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In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by Bloomberg on Challenges Faced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Benitez Quoted by US Naval Institute News on Need for Permanent Military Presence in the Baltic States

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Cole Quoted in DVIDS News on “Ghost Fleet”

By August Cole

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Stein and Kroenig Join The American Interest to Discuss Turkey’s Many Wars and the Iran Deal’s Future

By Matthew Kroenig and Aaron Stein

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Iran Turkey

In the News

Feb 14, 2016

Manning Quoted by Forbes on ASEAN Sunnylands Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Indo-Pacific

Commanders Series

Feb 12, 2016

Commanders Series with General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marines Corps

By Brent Scowcroft Center

General Neller discussed the current state and the future of the US Marine Corps, given a rapidly changing and turbulent global security environment. Called an “innovative strategist” by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, General Neller outlined his priorities for the Marine Corps and discussed how the service can help the United States achieve its strategic […]

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in Intellasia East Asia News

By Atlantic Council

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China

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

Obama’s Sunnylands Summit: Does ASEAN Really Matter?

By Robert A. Manning

OK, OK, I get the symbolism, but it is a measure of how devalued the language of diplomacy can be that US President Barack Obama would hold an unprecedented summit at Sunnylands in California with ten heads of state whose countries comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to talk of a “strategic partnership.”  […]

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Ward Quoted by Marketwatch on Republican Presidential Candidate Trump’s Foreign Policy Platform

By Alex Ward

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New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2016

Questions to Consider as NATO Responds to Migrant Crisis

By Steven Horrell

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s February 11 announcement that NATO has agreed to a proposal from Germany, Greece, and Turkey to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas is an important response to a refugee crisis that has enormous implications for Europe. NATO’s naval response, however, opens up […]

European Union Greece

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Kroenig in The American Interest: How to Unwind the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Matthew Kroenig

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Iran

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in Military Times

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in US Naval Institute News

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured on Federal News Radio

By Atlantic Council

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United States and Canada

Art of Future Warfare

Feb 11, 2016

Brooks Inteviewed on War Is Boring to Discuss Art of Future Warfare Project

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Manning in Foreign Policy: Will China Join Its North Korean Ally in Splendid Isolation?

By Robert A. Manning

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China

New Atlanticist

Feb 10, 2016

Could China Use Force to Settle Taiwan Sovereignty Issue?

By Mitch Hulse

China-Taiwan relations have warmed significantly as a consequence of increased economic interdependence, but some analysts believe that Beijing may ultimately use force to settle the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty. The election in January of Taiwan’s first female President, Tsai Ing-wen, who leads the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, has been viewed warily by Beijing. Soon after […]

China

Issue Brief

Feb 10, 2016

Enhanced Defense Cooperation

By Johan Raeder

Read the Publication (PDF) In recent years, the ambitious Russian military build-up, coupled with revanchist Russian rhetoric and increasingly aggressive behavior, has made it clear that the security environment in the Baltic Sea region has changed. This situation is likely to last for a long time, emphasizing the need for a coherent response and deeper […]

In the News

Feb 10, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: What China’s Humiliation by North Korea Means for East Asia

By Robert A. Manning

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China Korea

Event Recap

Feb 9, 2016

Cross-Straits Series: Conflict in the Taiwan Strait?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 9, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on the possibility and consequences of a war in the Taiwan Strait. The featured discussants were Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council; Ms. Tiffany Ma, Director of Political […]

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