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In the News

Jan 3, 2018

Braw in Financial Times: Military Bands Trumpet the Might and Status of Their Nation

By Elizabeth Braw

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New Atlanticist

Jan 3, 2018

North Korea May Be Trying to Drive a Wedge Between the United States and South Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely trying to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea with his uncharacteristic offer of an olive branch to Seoul, according to the Atlantic Council’s Robert A. Manning. On January 3, North Korea reopened a border hotline with South Korea after two years of silence. That […]

Korea

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Manning Quoted in Express on North Korea Crisis

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Dobriansky in the Wall Street Journal: A Cold War in the Arctic Circle

By Paula J. Dobriansky

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Braw in WSJ: Europe Needs One EU-Boat, Not 16 Different Submarines

By Elizabeth Braw

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jan 1, 2018

Manning Quoted in Yonhap News on North Korea’s ICBM Capabilities

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Dec 30, 2017

Braw in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Argues in Favor of More Permanent US basing in Germany

By Elisabeth Braw

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Germany

In the News

Dec 29, 2017

Braw in Defense One: When the War Comes, What Should We Civilians Do?

By Elisabeth Braw

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In the News

Dec 29, 2017

Braw in The Times: Armed Forces Must Focus on Frontline Talent

By Elisabeth Braw

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New Atlanticist

Dec 26, 2017

2018 Will Be A Year of Living Dangerously On The Korean Peninsula

By Robert A. Manning

As troubling as current tensions are, 2018 promises to be an even more dangerous year on the Korean Peninsula. Amid conflicting signals from US President Donald J. Trump’s administration and anticipated hints of flexibility in North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s statement, one immediate question is whether and under what circumstances Washington will be […]

Korea

In the News

Dec 25, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Global Trade at Risk from Trump in 2018

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Dec 20, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: Trump’s Self-Contradictory Security Strategy

By Robert Manning

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China National Security

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Joyner in The National Interest: How Trump’s National Security Strategy Breaks with the Past

By James Joyner

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Fried in The Washington Post: Why the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy Offers a Glimmer of Hope

By Daniel Fried

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 18, 2017

Braw in Defense One: For NATO, True Interoperability Is No Longer Optional

By Elizabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Dec 18, 2017

Iran’s long game in Bahrain

By Bilal Saab

Iran is becoming more meddlesome in Bahraini politics by co-opting narratives of frustrated political reformers while simultaneously supporting aggressive militant elements with weapons and training via the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Issue Brief

Dec 18, 2017

Iran’s long game in Bahrain

By Bilal Saab

Bilal Saab, senior fellow and director of the Defense and Security Program at the Middle East Institute, cautions in a new issue brief, Iran’s Long Game in Bahrain, that analysts should not overstate the strength of Iran’s influence among the Bahraini opposition. However, he warns that Iran’s destabilizing activities in Bahrain are increasing, even as its […]

In the News

Dec 18, 2017

Manning in Global Times: White House Unresolved on Possible North Korea Talks

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Dec 16, 2017

O’Reilly Quoted on Mattis’ Statement on North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities

By Patrick O’Reilly

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Korea

In the News

Dec 14, 2017

Manning Joins TRT to Discuss Sanctions Hitting North Korea’s Poor

By Robert Manning

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Korea
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