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May 1, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: What is the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea?

By Atlantic Council

On May 1, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they debate the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea, with Kroenig arguing that this scenario opens the door to a denuclearized […]

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May 1, 2020

Bryza quoted in TRTWorld on US versus China during the COVID-19 crisis

By Atlantic Council

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May 1, 2020

Feng and Saha in China Brief: Global supply chains, economic decoupling, and US-China relations, part 2: The view from the People’s Republic of China

By Atlantic Council

On May 1, 2020, Ashley Feng and Sagatom Saha published a piece in The Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief.

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May 1, 2020

Manning quoted in Ozy on Kim Jong Un’s disappearance from public view

By Atlantic Council

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May 1, 2020

Nawaz joins the University of Lahore’s School of Integrated Social Sciences to discuss Pakistan-U.S. Relations

By Atlantic Council

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May 1, 2020

How to make a bad situation much worse: Run from Afghanistan because of the virus

By James B Cunningham, Hugo Llorens, Richard Olson, Ronald E. Neumann, and Earl Anthony Wayne

Recent news reports suggest that US President Donald J. Trump is seriously considering withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan because of concerns relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). There are arguments for the United States to stay and to go, but this is a bad one on every count. Our troops will be exposed to COVID-19 wherever they are. In Afghanistan, our military presence is key to the strategy the Trump administration has been laboring to implement to foment peace.

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Apr 30, 2020

Pavel and Engelke in Euronews: Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson

By Atlantic Council

If another country accidentally unleashed a weapon of mass destruction, and it killed almost 200,000 people worldwide (including 60,000 Americans), there would be international outrage and urgent calls for that country to cease any and all activities related to that weapon and to conform to new, strict, immediate measures for transparency and constraints. Unfortunately, despite […]

China Coronavirus

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Apr 30, 2020

Engelke in CBS News about Post-Covid scenarios

By Atlantic Council

China Coronavirus

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Apr 30, 2020

Riaz as a panelist at the Center for International Private Enterprise: Assessing COVID-19 Control Measures & Prospects for Socio-Economic Recovery

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 30, 2020

Loose cobras: DPRK regime succession and uncertain control over offensive cyber capabilities

By JD Work

Unconfirmed rumors surfaced in mid April 2020 regarding the potential incapacitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leading to speculation about the ramifications of a sudden transition of leadership in Pyongyang. These rumors raise serious concerns over the stability of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) control of offensive cyber operations capabilities.

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