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In the News

Apr 21, 2018

Preble in the New York Times: Preparing for changes in America’s global posture

By Atlantic Council

On April 21, 2018, the New York Times published an article by Dr. Christopher Preble titled “Adapting to American Decline.” Preble outlines the ways in which America’s global presence and power is declining and argues that its citizens should brace themselves for the nation to play a smaller role on the world stage. More about […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 20, 2018

Manning in The Hill: Throwing Some Cold Water on All of the Korean Summit Optimism

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 19, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on Trump Intenting on Bringing Americans Home

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 19, 2018

Manning Quoted in WSJ on North Korea Dropping Demands to Removing U.S. Troops

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 19, 2018

Rosenblum in The Cipher Brief: Two CIA Vets Take on CIA Nominee Haspel & Those Tapes

By Todd Rosenblum

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National Security Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Apr 19, 2018

NATO’s value to the United States: By the numbers

By Hans Binnendijk and Magnus Nordenman

Questions have emerged in the United States about the value of America’s transatlantic alliance in an age when many Americans call for fewer foreign commitments and a stronger focus on domestic issues. NATO’s role and value to the United States was highlighted during the 2016 presidential campaign, and President Donald J. Trump has continued to […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Apr 18, 2018

Braw in Foreign Policy: Army Service Could Be the Answer to Europe’s Integration Problem

By Elisabeth Braw

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France

New Atlanticist

Apr 18, 2018

Mike Pompeo’s Secret Mission to Pyongyang

By Robert A. Manning

The remarkable news that CIA Director and US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo made a secret trip to North Korea where he met North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a measure both of the head-spinning pace of diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula and of the seriousness with which US President Donald J. Trump’s administration […]

Korea United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 18, 2018

Kroenig Quoted in Vox on Pompeo’s Meeting With Kim

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea

In the News

Apr 16, 2018

Braw in Defense One: For Not-Quite-Wars, Italy Has a Useful Alternative to Traditional Troops

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

Report

Apr 16, 2018

Stronger than ever but more challenged than ever: The US-Japan alliance in the Trump-Abe era

By Robert Manning, Kamiya Matake, and James J. Przystup

In the current uncertain and challenging international political environment, the US-Japan alliance has never been stronger or more important than it is now; yet it has never faced as many challenges and hurdles than it does today. Under President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the alliance is steadfast and unwavering. But global instability, […]

Japan Korea

In the News

Apr 15, 2018

Vershbow Joins VOA to Discuss North Korean Concerns

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

In the News

Apr 15, 2018

El-Gamal Joins NPR to Discuss Missile Strikes in Syria

By Jasmine El-Gamal

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Syria

In the News

Apr 15, 2018

Metzl in Tech Crunch: Is America’s National Security Facebook and Google’s Problem?

By Jamie Metzl

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 15, 2018

Manning in The Hill: The UN’s Relief Efforts in NK are Well-Intentioned But Misguided

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2018

The United States, Britain, and France Launch Strikes on Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The United States and its European allies have launched strikes against Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack blamed on Bashar al-Assad’s regime. US President Donald J. Trump announced the strikes on April 13. In remarks at the White House, Trump said he had “ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision […]

Syria

In the News

Apr 13, 2018

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss Pompeo Hearing

By Evelyn Farkas

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National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 13, 2018

Manning Quoted in Reuters on the Summit of the Americas

By Robert A. Manning

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Latin America

In the News

Apr 12, 2018

Kroenig quoted in Newsweek on missile defense and North Korea

By Matthew Kroenig

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Korea Missile Defense

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2018

Trump’s Change of Heart on TPP

By Ashish Kumar Sen

On January 23, 2017, his first full business day as president, Donald J. Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A little more than a year later, on April 12, 2018, Republican lawmakers said Trump had instructed his staff to look into rejoining the multilateral trade agreement with eleven other Asia-Pacific […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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