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Jan 20, 2022

Manning in Straits Times: President Biden has had a mixed year in office – and faces rougher one ahead

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Manning was quoted in a Straits Times article about the first year of the Biden administration. “The business of Asia is business, and they (the administration) haven’t really got their arms around it,” Dr. Robert Manning, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, told ST. “To be […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: America Needs a Bolder Biden

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, Emma Ashford authored an article in Foreign Affairs on the first year of foreign policy in the Biden administration. Ashford made the case for more bold thinking and willingness to push for lasting foreign policy change, pointing to the authority displayed in ending the war in Afghanistan as an ambitious approach to be replicated. More about our expert

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Jan 20, 2022

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, […]

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Jan 20, 2022

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 […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Garlauskas quoted in Politico on the Biden administration’s North Korea policy

On January 20, 2022, Markus Garlauskas was quoted in a Politico article that discussed and evaluated the Biden administration’s policy towards North Korea. Garlauskas highlighted Pyongyang’s intentions to resume ICBM launch testing, stating that “North Korea appears to have been trying to fully establish the right international conditions for a resumption of ICBM launches for […]

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Jan 20, 2022

Pakistan’s new National Security Policy: A step in the right direction

By Rabia Akhtar

It is heartening that the NSP has created a discourse in Pakistan where common citizens are questioning the government about their rightful place in the national security policy. Implementation of the NSP will take a whole-of-government approach, and sectoral reforms will be critical if the policy objectives set in the NSP are to be achieved. 

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New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2022

Pakistan’s ‘Praetorian’ state is a troubling model for a Taliban-led Afghanistan

By Ben Acheson

If the Taliban emulates Pakistan’s Praetorian model, it will further erode all work done to grow a healthy Afghan civil society and develop civilian institutions.

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Jan 20, 2022

Kroenig and Cimmino reflect on President Biden’s approach to dictators

By Atlantic Council

On January 20, The Dispatch published a piece by Matthew Kroenig and Jeffrey Cimmino reflecting on how President Biden has approached authoritarian rivals during his first year in office. They argue that the president has been tough on China, but has not adequately confronted Russia, Iran, or international terrorism.

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Jan 19, 2022

Azodi quoted in Al-Monitor on Iran’s potential recognition of Afghanistan’s Taliban government

By Atlantic Council

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Jan 19, 2022

Fulton in Responsible Statecraft: Do China’s ties to the Mideast run deep?

By Atlantic Council

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