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In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Cole Quoted by Die Walt on US-Russia Relations and Possible Foreign Policy Scenarios

By August Cole

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Russia United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Sheldon Interviewed by The Strategy Bridge on his Work on Strategy

By John B. Sheldon

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In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by National Defense Magazine on How NATO Can Contain Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by High North News on US Navy Base Expansion in Iceland

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Benitez Quoted by National Defense Magazine on European Defense Funding

By Jorge Benitez

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In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Hasik Quoted by Dow Jones Business Journal on Jet Trainer Designs

By James Hasik

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Rosenblum in Politico: It’s Time for Safe Zones in Syria

By Todd Rosenblum

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Syria

New Atlanticist

Feb 18, 2016

Saudi-Iran Rivalry Keeps Oil Prices Down

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Gulf states seen eager to put ‘fiscal squeeze’ on Iran The regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran—the two main producers in a global oil cartel—has become a significant factor behind the sharp decline in oil prices that has also kept rates at historic lows. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil-producing countries have watched with […]

Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on Military Operations Between Norway and Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

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Northern Europe Russia

Art of Future Warfare

Feb 18, 2016

Cole in War on the Rocks: Run, Freeze, or Fight? “Occupied” and the Future of Warfare

By August Cole

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Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by The Australian Financial Review on President Barack Obama’s Sunnylands Summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Cliff Quoted by Los Angeles Times on China’s Placement of Antiaircraft Missiles on Disputed South China Sea Island

By Roger Cliff

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China

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by Bloomberg on Challenges Faced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

By Robert A. Manning

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China

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Benitez Quoted by US Naval Institute News on Need for Permanent Military Presence in the Baltic States

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Cole Quoted in DVIDS News on “Ghost Fleet”

By August Cole

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 16, 2016

Stein and Kroenig Join The American Interest to Discuss Turkey’s Many Wars and the Iran Deal’s Future

By Matthew Kroenig and Aaron Stein

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Iran Turkey

In the News

Feb 14, 2016

Manning Quoted by Forbes on ASEAN Sunnylands Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Indo-Pacific

Commanders Series

Feb 12, 2016

Commanders Series with General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marines Corps

By Brent Scowcroft Center

General Neller discussed the current state and the future of the US Marine Corps, given a rapidly changing and turbulent global security environment. Called an “innovative strategist” by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, General Neller outlined his priorities for the Marine Corps and discussed how the service can help the United States achieve its strategic […]

In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in Intellasia East Asia News

By Atlantic Council

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China

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

Obama’s Sunnylands Summit: Does ASEAN Really Matter?

By Robert A. Manning

OK, OK, I get the symbolism, but it is a measure of how devalued the language of diplomacy can be that US President Barack Obama would hold an unprecedented summit at Sunnylands in California with ten heads of state whose countries comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to talk of a “strategic partnership.”  […]

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