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In the News

Feb 12, 2016

Ward Quoted by Marketwatch on Republican Presidential Candidate Trump’s Foreign Policy Platform

By Alex Ward

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New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2016

Questions to Consider as NATO Responds to Migrant Crisis

By Steven Horrell

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s February 11 announcement that NATO has agreed to a proposal from Germany, Greece, and Turkey to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas is an important response to a refugee crisis that has enormous implications for Europe. NATO’s naval response, however, opens up […]

European Union Greece

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Kroenig in The American Interest: How to Unwind the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Matthew Kroenig

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Iran

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in Military Times

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured in US Naval Institute News

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featured on Federal News Radio

By Atlantic Council

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Art of Future Warfare

Feb 11, 2016

Brooks Inteviewed on War Is Boring to Discuss Art of Future Warfare Project

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Feb 11, 2016

Manning in Foreign Policy: Will China Join Its North Korean Ally in Splendid Isolation?

By Robert A. Manning

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China

New Atlanticist

Feb 10, 2016

Could China Use Force to Settle Taiwan Sovereignty Issue?

By Mitch Hulse

China-Taiwan relations have warmed significantly as a consequence of increased economic interdependence, but some analysts believe that Beijing may ultimately use force to settle the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty. The election in January of Taiwan’s first female President, Tsai Ing-wen, who leads the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, has been viewed warily by Beijing. Soon after […]

China

Issue Brief

Feb 10, 2016

Enhanced Defense Cooperation

By Johan Raeder

Read the Publication (PDF) In recent years, the ambitious Russian military build-up, coupled with revanchist Russian rhetoric and increasingly aggressive behavior, has made it clear that the security environment in the Baltic Sea region has changed. This situation is likely to last for a long time, emphasizing the need for a coherent response and deeper […]

In the News

Feb 10, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: What China’s Humiliation by North Korea Means for East Asia

By Robert A. Manning

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China Korea

Event Recap

Feb 9, 2016

Cross-Straits Series: Conflict in the Taiwan Strait?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 9, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on the possibility and consequences of a war in the Taiwan Strait. The featured discussants were Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council; Ms. Tiffany Ma, Director of Political […]

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

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