Content

In the News

May 12, 2018

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Chinese Trade Officials Visit to Washington

By Jamie Metzl

Read the full article here

China Economy & Business

Event Recap

May 11, 2018

Spiraling US-China trade tensions: What are the implications for Latin America and the world?

On Wednesday, May 9th, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with HSBC, hosted an event titled “Spiraling US-China Trade Tensions and the Implications for Latin America and the World.”  The event featured a keynote conversation with former US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, moderated by […]

China Latin America

In the News

May 11, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Axios on China’s Long Game for Middle East Influence

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here

China Iran

New Atlanticist

May 10, 2018

In Malaysia, a Win for Democracy

By HuiHui Ooi

Tun Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister on May 10 after an astonishing electoral victory that stunned many Malaysians and the world. The ninety-two-year-old is now the world’s oldest leader. Mahathir’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition trounced incumbent prime minister, Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in general elections held on May 9. […]

Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 10, 2018

Ahmad Quoted in Al Jazeera on Islamic Scholars Meeting to Bring Peace to Afghanistan

By Javid Ahmad

Read the full article here

Afghanistan

In the News

May 10, 2018

Slavin Quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Trump’s Showmanship on Iran and North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here

Iran Korea

Article

May 9, 2018

Infographics on Latin America-China trade: An asymmetric tale

By Sean Miner

Over the past decade, Latin America has vastly expanded its exports to China, which are now approximately $100 billion annually. These exports are primarily focused on raw goods and unprocessed goods, mainly: soybeans, iron ore, crude oil, and copper.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2018

The Phony Stage of a Looming Trade War?

By Marie Kasperek

The US government recently sent a large delegation to China in hopes of averting a looming trade war with a major economic competitor. While the intent of the May 2-4 meetings was laudable, it failed to produce any significant outcomes. Negotiators—including US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, US […]

China

In the News

May 9, 2018

Manning Quoted in VOA on the Release of American Prisoners from North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here

Korea

New Atlanticist

May 9, 2018

North Korea Releases Three US Prisoners

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump announced in a Twitter post on May 9 that North Korea has released three American prisoners. Trump said the three men, all US citizens of Korean descent, were freed during US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Pyongyang on May 9. Trump tweeted on May 9 that Pompeo was […]

Korea

Experts

Events