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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.
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.
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, 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.
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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 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.
New Atlanticist
By Tuvia Gering
In many ways, Taiwan sees a reflection of itself in Israel—two vibrant democracies facing threats from hostile neighbors.
Econographics
By Alisha Chhangani and Leila Hamilton
The race for the future of money is on, so here are the key items to catch you up on what a central bank digital currency is—and what it isn’t.
MENASource
By Vladimir Pran and Maroun Sfeir
The polls will be held again against a backdrop of massive displacement, unresolved conflict, partial occupation, and an intransigent regime.
By Katherine Walla
“Good development is good foreign policy,” Nathan explained at an Atlantic Council Front Page event. “That’s in our national interest.”
By Paolo Messa
Amid increasing maritime threats, the West should shape an inclusive coalition specifically designed to safeguard the undersea domain.
UkraineAlert
By Yuri Kubrushko
Russia is attempting to depopulate large parts of Ukraine by bombing the country’s power grid. Ukraine’s best chance of survival may lie in a more decentralized energy sector, writes Yuri Kubrushko.
By Jörn Fleck, Rachel Rizzo, James Batchik, Nicholas O’Connell
With newfound steadiness at home, Rome can make its priorities for the West heard, especially the security of the Mediterranean and outreach to Africa.
By Charlene Aguilera, Isabel Chiriboga
Whoever is elected on June 2, the next Mexican president will need to address the surge of violence against women, especially in remote states.
By Andrew A. Michta
Russia has launched its third major mobilization wave, which could result in battlefield gains right as NATO meets in Washington on July 9-11.
By Olga Aivazovska, Andriy Savchuk
Russia’s new bombing campaign aims to destroy Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and depopulate the country by rendering entire regions uninhabitable, write Olga Aivazovska and Andriy Savchuk.