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Dec 12, 2017

2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum

By Atlantic Council

Reimagining the US-Republic of Korea Partnership in the Trans-Pacific Century     As the Trump administration nears the end of its first year in office, it is a propitious moment to take stock of the emerging US policy for an uncertain and very dynamic security and economic environment in the Trans-Pacific region. In order to most […]

East Asia Korea

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Oct 19, 2017

A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century: Final report of the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force

By Shaun Ee

The culmination of a full year of analysis by the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force, A Strategy for the Trans-Pacific Century argues for deeper engagement between the United States’ Atlantic and Pacific partners to uphold the liberal rules-based order in Asia and beyond. As the rise of China creates reverberations felt not only within […]

Defense Policy Indo-Pacific

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Oct 19, 2017

A New Strategy for US Engagement with Asia

Indo-Pacific
The Mentimeter word cloud populated by the audience’s response to the question “What comes to your mind when you think about the Belt and Road?”

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Oct 4, 2017

Silk Road 2.0: US Strategy Toward China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Ellen Riina

Written by Dr. Gal Luft, Silk Road 2.0: US Strategy toward China’s Belt and Road Initiative explores how the United States should engage with China’s tremendous infrastructure-building project, and recommends the United States pursue a strategy of constructive participation. This strategy is built on five pillars: acknowledge, engage, adjust; articulate red lines; carve a role for the […]

China Russia

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Sep 21, 2017

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Internet of Bodies

By Safa Shahwan

On September 21, 2017, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a panel discussion on Nonresident Senior Fellow, Andrea Matwyshyn’s current research project: The Internet of Bodies and the game-changing security, legal, and ethical implications of Internet-connected medical implants.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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Sep 14, 2017

America’s Role in the World – Global Threats, Global Perspectives

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

On September 14, the Atlantic Council and the Pew Research Center hosted a conversation with a panel of experts to discuss Pew’s latest survey analyzing global perspectives and the greatest risks and threats facing the world today. The report focuses on global perspectives on the greatest risks facing the world today, from national security concerns […]

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Sep 13, 2017

Report Launch – Transforming the Power Sector in Developing Countries: Indonesia’s Diversification Challenge

By Elise Emil

On Wednesday, September 13, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Brent Scowcroft Center’s Asia Security Initiative hosted expert panelists for a discussion on Dr. Ichord’s new report on the power diversification strategy in Indonesia given current political and economic obstacles confronting the country and region. The discussion was moderated by Benjamin Soloway, assistant editor […]

Congressional Relations

Sep 6, 2017

Launch: State Department Reform Report

By Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative

Keynote Speaker The Honorable Ed RoyceChairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee A Conversation with Amb. Thomas PickeringVice PresidentHills and Company Amb. Chester CrockerJames R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic StudiesGeorgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service Amb. David MillerBrent Scowcroft Senior FellowAtlantic Council Rand BeersFormer Deputy Assistant to the Presidentfor Homeland SecurityUS National Security Council […]

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Aug 25, 2017

A Conversation with His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa

Article

Jul 31, 2017

A Next Generation Perspective on the Future of the Korea-US Relationship

By Alex Ward

Read the Publication (PDF) It is no secret that China and the United States have different opinions about world order. South Korea, meanwhile, is caught in the middle of these two great powers who want to push their weight around the global stage. South Korea has always sought to balance relations between the two countries, […]

Korea