East Asia

Eftimiades in the Diplomat on Chinese espionage and the Olympics

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades explains why the Chinese government has created an app to track Olympic athletes movements.

Roberts featured in Dagens Industri on China’s industrial policy

On January 22, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in Dagens Industri, one of the leading financial newspapers in Sweden, on the negative aspects of China’s industrial policy. Roberts argued that “Beijing’s crackdown on major technology companies, as well as plans to make the country self-sufficient in high technology, threaten to kill the country’s entrepreneurial spirit and […]

Fulton quoted in The National on Russian and Chinese foreign policy implications in the region

By Atlantic Council

Manning in South China Morning Post: If Japan joins Aukus, will China, Russia, North Korea make a Rucndprk? (And will Seoul sign up to JauSKus?)

By Atlantic Council

On January 22, Manning was quoted in a This Week in Asia article on whether Japan being added to the AUKUS military alliance would lead to Russia, North Korea, and China forming a similar alliance in response. “Although Tokyo would like to solidify its relationship with like-minded states in the region and hedge against Chinese […]

Manning in StratNews Global: China, North Korea, Russia-Ukraine, Security Top Of Japan-U.S. Talks

By Atlantic Council

On January 21, Manning featured on a panel on StratNews Global about the North Korean nuclear program, China’s growing military assertiveness, and other topics. The panelists discussed issues such as Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first formal talks, new developments in North Korea’s nuclear program, China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy, the situation […]

Manning in The Hill: Kim Jong Un won’t be ignored: What North Korean missile tests mean

By Atlantic Council

On January 21, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill on recent North Korean missile tests and the message it sends the US about Kim Jong-un’s continued leverage. “This full-spectrum nuclear arsenal appears an effort to achieve a survivable nuclear triad with its estimated 20-50 nuclear weapons, perhaps altering the military balance. In fact, […]

The China Pathfinder project was cited by Voice of America on the Chinese government’s direct control over enterprises, and how this compares to the open market economy average

By GeoEconomics Center

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Kazakhstan’s crackdown is a frightening formula for authoritarians

By Doug Klain

“Crises like the brutal crackdown in Kazakhstan show that Moscow and Beijing can work under pressure together efficiently and get the outcome they desire. It’s a formula we should expect them to repeat.” Doug Klain More about our expert

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Grading the Biden Team’s Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Christopher Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast assessed President Biden’s foreign policy in his administration’s first year. “There appear to have been more failures than successes to the group but, as Frank Gavin explains in the lead essay at the Texas National Security Review, a bit of perspective is in order. Crafting and executing foreign policy is difficult, […]

Manning in RFA: North Korea likely to launch ICBM to pressure the US soon [translated from Korean]

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Manning was quoted in an RFA article about North Korea’s missile tests and the messages they send to the United States and its allies. “Robert Manning, a senior fellow at the US Atlantic Council, told RFA on the 20th that North Korea has been using tactics to obtain concessions in its nuclear negotiations with the US […]