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Roberts quoted in South China Morning Post

On July 2, 2023 Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on a proposal by Chinese officials to update its Trademark Law in an attempt to improve intellectual property protection to better appeal to foreign investors amid its slowing economy.

Francis in the Kyiv Post: Vlad the Terrible

By Atlantic Council

Dahl in Omni on NATO’s nuclear deterrence

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On July 2, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl was quoted in Omni on NATO’s nuclear weapons policy (in Swedish).

“China tackling ‘bad faith’ trademark hoarding, squatting rules to protect IP, be more attractive to investment” – Nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts quoted in the South China Morning Post

In order to encourage investment and tackle trademark squatting, China is proposing changes to its Trademark Law amidst a massive ramping up of patents. According to Dexter Tiff Roberts, who was quoted on July 2, “One recent change is that China patents everything, even stuff you wouldn’t expect.”

“Wagner Uprising Highlights China’s Risks With Russia” – Nonresident senior fellow John Culver and nonresident fellow Wen-ti Sung quoted in the New York Times

On July 1, 2023, Global China Hub Nonresident senior fellow John Culver was quoted in the New York Times on what a potentially souring relationship between China and Russia could mean. “Downsizing the number of troops along the border has allowed China to prepare for the greater potential for conflict over Taiwan or the South […]

“Indonesia’s Mandalika Project Reveals the Dark Side of AIIB Lending” – Nonresident senior fellow Wawa Wang in The Diplomat.

On July 1, 2023, Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Wawa Wang’s newest piece for The Diplomat explored the effects of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank’s emphasis on “rapid and flexible infrastructure financing, making it easier for clients to dodge higher rule-based standards.”

Rich Outzen joins WION TV to discuss Ukrainian counter-offensive

Jeglinskas in LRT on the deployment of NATO forces to Lithuania

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

On June 30, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Giedrimas Jeglinskas was mentioned in LRT discussing the deployment of NATO forces (text in Lithuanian).

Garlauskas on the Capital Cable

On June 29, Markus Garlauskas was the guest for the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Capital Cable talk show. The moderator, retired US Ambassador Mark Lippert, introduced the show by highlighting Garlauskas’ New Atlanticist piece on the new North Korea intelligence estimate. The discussion that followed addressed a wide range of defense and security […]

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted by Roll Call for an article on Prigozhin mutiny