North Korea Gets Caught Again. Now What?

New Atlanticist
Mar 31, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

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Josh Lipsky, Ananya Kumar

From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.

China
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North Korea Gets Caught Again. Now What?

New Atlanticist
Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By
Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.

Economy & Business
India

North Korea Gets Caught Again. Now What?

New Atlanticist
Mar 25, 2025

Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

By
Kitsch Liao

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.

China
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Content

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2018

North Korea Gets Caught Again. Now What?

By Todd Rosenblum

North Korea was caught again. The Washington Post reported on July 30 that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is still constructing long-range missiles capable of reaching the US homeland. This may not be a technical violation of Pyongyang’s agreements with the United States, but it is significant. North Korea has been riding high […]

Korea

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2018

Is North Korea Really Committed to Peace?

By David Wemer

US intelligence officials believe that North Korea is continuing to build new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), despite North Korean leader Kim Jung Un’s promise to work towards denuclearization after a summit with US President Donald J. Trump in June. The intelligence findings, which were reported by The Washington Post on July 30, raise questions about […]

Korea

In the News

Jul 31, 2018

Ahmad in the National Interest: Afghanistan: Recovering from the Brink of Economic Collapse?

By Javid Ahmad

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Afghanistan Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2018

A Free and Open Indo-Pacific

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Trump administration has turned its attention squarely toward the Indo-Pacific, with one eye firmly on an increasingly assertive China. In a significant policy speech in Washington on July 30, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States seeks “partnership, not domination,” in the Indo-Pacific. In a thinly veiled reference to China, Pompeo […]

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jul 30, 2018

Manning in The Hill: Test Kim’s intentions to find out if this time is different

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

Inflection Points

Jul 29, 2018

China’s ‘Project of the Century’ vs. Trump’s good week

By Frederick Kempe

The fact that Chinese experts themselves compare the project to the era-shaping U.S. Marshall Plan after World War II—except far bigger and with more global reach—provides the context for our times.  

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 28, 2018

Pham Joins CGTN to Discuss Chinese President Xi’s Africa Tour

By Peter Pham

Watch the full discussion here.

Africa China

In the News

Jul 27, 2018

Manning Quoted in US News on China’s Technology Sector

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jul 27, 2018

Manning Joins VOA Korea to Discuss North Korea and Denuclearization

By Robert A. Manning

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jul 27, 2018

Kroenig Quoted in WJLA on Recent Diplomatic Efforts Between the US and North Korea

By Matthew Kroenig

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Laura Updegrove

Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative

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Shawn Creamer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Kayla T. Orta

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