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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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New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2010

Bombing Al Qaeda

By Don Snow

The contest against Al Qaeda (the “war on terror”) has moved to Yemen, where a franchise of the original organization, Al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has set up shop and is organizing and dispatching terrorist missions against the United States (Ft. Hood, the Christmas underwear bomber) and apparently Great Britain

NATOSource

Jan 25, 2010

NATO Chiefs of Defense to Meet January 26-27, 2010

By NATO

From NATO: NATO’s Military Committee will meet in Chiefs of Defence Staff (CHODs) session on 26 and 27 January 2010 in NATO HQ, Brussels. The various meetings will focus on the progress made in ongoing operations and the New Strategic Concept for NATO. Together with the Chiefs of Defence of all 28 NATO member states, […]

NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2010

Bangladesh’s India Charm Offensive

By Zafar Sobhan

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2010

American Security Attitudes Driving Policy

By Derek Reveron

The  results of the latest Pew-CFR quadrennial survey of public and elite attitudes on foreign policy are startling not only for the gap between public and elite attitudes on international security, but also for the types of concerns held by the average American. Simply, Americans feel scared, wary, and alone.

NATOSource

Jan 23, 2010

NATO’s Group of Experts for “Decision-Shaping, Not Decision-Making”

By the International Institute For Strategic Studies

From the International Institute For Strategic Studies: NATO’s Policy Planning Unit provides staff support to this group and serves as a secretariat. While it is not actively participating in the [Group of Experts] GoE’s deliberations so as to not unduly influence its work, it briefs the group on certain specific issues including NATO–Russia relations. NATO […]

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jan 23, 2010

NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency Gains Space Asset

By defpro.com

From defpro.com: As from 28 January 2010, the NATO C3 Agency will get access to the IP Routing in Space (IRIS) capability for measurement and test purposes. The IRIS payload is hosted on-board Intelsat 14, a satellite which was successfully launched on 23 November 2009. NC3A participation is important in determining the military benefits of […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Basing Patriot Missiles in Poland May Lead to Russian Missiles to Iran

By the Jamestown Foundation

From the Jamestown Foundation: In response to the Patriot deployment in Poland, Russia might react in kind by finally releasing the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles that it promised but did not finally ship to Iran. The S-300s would cover an important capability gap in Iranian air defenses and the missiles may be claimed to be as […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Lithuania Restructures Its National Intelligence Services

By the Baltic Course

From the Baltic Course: The State Defense Council has approved, in substance, the concept for strengthening the control and coordination of intelligence, which was worked out at the initiative of President Dalia Grybauskaitė and which will serve as the basis for restructuring the national intelligence system… The President’s initiated concept of intelligence provides for formulating […]

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Moscow Monitoring U.S. Plans for Missile Defense Sites

By Russia Today

From Russia Today: “As far as missile defense issues are concerned, we have told the US and NATO that it is necessary to start everything from scratch – to jointly analyze the origin and types of missile proliferation risks and threats,” [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov said. “We are not ready to simply trust someone […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 22, 2010

Romania to Send 600 Additional Troops to Afghanistan

By Financiarul

From Financiarul: CSAT (the Supreme Council for Country Defense) has approved plans to send 600 more troops to act in the operation theatre in Afghanistan, thus bringing the Romanian strength in this country to 1,798. In 2010, the Romanian Army will be able to operate in missions outside borders with 3,753 soldiers, 2,342 of whom […]

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