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Aug 4, 2021

Manning in Voice of America: Should Chinese Bitcoin miners move to the world and the United States should welcome it with open arms?

By Atlantic Council

On August 4, Robert Manning was quoted in a Voice of America article about Bitcoin mining. Manning made the case for creating a regulatory system for cryptocurrencies to avoid increased cybercrime. “How can we have a system to prevent the manufacture of ransomware, prevent the use of cryptocurrency for ransomware payments, or we can clearly […]

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Jul 27, 2021

Burrows and Manning in War on the Rocks: The problem with Biden’s democracy agenda

By Atlantic Council

On July 27, War on the Rocks published a commentary by Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning on the Biden administration’s democracy agenda. The authors make the point that there is an inherent tension between the importance Biden has assigned to promoting democracy and the American people viewing it as a less important foreign policy issue. […]

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Jul 26, 2021

Manning on the Rick Ungar Show: Should we ban cryptocurrencies?

By Atlantic Council

On July 26, Manning was interviewed on the syndicated Feng Show, where he made the case for rebuilding trust between the United States and China on a policy-by-policy basis. “The [United States] has put itself in a difficult position with China because many of the issues the [United States] is so strongly advocating for, including […]

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Jul 26, 2021

Manning on the Feng Show: Sherman’s visit to China prevents the deterioration of Sino-US relations

By Atlantic Council

On July 26, Manning was interviewed on the syndicated Feng Show, where he made the case for rebuilding trust between the United States and China on a policy-by-policy basis. “The [United States] has put itself in a difficult position with China because many of the issues the [United States] is so strongly advocating for, including […]

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Jul 25, 2021

Manning in the Hill: Bye-bye, Bitcoin

By Atlantic Council

On July 25, Manning published an op-ed in The Hill calling for the banning of cryptocurrencies, which quickly accrued more than a million views. “But the insidious new industry of cyber hacking and ransomware is an unacceptable disruptive threat to American economic security. It is a problem that is growing, not subsiding. And the proliferation […]

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Jul 17, 2021

Manning in Voice of America Korea: US experts “Deputy Secretary Sherman’s visit to Japan and South Korea strengthened trilateral cooperation… China checks, discusses the North Korean situation”

By Atlantic Council

On July 17, Robert Manning was quoted for a Voice of America Korea article about Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s recent trip to South Korea and Japan, and his interview was included in a broadcast to North Korea. Manning made the point that the Biden administration is demonstrating a real commitment to the trilateral […]

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Event Recap

Jul 12, 2021

Event recap: The importance of inclusivity in the Afghan peace process

By Fahim Ahmad

An event recap for the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and Afghanistan’s Mechanism for Inclusive Peace (AMIP)'s discussion on the importance of inclusivity in the Afghan peace process.

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Jul 9, 2021

Ashford in H-Diplo: Roundtable 12-12 on Orders of Exclusion

By Atlantic Council

On July 9, Emma Ashford’s book review of Kyle Lascurettes’ new book on the history of World Order, entitled “Orders of Exclusion: Great Powers and the Strategic Sources of Foundational Rules in International Relations”, was published in an ISSF/HDiplo roundtable. “The book offers a number of important lessons for today’s policymakers. Lascurettes is clearly correct […]

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Jul 8, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Solving the Russia riddle

By Atlantic Council

On July 8, Christopher Preble and co-hosts discussed Samuel Charap’s article, “Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in US-Russia Policy.” They considered what it means for the United States to “gird itself for sustained competition” with Russia, what kind of leverage the United States has in negotiating with Putin, and how to best work with allies […]

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Jul 4, 2021

Manning in The National Interest: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is consolidating its power against China

By Atlantic Council

On July 4, Robert Manning and James Przystup published an article in The National Interest detailing the Biden administration’s new approach the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (also known as the Quad), which they say puts the institution at the forefront of its Indo-Pacific strategy. “In a region of staid, ritualized, bureaucratically inert multilateral institutions, this shift […]

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