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In the News

Jan 18, 2017

Vershbow Quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer on US-Russia Relations Under the Trump Administration

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jan 17, 2017

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Jan 17, 2017

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Trump-Putin Relationship

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jan 15, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Comments on the One China Policy

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Jan 14, 2017

Daniels Joins Rudaw to Discuss Iran-Turkey Talks on Kurdistan

By Owen Daniels

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Iran

In the News

Jan 13, 2017

Ward Quoted by CBC News on Obama’s Legacy and the Iran Deal

By Alex Ward

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Iran

In the News

Jan 13, 2017

Manning Quoted by Voice of America on President-Elect Trump and the South China Sea

By Nike Ching

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China

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Manning in the National Interest: China and the Perils of Improvisation

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Farkas in Newsweek: Does Putin Have Something on Trump? Obama Should Tell Us

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Farkas Joins PBS NewsHour to Discuss the White House-Kremlin Dynamic

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Braw Joins the British Forces Broadcasting Services to Discuss Bundeswehr

By Elisabeth Braw

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In the News

Jan 11, 2017

Atlantic Council Event on Science Fiction and the Marines Featured in Military Times

By Atlantic Council

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Issue Brief

Jan 11, 2017

Superpartner: a US strategy for a complex world

By Alex Ward

Being a “superpartner,” instead of a “superpower,” would allow the United States to achieve three strategic objectives: 1) Maintain American centrality in global affairs; 2) Promote constellation frameworks among state and nonstate actors; and 3) Mitigate global risk

Security & Defense United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Jan 11, 2017

Superpartner: a US strategy for a complex world

By Alex Ward

Being a “superpartner,” instead of a “superpower,” would allow the United States to achieve three strategic objectives: 1) Maintain American centrality in global affairs; 2) Promote constellation frameworks among state and nonstate actors; and 3) Mitigate global risk

Security & Defense United States and Canada

Event Recap

Jan 11, 2017

Science Fiction, Marines, and the Future of Conflict

By Art of the Future

Science fiction has helped everybody from NASA to technology companies explore possible futures. The United States Marine Corps, long known for innovation in warfighting and force development, also embraces the medium. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s Futures Directorate, in an effort to improve how Marines understand the operating environment of 2030 to 2045, has developed […]

In the News

Jan 11, 2017

Manning Quoted by Foreign Policy on Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s Central America Trip

By Robert Manning

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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 10, 2017

A nonstate strategy for saving cyberspace

By Jason Healey

America’s future, and that of other nations and peoples, will be most secure in the long term with an emphasis on future prosperity unlocked by the Internet. Prosperity for the United States and the global economy is only assured if the United States and like-minded nations, civil society, and other nonstate actors all work toward a goal of making defense easier than attack.

Cybersecurity Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2017

Donald Trump: A Bull in a China Shop?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

China could retaliate in several ways that would cause serious damage to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump were to overplay his hand with the Asian nation, according to an Asia expert at the Atlantic Council. Noting that Trump has a “grotesquely inflated sense of American leverage,” Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow with […]

China

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Ward in The Strategy Bridge: While Critics Wept: #Reviewing While America Slept

By Alexander Ward

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In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Lindsay in Clean Technica: On the Move – Disruptive Transportation Models of the Future

By Greg Lindsay

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Energy & Environment

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