Manning quoted in Voice of America Korea: the issue of human rights is causing friction in US-South Korean relations

New Atlanticist Mar 18, 2025

The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US?

By Atlantic Council experts

In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
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Manning quoted in Voice of America Korea: the issue of human rights is causing friction in US-South Korean relations

New Atlanticist Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
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Manning quoted in Voice of America Korea: the issue of human rights is causing friction in US-South Korean relations

Issue Brief Mar 13, 2025

Present without impact? How the Middle East perceives China’s diplomatic engagement

By Jonathan Fulton

Despite economic advancements and high-profile diplomatic engagements, China’s influence remains largely economic rather than political, Jonathan Fulton argues.
China Economy & Business

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In the News

Mar 15, 2021

Manning quoted in Voice of America Korea: the issue of human rights is causing friction in US-South Korean relations

By Atlantic Council

From March 15 to 17, Robert Manning was quoted in a series of articles in Voice of America, here, here and here, about human rights issues and US policy towards the Korean peninsula. “While US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has repeatedly stressed the issue of human rights in North Korea, there is growing concern […]

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Mar 15, 2021

Qaddour quoted in Al Monitor on reinvigorating the US political process in Syria
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MENASource

Mar 15, 2021

Here’s how Amman can boost women’s workforce participation

By Stefanie Hausheer Ali

Jordan must climb out of an economic pit exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. One key to promoting long-term economic growth is achieving greater female labor force participation.

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Mar 15, 2021

Lipner quoted in Daily Beast on the upcoming Israeli election
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Mar 15, 2021

Badi quoted in Libya Herald on challenges for the Libyan Government of National Unity
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Mar 15, 2021

Fontenrose and Arbit quoted in Asharq Al-Awsat on US treatment of the Yemeni Houthis
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BelarusAlert

Mar 15, 2021

Fears mount as jailed Belarusian blogger resumes hunger strike

By Hanna Liubakova

Jailed Belarusian blogger Ihar Losik began a new hunger strike on March 11. He is one of hundreds of Belarusians that the Lukashenka regime is accused of holding on politically motivated charges.

Belarus Democratic Transitions
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In-Depth Research & Reports

Mar 15, 2021

Europe’s geostrategic sovereignty and Turkey

By Bahadır Kaleağası

A more positive relationship between the European Union and Turkey is a decade-long project of advocates from all over Europe and across the Atlantic. Drawing on history, witnesses see how this relationship can be an excellent win-win algorithm, as much as it can rapidly turn out to be a lose-lose situation or even a triple win-or-lose equation—with political, economic, and social resonance reaching far beyond the Continent.

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Mar 14, 2021

Lipner and Ferziger in The National: President Biden must engage with the Abraham Accords
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The future is here

Mar 13, 2021

The post-COVID world this week: The Quad’s vaccine-production deal, the post-pandemic office, and the global effects of the US stimulus

By Atlantic Council

What can we expect from a post-COVID world after a pandemic that has reshaped international affairs? The United States’ turbocharged economic recovery may leave emerging markets far behind.

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