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New Atlanticist

Jan 21, 2010

Government Accountability and National Security Not a Trade-Off

By Bernard Finel

"FBI agents seeking phone records used ‘startling’ methods," a recent Washington Post article said.

New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2010

What to Do about Yemen?

By Don Snow

The revelations that the Ft. Hood massacre committed by US Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan and the Christmas underwear bombing attempt by Nigerian Umar Frouk Abdulmutallab may have been inspired by the rhetoric of an expatriate American living in Yemen (Anwar al-Maliki) placed that poor country on the southern end of the Arabian peninsula in […]

Yemen

New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2010

More Than “Hearts and Minds” Needed to Counter Terrorism

By Harlan Ullman

The phrase “winning hearts and minds” is a simplistic and dangerous cliche reflecting a certain naivete in American thinking that everyone yearns to be like us.

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2010

Ukraine Election: A Yushchenko Post-Mortem

By Adrian Karatnycky

Orange Revolution hero Viktor Yushchenko has been rejected decisively by Ukraine’s voters in the January 17th vote. However, this repudiation should not prevent us from seeing some his enduring successes, even as we acknowledge his failings.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2010

Giving Futurism a Bad Name

By Robert Manning

When a major publisher publishes a book by an author whose book jacket describes him as “a renowned expert in geopolitics and forecasting,” one might be expected to take it seriously.  Indeed, George Friedman’s The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century was dutifully reviewed by mainstream reviewers as such when Doubleday released […]

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2010

Wall Street’s Lobbyists

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

In his classic "Bonfire of the Vanities," Tom Wolfe’s Masters of the Universe were thinly disguised Wall Street megalomaniacs suffering from gluttonous edacity. Today, there is no longer any need for disguise.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2010

Ukraine Presidential Results: Calling it Right

By Adrian Karatnycky

On January 15th, I offered my predictions for Ukraine’s January 17th presidential vote. All in all, they held up quite well. 

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2010

Yanukovych Comes Out On Top, But Tymoshenko Has Momentum

By Damon Wilson

Ukrainian voters today braved frigid temperatures to narrow the field of presidential contenders to Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2010

Ukraine Election Day: First Thoughts

By Adrian Karatnycky

The signs are pointing to a relatively clear, free and fair first round in Ukraine’s presidential elections. As of 3 p.m. Kyiv time, turnout was 46 percent, with no dramatic regional anomalies that would suggest ballot stuffing or ballot rigging. Opora, an activist group with a high degree of credibility and independence, is reporting no […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jan 15, 2010

A Glass Half Full: Contemplating a Yanukovych Presidency

By Nikolas Gvosdev

President Viktor Yushchenko has little chance of engineering a last-minute election victory; after Ukrainians go to the polls this Sunday, the most likely outcome will be a February run-off pitting the two former prime ministers against each other: Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych. Some are portraying this contest as a choice between a "European future" […]