Indo-Pacific

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 […]

Slavin quoted in TRT World on Taliban-Iran relations

By Atlantic Council

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

Younus in Profit by Pakistan Today: Riding disruption

By Atlantic Council

Riaz joins the London School of Economics’ South Asia Centre to discuss the role of apologies in addressing humanitarian crimes

By South Asia Center

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 […]