Security & Defense

Manning in VOA: “US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Korea-Japan cooperation?” [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On February 19, Manning featured on a VOA broadcast about the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. On the subject of the recent deployment of B-52 bombers to Guam, Manning argued, “It is designed to send a message both to North Korea and China, and I think it is also designed as an act of reassurance for […]

Fontenrose joins Bahrain Banter to discuss the benefits and challenges of drone technology

By Atlantic Council

Sipher in the Washington Post: Evacuating U.S. embassies in a crisis just leaves us uninformed

By Atlantic Council

Wieslander interviewed by “Expressen” on US intelligence of planned Russian invasion

By Anna Wieslander

Anna Wieslander, Northern Europe director at the Atlantic Council, said warnings of a Russian invasion are probably part of a deliberate US strategy. “They have used intelligence data strategically and they have chosen to be very open with what they have in order show Russia, ‘we see what you’re doing.’ But also to disrupt any […]

Wechsler in The National Interest: Biden Must Help American Citizens Leave Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Manning in the Washington Post: Why is the Biden administration uniting our adversaries?

By Atlantic Council

On February 18, Robert Manning was quoted in an op-ed by Fareed Zakaria on how the policies of the Biden administration are pushing Russia and China closer together. “China is different. It is a rising world power that seeks greater influence as it gains economic strength. It has been aggressive in its policies towards some […]

Manning in The Hill: Ukraine, Taiwan and the credibility dilemma

By Atlantic Council

On February 18, Manning published his biweekly column in the Hill on the fallacy of linking the credibility of the United States on decisions made regarding Ukraine and Taiwan. Manning argues that equating the two situations oversimplifies the differing strategic value of the areas, and that the same calculus applied to the US withdrawal from […]

Manning in The Hill: Ukraine, Taiwan and the credibility dilemma

By Atlantic Council

On February 18, Manning published his biweekly column in the Hill on the fallacy of linking the credibility of the United States on decisions made regarding Ukraine and Taiwan. Manning argues that equating the two situations oversimplifies the differing strategic value of the areas, and that the same calculus applied to the US withdrawal from […]