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Jan 16, 2016

Taiwan Just Elected its First Female President. Here’s Why it Matters.

By Robert A. Manning

There was little ambiguity in the landslide victory of Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP): Tsai won 56.1 percent of the vote, nearly twice that of Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Eric Chu, and the DPP won sixty-eight of the 113 seats in parliament. The election victory of the DPP, whose charter includes the goal […]

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 15, 2016

Manning Quoted by CNBC on Taiwan’s Economic Dependency on China

By Robert A. Manning

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China

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Jan 12, 2016

‘Security and Economic Development are Two Sides of the Same Coin’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Afghanistan’s neighbors must realize that a stable Afghanistan will benefit the entire region, says Afghan President’s top adviser A stable Afghanistan is vital for regional prosperity because gas pipelines, power grids, and road and rail networks can be constructed providing economical and much-needed energy and market access to the neighborhood, a top Afghan official said […]

Afghanistan China

In the News

Jan 12, 2016

Huntsman on China’s Economic Transition

By Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. joins Fox Business to discuss China’s rapid economic transition and how it will affect the Chinese economy in the long term:

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 11, 2016

SpaceNews Features Atlantic Council South Asia Center Event

By Atlantic Council

SpaceNews features an event hosted by the South Asia Center on what anti-satellite weapons pose to global security, quoting Mallory Stewart, the State Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Emerging Security Challenges and Defense Policy:

China Missile Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2016

Can Ghani Make Peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Answer lies in Pakistan’s willingness to end support for militants, says Atlantic Council’s James B. Cunningham Representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the United States are meeting in Islamabad this week to draw up a roadmap for peace talks with the Taliban. James B. Cunningham, a former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and current Khalilzad Chair […]

Afghanistan China

In the News

Jan 8, 2016

Slavin on North Korea’s Bomb Test and Iran-Saudi Arabia Tensions

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News on North Korea’s bomb test and increased tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran:

Iran Korea

In the News

Jan 7, 2016

Manning on North Korea’s Bomb Test and US Relations

By Robert A. Manning

Mashable quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on how the North Korea bomb test affects US diplomatic relations with North Korea:

Korea

In the News

Jan 7, 2016

Manning on the International Response to North Korea’s Bomb Test

By Robert A. Manning

Voice of America quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on possible international diplomatic responses to North Korea’s bomb test:

Korea

In the News

Jan 7, 2016

Metzl on China’s Recent Stock Market Shock

By Jamie Metzl

NPR interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl on the global consequences of China’s recent stock market shock:

China

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