative Richard Holbrooke said Mr. Karzai will outline the plan Thursday to convince low-level and midlevel Taliban fighters who don’t back […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

NATO and Kazakhstan Reach Transit Pact for Afghanistan

By the New York Times

From the New York Times: NATO and Kazakhstan completed an agreement on Wednesday that will permit NATO allies to ship cargo through Kazakh territory to Afghanistan, providing an important alternative to vulnerable routes elsewhere. Kazakhstan was the final holdout in the so-called northern line of communication, which will allow cargo to pass overland from Europe […]

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2010

Rasmussen Appoints New Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan

By NATO

From NATO: The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, announced his decision to appoint Ambassador Mark Sedwill as the new Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan. Ambassador Sedwill, who is currently the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, is due to take office after the London Conference on 28 January. “Ambassador Sedwill is eminently qualified to take up […]

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Jan 27, 2010

Davos 2010: New Year, Same Mission (Saving the World)

By James Joyner

The 40th World Economic Forum kicked off in Davos today, with a modest agenda to "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild." As Spiegel‘s Anne Seith notes, Klaus Schwab, the forum’s German founder, has always been decidedly ambitious and has by all accounts been successful as a gathering (although not so much at […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 27, 2010

Governance in the U.S. and UK

By Harlan Ullman

One of the many dilemmas in politics is finding the balance between winning elections and providing good governance.

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