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Feb 11, 2019

Bell in The National Business: For Energy Markets, Geopolitical Risk is the New Normal

By Randolph Bell

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New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2019

#StrongerWithAllies: This Icelander helps improve lives of Afghan women

By Hal Foster

“It’s very important to put the issue of gender-based violence and women’s rights front and center every day in how we train soldiers, in how we operate in the field, and how soldiers interact with civilians when they find themselves in combat zones," said Alfred Perla Baldursdottir.

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In the News

Feb 7, 2019

Feng in Foreign Policy: We can’t tell if Chinese firms work for the party

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, 2019, Ashley Feng published a piece in Foreign Policy on the difficulties created by the “dangerously blurred” lines between private and state-owned firms in China.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2019

Trump-Kim summit: The Vietnam edition

By Ashish Kumar Sen

"The United States should facilitate denuclearization by maintaining a simultaneous and paralleled approach to seek diplomatic engagement and pressure," said Miyeon Oh, director of the Asia Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Security and Strategy.

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In the News

Feb 4, 2019

Kasperek Joins Cheddar to Discuss China Trade Talks

By Marie Kasperek

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New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2019

With an eye on IMF loan, Pakistan proposes tax reforms

By Sahir Amlani

The tax measures would be Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s second set of fiscal reforms since taking power in July 2018. 

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New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2019

India’s data localization efforts could do more harm than good

By Kalika Likhi

India’s move toward data localization, while timely and justifiable given numerous global data breaches and privacy scandals, is largely ineffective in protecting user data. The benefits do not outweigh costs.

India Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2019

Getting peace right in Afghanistan: A political solution to a military problem

By Thang Tran, Leo Blanken, and Philip Swintek

The path to the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will be political and it will be in the hands of the Afghans.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 30, 2019

The US-China feud is about much more than trade

By Barbara C. Matthews

With the ninety-day negotiating window quickly running out and with expected February action by the United States regarding foreign automobile tariffs, the stakes are high.

China Trade and tariffs

IranSource

Jan 30, 2019

Can Iran Help Reach a Lasting Peace in Afghanistan?

By Fatemeh Aman

Progress has been reported in peace talks between US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban, but without the participation of the Afghan government, it seems premature to assume that an agreement will be reached soon. Could Iran play a constructive role in achieving an end to America’s longest war? Despite their lack of diplomatic relations and enduring hostility, […]

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