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In the News

Nov 27, 2018

Vershbow Joins MSNBC to Discuss Russia Escalating Tensions With Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

Watch the full discussion here.

In the News

Nov 27, 2018

Lightfoot Quoted in Vox on Protests in France

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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France

IranSource

Nov 20, 2018

How Rouhani Can Use the Industry Sector to Help Iran’s Economy

By Navid Kalhor

With four new ministers in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet to help salvage the Iranian economy, it’s too soon to see the genuine impact just yet. But what is evident is that the new economic measures, if any, should focus on improving the ease of doing business in the wake of reimposed US sanctions. Having that […]

Economy & Business Iran

IranSource

Nov 15, 2018

Demanding Iran’s Withdrawal From Syria Doesn’t Make Sense

By Albert B. Wolf

“We’re not going to leave as long as Iranian troops are outside Iranian borders and that includes Iranian proxies and militias,” National Security Advisor John Bolton said on September 24. Similar rhetoric was followed by James Jeffery, the State Department’s special representative for Syria, on September 30. Then on October 27, Brett McGurk, US Special […]

Iran Syria

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2018

Trump should not let North Korea missile report get to him

By Todd Rosenblum

This week’s public exposure of more missile sites further erodes belief in North Korea’s intent to shift strategically from guns to butter and makes its public declarations of good intent even less believable. Even though negotiators may have been aware of these sites for some time, public opinion matters.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

IranSource

Nov 13, 2018

Iranian Women Demanded ‘Open Stadiums’ for a Long Time

By Open Stadiums

In a country where football was traditionally seen as a man’s sport, I was a passionate football fan. For Iranians, it was considered not just strange but taboo that a young Iranian girl be into football the way I was while growing up. It hurt whenever people mocked me, “Girls know nothing about football, they […]

Iran

In the News

Nov 13, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on Abrupt Cancellation of US-N. Korea Meeting

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Nov 12, 2018

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Singles Day and China’s Economy

By Jamie Metzl

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China

New Atlanticist

Nov 12, 2018

Remembering the Moral Purpose of War

By Paul D. Miller

If the Great War teaches us anything, it is that wars must be fought for a morally-defensible purpose—or not fought at all—and that once a war is won, its moral purpose must continue to animate our postwar efforts to build peace.

Conflict National Security

In the News

Nov 8, 2018

Manning in YaleGlobal: The Global Impact of US Midterms

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Nov 8, 2018

Joyner in War on the Rocks: Does the U.S. Military Really Need More Strategists?

By James Joyner

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In the News

Nov 8, 2018

Jones in The Hill: Support Marine’s Families, not Iran’s Terror-sponsors

By James L. Jones, Jr.

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In the News

Nov 7, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on United States Rallying Southeast Asian Countries to Continue Maximum Pressure Campaign Against North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2018

How will the outcome of the Midterms affect Trump’s policy options?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“Expect louder voices defending democracy in America and around the world, expect a unified bipartisan cry on behalf of human rights. Expect greater pressure on the White House to end senseless wars like the one in Yemen and the Syrian civil war," said Evelyn Farkas, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 6, 2018

United States and China to hold delayed security dialogue on November 9

By David A. Wemer

"The Pence speech read almost like a declaration of a new Cold War. The meeting may be an attempt to put a floor on the relationship," said Robert Manning, resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Manning Joins VOA News to Discuss Implications of US Midterm Elections on North Korea Policy

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Nov 6, 2018

Dagres and Mortlock Quoted in Houston Chronicle on Iran Sanctions

By Holly Dagres & David Mortlock

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In the News

Nov 5, 2018

Geers in Washington Post: Hackers are Using Malware to Find Vulnerabilities in U.S. Swing States. Expect Cyberattacks.

By Kenneth Geers

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In the News

Nov 3, 2018

Joyner In the National Interest: It’s Not the Military’s Job to Oppose Trump

By James Joyner

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In the News

Nov 2, 2018

Oh in World Economic Forum: How Energy Infrastructure is Shaping Geopolitics in East Asia

By Miyeon Oh

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