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In the News

Nov 28, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss North Korea’s Missile Launch

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Nov 28, 2017

Manning Quoted in VOA on Recent North Korea Missile Test

By Robert Manning

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Korea

Issue Brief

Nov 27, 2017

Western options in a multipolar world

By Mathew J. Burrows

This paper examines both the possible scenarios for how the emerging multipolar world order could evolve and transatlantic options. It makes the case that, depending on how the West plays its cards, traditional Western values could end up enduring even if an exclusively Western-led order does not.

China Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2017

Will North Korea Lash Out Over State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation?

By Rachel Ansley

The decision by US President Donald J. Trump’s administration to designate North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, while of questionable efficacy, marks a justified increase of pressure from Washington on Pyongyang, according to Atlantic Council analysts. In the latest move in an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the United States and North Korea over the […]

Korea

In the News

Nov 21, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss China’s Tencent Surpassing Facebook’s Market Value

By Jamie Metzl

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China

In the News

Nov 21, 2017

Braw in South China Morning Post: China Needs to Spell out its Arctic Ambitions, to Ease Suspicion

By Elisabeth Braw

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China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 20, 2017

Blanford in The Hill: Saudi-Iranian Conflict Wreaking Havoc in Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford

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Iran Saudi Arabia

Issue Brief

Nov 20, 2017

Partners or competitors? The future of the Iran-Russia power tandem in the Middle East

By John Herbst

Ambassador John Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, writes in a new issue brief entitled Partners or Competitors? The Future of the Iran-Russia Power Tandem in the Middle East that Russia and Iran are currently drawn into partnership over common regional interests and anti-American policies and sentiments despite centuries of historical […]

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 17, 2017

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: A post-American Asia Looms Larger on the Horizon

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Nov 17, 2017

Braw in FAZ on NATO

By Elizabeth Braw

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NATO Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Nov 14, 2017

NATO Cyber Center: Implementing Recognition of Cyberspace as a Domain of Operations

By Klara Jordan

The decision by NATO ministers to set up a cyber operations center is an important step toward implementing recognition of cyberspace as a domain of operations in which the Alliance must defend itself as effectively as it does in the air, on land, and at sea. The announcement, made in Brussels on November 8, signaled […]

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Nov 14, 2017

Castello Joins CNN to Discuss President Trump’s Visit to China

By Carlos Castello-Catchot

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China

In the News

Nov 13, 2017

Carpenter Joines MSNBC to Discuss Trump’s Views on Putin

By Michael Carpenter

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In the News

Nov 11, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Visit to China

By Jamie Metzl

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New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2017

Did Saudi Crown Prince Just Endanger His Reform Agenda?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Anti-corruption crackdown targets princes, wealthy businessmen Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unleashed an unprecedented crackdown on corruption that has, so far, resulted in the detention of more than two hundred people, including almost a dozen princes. The most significant targets are former crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, whose assets have been frozen; Prince […]

Saudi Arabia The Gulf

In the News

Nov 9, 2017

Wang in China Daily: US, DPRK Must Meet Halfway to end Crisis

By Wang Junsheng

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China Korea

Issue Brief

Nov 9, 2017

Iran’s bottom line in Afghanistan

By Alex Vatanka

Due to proximity and historical ties, no other country is as well placed as Iran to play a dominant role in Afghan society, as Middle East Institute senior fellow Alex Vatanka shows in his new paper, Iran’s Bottom Line in Afghanistan. However, Tehran is focused on short-term tactical gains at the expense of a sustainable, […]

Afghanistan Iran

Report

Nov 7, 2017

The Sino-Indian clash and the new geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific

By Bharath Gopalaswamy and Robert Manning

On June 18, 2017, an Indian patrol disrupted construction of a Chinese road along the disputed border of Sikkim, a remote state in northeast India, reigniting a border conflict between China and India. This incident rapidly evolved into a standoff, with the apparent threat of militarized escalation between the two countries. The tension dissipated without […]

Indo-Pacific Maritime Security

In the News

Nov 7, 2017

Nordenman Quoted in Defense News on Raytheon European Deal

By Magnus Nordenman

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In the News

Nov 7, 2017

Castello Quoted in El Pais on Trump’s Foreign Policy After One Year

By Carlos Castello-Catchot

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