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In the News

Feb 9, 2016

Manning Quoted by The Korea Times on North Korea’s Missile Development Program

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Feb 9, 2016

Metzl in The National Interest: Changing China’s North Korea Calculus

By Jamie Metzl

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China Korea

In the News

Feb 9, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Beyond the Army Commission: Unifying the Army’s Components

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 8, 2016

Metzl Joins Bloomberg Business to Discuss China’s Falling Exchange Rate and Economic Reform

By Jamie Metzl

China

In the News

Feb 8, 2016

Stephan in Foreign Policy: Poland’s Liberals Strike Back

By Maria J. Stephan

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Poland

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2016

China Pays the Price for North Korea’s Belligerence

By Robert A. Manning

North Korea’s fourth nuclear test followed by a ballistic missile launch have ominous implications—a North Korea in possession of miniaturized warheads and a delivery system. These developments have rattled nerves and escalated tensions in Northeast Asia. The outrage over North Korea’s flagrant violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions has reverberated worldwide, yet China, North […]

China Korea

Books

Feb 5, 2016

Global System on the Brink: Pathways toward a New Normal

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Read the Book (PDF) Following the release of a short report in December 2015, the Atlantic Council and the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) have now released the full volume of research behind the report, Global System on the Brink: Pathways toward a New Normal. The longer book goes in-depth on […]

In the News

Feb 4, 2016

Bensahel Joins The Diane Rehm Show to Discuss Women’s Role in US Military

By Nora Bensahel

Listen to the full story here.

United States and Canada

Event Recap

Feb 3, 2016

Shaping the US Arctic Agenda

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 3, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Executive Director of the White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee Ambassador Mark Brzezinski on “Shaping the US Arctic Agenda.”

Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 3, 2016

Rockport Local Features Atlantic Council Event with US Representative Seth Moulton

By Atlantic Council

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Issue Brief

Feb 3, 2016

The renewed Russian nuclear threat and NATO nuclear deterrence posture

By Matthew Kroenig

Over the past decade, Russia has made nuclear weapons a predominant element of its national security strategy and military doctrine, while NATO has consciously de-emphasized its nuclear posture.

NATO Nuclear Deterrence

Congressional Relations

Feb 2, 2016

America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 2, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) for an “America’s Role in the World” address.

New Atlanticist

Feb 2, 2016

Now is the Time to Put EU-NATO Cooperation Back on the Agenda

By Lauren Speranza

For many years, the European Union and NATO have straddled the bounds between cooperation and competition. Even with the formal establishment of the EU after the Cold War, NATO continued to serve as a defense guarantor for Europe. Yet, as the EU expanded its capabilities as a security actor, adding the military element of its […]

European Union International Organizations

Event Recap

Feb 1, 2016

Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council hosted a private strategy session with the Undersecretary of State from the Polish Ministry of National Defense, Tomasz Szatkowski.

Poland

In the News

Jan 30, 2016

Barno and Bensahel Quoted by Defense News on the Army-National Guard Rift

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Jan 29, 2016

Carnegie Features Brent Scowcroft Center Report: Global System on the Brink: Pathways Toward a New Normal

By Mathew J. Burrows

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In the News

Jan 29, 2016

Sciubba in New Security Beat: Zika Virus Prompts El Salvador and Others to Discourage Pregnancy – What Are the Potential Consequences?

By Jennifer D. Sciubba

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Latin America

Issue Brief

Jan 29, 2016

Harnessing Communications and Public Diplomacy

By Mark Seip

Read the Issue Brief (PDF) Largely neglected after the end of the Cold War, the use of information and public diplomacy to influence audiences and help achieve national objectives is making a comeback. This comeback however is not from the United States, but from actors such as ISIS, Russia, and China, whose objectives often run […]

In the News

Jan 28, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss How the United States Should Respond to North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Korea

In the News

Jan 28, 2016

Barno and Bensahel Quoted by The Hill on the National Commission on the Future of the Army

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

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