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In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Speranza in U.S. News & World Report: Responding to Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Threat 6 ways the EU and NATO Can Head Off Russia’s Many-Pronged Attack on Western Democracy

By Lauren Speranza

Read the full article here.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2017

French Election Shows Reports of Western Liberal Order’s Demise Were Exaggerated

By Erwan Lagadec

The dust has yet to settle on the collapse of conventional French politics caused by the results of the first round of the presidential elections on April 23, yet we can already discern the broad features of a Marine Le Pen, or more likely an Emmanuel Macron, foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis the United States and […]

France

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Burrows Quoted by CNN on Geopolitical Risk

By Mathew Burrows

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In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins CNN to Discuss the North Korean Crisis and US Policy Moving Forward

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the first segment here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discussing China-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

China Korea

Event Recap

Apr 24, 2017

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Multilateralism in the 21st Century

By Chloe Hanley

On April 14, 2017 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a conversation with the honorable Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The discussion focused on his vision for the development of the AIIB, its approach to providing financing for Asian infrastructure, and the AIIB’s internal governance process, […]

Indo-Pacific
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FutureSource

Apr 24, 2017

Our World Transformed: A New Futures Study on Geopolitical Risks

By Mathew Burrows

Geopolitical volatility is the new normal and is not going away anytime soon. While the news features the rise of protectionism everyday, an energy crisis due to a conflict in the Middle East or the spread of water and food insecurity, could equally disrupt the world. Should any of these situations deteriorate further, the impacts […]

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss the US-North Korea Crisis

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Korea

In the News

Apr 21, 2017

Lightfoot Quoted by the Cipher Brief on Instability ahead of the French Elections

By Jeff Lightfoot

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France

In the News

Apr 20, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss China-North Korea Relations and Rising Tensions in the Region

By Jamie Metzl

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China Korea

In the News

Apr 20, 2017

Greenwalt Joins GovernmentMatters TV to Discuss Acquisition Policy Reforms

By Bill Greenwalt

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In the News

Apr 20, 2017

Braw in the Times: Tech Firms Are our Next Line of Defence

By Elisabeth Braw

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Event Recap

Apr 19, 2017

Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

By Maxwell Petersen

On Wednesday, April 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Global Energy Center co-hosted a conversation on energy innovation and entrepreneurship in the Middle East featuring Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, presidential deputy envoy for hostage affairs at the US Department of State; HE Majid Al-Suwaidi, consul general of the United Arab Emirates in […]

In the News

Apr 19, 2017

Pavel Joins Fox Business Network to Discuss President Obama’s Policy in Syria

By Barry Pavel

Watch the full interview here.

Syria

In the News

Apr 19, 2017

Ward in Vox: The North Korean Military Threat to America and its Allies, Explained

By Alex Ward

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Korea

In the News

Apr 19, 2017

Braw in Foreign Affairs: How Israeli Conscription Drives Innovation

By Elisabeth Braw

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Israel

In the News

Apr 18, 2017

Manning in Joongang Ilbo: A Dangerous Search for Solutions

By Robert Manning

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Korea

In the News

Apr 18, 2017

Kroenig in Foreign Affairs: The Case for Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Matthew Kroenig

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In the News

Apr 18, 2017

Manning Quoted by CNBC on How North Korea Funds its Nuclear Weapons Production

By Robert Manning

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Korea

FutureSource

Apr 18, 2017

California’s Bay Area: Astride the World

By Peter Engelke and Robert A. Manning

California’s Bay Area, a region that stretches northward from Silicon Valley (San Jose, Palo Alto, and environs) to San Francisco and Oakland, is the world’s premier technology hub. By almost every imaginable metric, the Bay Area is ahead of every other hub in the world, often by a large margin. The region, Bay Area interlocutors […]

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