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New Atlanticist

Oct 20, 2017

A Blueprint for a US Strategy in Asia

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States should update, revitalize, and defend the rules-based international order while considering “hard-headed” engagement with China, according to the latest in a series of Atlantic Council strategy papers. This “is not a strategy designed in Washington to be imposed on the region,” said Matthew Kroenig, a nonresident senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s […]

China

Event Recap

Oct 19, 2017

A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century: Final report of the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force

By Shaun Ee

The culmination of a full year of analysis by the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force, A Strategy for the Trans-Pacific Century argues for deeper engagement between the United States’ Atlantic and Pacific partners to uphold the liberal rules-based order in Asia and beyond. As the rise of China creates reverberations felt not only within […]

Defense Policy Indo-Pacific

Video

Oct 19, 2017

A New Strategy for US Engagement with Asia
Indo-Pacific

In the News

Oct 19, 2017

Carpenter Quoted in McClatchy DC on Russian Troll Network

By Michael Carpenter

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Oct 19, 2017

Xi Seeks to Solidify Grip on China

The National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened in Beijing on October 18, will solidify Chinese President Xi Jinping’s grip on Chinese politics and society, part of a plan to guide the Asian nation toward dominance on the world stage, potentially at the expense of the United States, according to Atlantic Council […]

China

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Oct 19, 2017

A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century

By Matthew Kroenig and Miyeon Oh

According to some projections, the majority of all global economic activity could take place within Asia by 2050. Military might often follows economic power, and Asian countries are already spending more than European states on defense. Both of these developments reflect a broader shift in global power from West to East.

Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Oct 19, 2017

Kroenig in War on the Rocks: A New Strategy for Deterrence and Rollback with North Korea

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea

Issue Brief

Oct 19, 2017

Iran’s fingerprints in Yemen: real or imagined?

By Elisabeth Kendall

In Iran’s Fingerprints in Yemen: Real or Imagined?, Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, nonresident senior fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center’s Middle East Peace and Security Initiative and senior research fellow in Arabic and Islamic studies at Pembroke College at Oxford University, investigates the true extent of Iran’s presence in Yemen, including both military and cultural aspects. […]

Iran Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 16, 2017

Castello Joins CNN to Discuss Iran Deal

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Iran

In the News

Oct 13, 2017

Castello Joins VOA to Discuss the Catalan Separatist Movement

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Oct 12, 2017

Braw in Defense One: The 2% Benchmark Is Blinding Us to NATO Members’ Actual Contributions

By Elisabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 11, 2017

Vershbow Joins TRT World to Discuss US – Russia Disputes

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

FutureSource

Oct 10, 2017

Why Blockchain Could Build a Steel Curtain Against Public Corruption

By Brent M. Eastwood

Global corruption is a dangerous mega-trend that refuses to be ignored. Blockchain, the rapidly-evolving technology that has already transformed the financial world, has numerous applications when it comes to fighting government corruption. FutureSource has previously examined how corruption has become a threat to international security. It is now taking a closer look at how blockchain […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 10, 2017

What are the Implications of Decertification of the Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The expectation that US President Donald J. Trump will decertify the nuclear deal with Iran this week raises the question: what would be the implications of decertification? Trump faces an October 15 deadline to certify to the US Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the nuclear agreement that the Islamic Republic struck […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Oct 10, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Trump’s Asia Visit Tests US Strategy

By Robert Manning

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In the News

Oct 10, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Trump’ s Asia Visit Tests US Strategy

By Robert Manning

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Indo-Pacific

Report

Oct 10, 2017

US strategy options for Iran’s regional challenge

By Kenneth M. Pollack and Bilal Y. Saab

In their new paper, entitled US Strategy Options for Iran’s Regional Challenge, Kenneth M. Pollack, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and Bilal Y. Saab, senior fellow and director for defense and security at the Middle East Institute, present five alternative strategies that the United States could pursue to limit Iran’s destabilizing activities. After […]

Iran Security Partnerships

FutureSource

Oct 10, 2017

Keeping a Global Competitive Advantage with STEM Education

By Conrad Tucker

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers play an integral role in maintaining or advancing a nation’s economic and societal competitiveness. A recent report of the eight most valuable startup companies in the US further emphasizes the impact of STEM disciplines in the creation of new industries and domains. The success of a majority of […]

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Braw in Foreign Affairs: The Finnish Model: To Improve Europe’s Militaries, Look North

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Carpenter Quoted in McClatchy DC on Russian Propaganda in US.

By Michael Carpenter

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Russia
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