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In the News

Apr 28, 2017

Vershbow Joins Echo of Moscow to Discuss US-Russia Relations and NATO

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

NATO Russia

In the News

Apr 28, 2017

Manning in RealClearWorld: Europe’s China Pivot

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Apr 28, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: The Irony of Strategic Patience with North Korea

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 28, 2017

Kroenig Joins BBC World Service Radio to Discuss Trump’s Foreign Policy Team

By Matthew Kroenig

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In the News

Apr 27, 2017

Manning Quoted by Yonhap on Trump’s Focus on North Korea

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 27, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Michael Flynn and Russia

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 27, 2017

Pavel Quoted by ABC News on Rebuilding Syria

By Barry Pavel

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Syria

In the News

Apr 27, 2017

Manning Quoted by Newsweek on the Russia-North Korea Relationship

By Robert Manning

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Korea Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2017

Curb Your Enthusiasm. The Road Ahead for Macron is Hard

By Jeff Lightfoot

Observers of France’s elections can breathe a sigh of relief. The first round on April 23 resulted in centrist, liberal Emmanuel Macron of the En Marche! movement taking first place. He will face far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen, whose anti-EU, protectionist platform terrifies markets, in the runoff on May 7. The mere avoidance […]

France

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2017

AIIB: A Platform for US-China Cooperation

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s president sees an opportunity The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) should be a platform for cooperation, not a point of conflict between the United States and China, the bank’s president, Jin Liqun, said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 24. Former US President Barack Obama’s administration was reluctant to […]

China

In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Kroenig Joins CBS News to Discuss the North Korea Threat

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea

In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Engelke and Manning in the National Interest: America’s Innovation Edge Is at Risk

By Peter Engelke and Robert Manning

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In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Lightfoot Quoted by the Cipher Brief on the Results of the Opening Round of the French Presidential Elections

By Jeff Lightfoot

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France

In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Metzl Joins IVY to Discuss the Future of Humanity

By Jamie Metzl

Listen to the full podcast here.

FutureSource

Apr 24, 2017

IMF and World Bank in Need of More Modern Forecasting Methods

By Brent M. Eastwood

Last week the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank held their spring meetings in Washington, DC. Despite worries of rising geopolitical threats, populist views on trade protectionism, and pressures of increased migration to Europe, both organizations have released generally optimistic forecasts of global economic growth for 2017.1 I decided to examine how the […]

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Speranza in U.S. News & World Report: Responding to Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Threat 6 ways the EU and NATO Can Head Off Russia’s Many-Pronged Attack on Western Democracy

By Lauren Speranza

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2017

French Election Shows Reports of Western Liberal Order’s Demise Were Exaggerated

By Erwan Lagadec

The dust has yet to settle on the collapse of conventional French politics caused by the results of the first round of the presidential elections on April 23, yet we can already discern the broad features of a Marine Le Pen, or more likely an Emmanuel Macron, foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis the United States and […]

France

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Burrows Quoted by CNN on Geopolitical Risk

By Mathew Burrows

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In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins CNN to Discuss the North Korean Crisis and US Policy Moving Forward

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the first segment here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discussing China-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

China Korea
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