East Asia

For more than seventy years, East Asia has been the nexus of US presence and engagement in Asia. Today, the region is becoming a hotbed for the return of great power competition, with long-term US allies and partners like Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan next door to competitors and challengers including China, Russia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. While East Asia continues to navigate a number of longstanding traditional security issues, it must also address the rise of online disinformation, competition to pioneer emerging technologies, and more.

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In the News

Nov 11, 2014

Karatnycky on Obama’s Encounter with Putin at APEC Summit

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss President Obama’s encounter with Vladimir Putin at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Beijing:

China Russia

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

China’s Evolving Ebola Response: Recognizing the Cost of Inaction

By Chris Leins

World leaders arrived in Beijing on November 10 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting, as China seeks to emphasize its global economic influence and power. Yet, even while China demonstrates its economic might, the country’s slow response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa – where it has a substantial commercial footprint — raised […]

Africa China

New Atlanticist

Nov 10, 2014

APEC: A Chance to Calm Regional Tensions

By Robert A. Manning

The pride, stature and global spotlight that comes with holding a major international meeting often becomes a factor influencing the host country’s behavior. As China is hosting the APEC leaders’ meeting, Beijing clearly wants to be seen as a gracious host and a cooperative partner. The APEC meeting occurs in an Asia-Pacific where tensions have […]

China

In the News

Nov 9, 2014

Manning: APEC a Chance to Calm Regional Tensions

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Global Times on China’s role in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit: 

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Event Recap

Nov 7, 2014

US-China Rivalry at the Genetic Frontier

By Atlantic Council

The genome is only getting cheaper to map and we will soon be able to store our genetic data in an easily accessible cloud making personalized medicine a near term reality. In addition, we will be able to mark specific traits we want in our children and discourage the spread of hereditary diseases. This is […]

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Webcasts

Nov 7, 2014

US-China Rivalry at the Genetic Frontier

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council on November 7, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a discussion with Dr. Jamie Metzl on the broader issues presented by advances in genomics and their implications for national security and impacts on human rights and democracy.

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In the News

Nov 7, 2014

Metzl on Kim Jong Un’s Rule

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN’s The Lead to discuss North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and whether he is more dangerous than his father: 

Korea

In the News

Oct 29, 2014

Huntsman on Ongoing Protests in Hong Kong

By Jon M. Huntsman

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman Jr. joins Fusion’s America with Jorge Ramos to discuss protests in Hong Kong:

China

In the News

Oct 28, 2014

Gopalaswamy on the India-China Space Race

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Foreign Policy quotes South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy on India’s space program:

China India

In the News

Oct 26, 2014

Slavin on ISIS, Turkey, North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, Turkey, North Korea, Hong Kong, and other international news stories making headlines lately: 

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