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In the News

Jun 29, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Axios on the NATO Summit and the Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

Report

Jun 29, 2018

The China challenge to an inclusive Asia-Pacific regional trade architecture

By Robert A. Manning

There is more uncertainty about the future of global and regional trade systems than at any time since the current rules-based order was created in the aftermath of WW2. As trade wars loom, the world’s two largest trading powers, China and the United States, pursuing “America First” trade policies appear on different and discordant paths. […]

China Economy & Business

IranSource

Jun 28, 2018

Hardliners Again Exploit Unrest

By Holly Dagres

“Leave Syria, think about us” and “death to the dictator” were some of the popular chants during the nationwide protests that shook Iran last December and January. It took the Iranian government slowing the internet, temporarily blocking Instagram as well as the popular messaging app Telegram, and massively cracking down on the demonstrations. But far from […]

Iran

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Fox Business on the Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in the New Yorker on the Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Vershbow Joins NPR to Discuss Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Manning Quoted in Voice of America on Trump-Putin Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Russia

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Manning in the Global Times: Sino-US relations 2.0: A new normal?

By Robert A. Manning

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 27, 2018

Manning in the International Economy Magazine: The transformational consequences will be awesome

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Jun 27, 2018

Engelke in The Hill: American power at stake in great innovation race

By Peter Engelke

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China

New Atlanticist

Jun 27, 2018

The Trump-Putin Summit

By David Wemer

US President Donald J. Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will hold their first summit in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, the White House announced on June 28. The meeting will come days after the NATO Summit in Brussels and Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom. US National Security Advisor John Bolton has said […]

Russia

In the News

Jun 27, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Foreign Policy on NATO Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 27, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in CBC on NATO Summit and Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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NATO Russia

In the News

Jun 27, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Bloomberg on Possible Putin-Trump Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Russia

IranSource

Jun 27, 2018

Doctor, Minister, Soldier, Spy: Tehran’s Man in Tel-Aviv

By Ehud Eiran

On June 15, the Israeli state prosecution indicted a former minister, Dr. Gonen Segev, for spying for Iran. Israeli authorities arrested him about a month earlier. His arrest and indictment were kept secret until a gag order was partially lifted on June 18.  If found guilty, Dr. Segev would be the most senior Israeli political […]

Iran Israel

IranSource

Jun 27, 2018

Doctor, Minister, Soldier, Spy: Tehran’s Man in Tel-Aviv

By Ehud Eiran

On June 15, the Israeli state prosecution indicted a former minister, Dr. Gonen Segev, for spying for Iran. Israeli authorities arrested him about a month earlier. His arrest and indictment were kept secret until a gag order was partially lifted on June 18.  If found guilty, Dr. Segev would be the most senior Israeli political […]

Iran Israel

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2018

Is America Losing Its Edge? This New Report on Innovation Warns It Might Be

By David Wemer

The new international race towards innovation is critical, because “a cluster of new technologies, namely AI, robotics, green energy, biotechnology, and others will do more than just transform science – they will also determine how we all live and function in the not so far off future,” according to Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick […]

In the News

Jun 26, 2018

Manning Quoted in CNN on Global Technology Innovation

By Robert A. Manning

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China United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2018

Senator Cory Gardner: The United States Must Maintain Its Innovation Advantage

By David Wemer

United States Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) implored policymakers to take the steps necessary to protect and grow the United States’ global leadership in innovation during a keynote speech at the Atlantic Council on June 26.

Report

Jun 26, 2018

The global innovation sweepstakes: a quest to win the future

By Robert A. Manning and Peter Engelke

The Global Innovation Sweepstakes: A Quest to Win the Future examines how emerging technologies will remake the global order and explores strategies for how the United States can retain its innovative edge.

Technology & Innovation United States and Canada
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