Analysis

Issue Brief

Dec 17, 2020

Countering China’s crackdown on Hong Kong

By Anna Downs and Ash Jain

The implementation of the national security law has stifled the democratic movement in Hong Kong. This action sparked a series of democratic protests that China quickly attempted to dismantle—alarming observers worldwide. Can democracies mitigate the impact of the new national security laws on Hong Kong? Should Chine face penalties from the international community? Or will aligned democracies fail to defend other vulnerable democratic nations against Chinese malign influence?

China Civil Society

New Atlanticist

Dec 16, 2020

The top ten risks and opportunities for 2021

By Mathew Burrows, Robert A. Manning

COVID-19, the kind of “grey swan” event that is predicted but never pinpointed in time, finally came calling in 2020. Drawing on years of foresight experience at the US National Intelligence Council, we are assessing the top 10 risks and opportunities in the new year, for the US in particular, but with global implications.

Africa Coronavirus

In the News

Dec 16, 2020

Manning quoted in Newsweek: Hunter Biden corruption probe could humiliate China too

By Robert A. Manning

On December 16, Robert Manning was quoted in Newsweek discussing the Hunter Biden probe and US-China relations. “More revelations about Hunter, if there are any, could be bad for both Biden and China. ‘My sense is that China is looking to put a floor under, to stabilize, a U.S.-China relationship in free fall,’ Robert Manning, […]

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Dec 12, 2020

Burrows and Manning in The Hill: 6 policy don’ts for Joe Biden

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 7, 2020

Kroenig and Cimmino in Foreign Policy on new book “The China Nightmare”

By Atlantic Council

On December 7, Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Matthew Kroenig and Program Assistant for the Global Strategy Initiative Jeffrey Cimmino published a review of Dan Blumenthal’s new book, The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State, for Foreign Policy.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Dec 6, 2020

Manning in The National Interest: These 10 things could help subdue power-hungry China

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 4, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss Iran, Biden’s national security team

By Atlantic Council

On December 4, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss the killing of a senior Iranian nuclear scientist and its implications for US-Iran relations, and President-Elect Joe Biden’s picks for his […]

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 4, 2020

Manning in Foreign Policy: The United States can negotiate with a China driven more by power than ideology

By Atlantic Council

China Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 23, 2020

Manning quoted in The Straits Times: RCEP signing a wake-up call for the US

By Robert A. Manning

On November 23, 2020, Robert Manning was quoted several times in The Straits Times.

China East Asia

In the News

Nov 20, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford discuss US policy toward Afghanistan and Iran

By Atlantic Council

On November 20, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss President Trump’s desire to pull US troops out of Afghanistan, as well as a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear programs in […]

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