The United States’ ‘Horrible Options’ for Dealing with North Korea

New Atlanticist
Mar 31, 2025

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

By
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
Digital Currencies

The United States’ ‘Horrible Options’ for Dealing with North Korea

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

The United States’ ‘Horrible Options’ for Dealing with North Korea

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
East Asia

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New Atlanticist

Sep 6, 2017

The United States’ ‘Horrible Options’ for Dealing with North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen

With Kim Jong-un ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, US President Donald J. Trump is left with two “horrible” options to deal with the threat posed by the North Korean regime, according to Atlantic Council board member and a former acting and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Michael Morell. Acknowledging that […]

Japan Korea

In the News

Sep 3, 2017

Manning in Global Times: Trump’s Afghan Strategy: Old Wine, New Bottles

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan

In the News

Sep 3, 2017

Metzl in CNN: Trump Has Made a Bad North Korea Situation Even Worse

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Sep 1, 2017

Ahmad and Gopalaswamy in The Hill: India Has a Featured Role in Trump’s New Afghan Plan

By Javid Ahmad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan India

In the News

Aug 31, 2017

McFate in POLITICO: I Was a Mercenary. Trust Me: Erik Prince’s Plan is Garbage.

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Aug 30, 2017

Kroenig Quoted in ABC News on the Threat Posed by North Korean Missiles

By Matthew Kroenig

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 29, 2017

Castello-Catchot Quoted in Clarin on Trump’s Policy Toward North Korea

By Carles Castello-Catchot

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Korea

New Atlanticist

Aug 29, 2017

North Korea Tests Donald Trump

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korea’s missile test over Japan on August 29 came “perilously close” to being an act of war; the question now is how will US President Donald J. Trump react, said the Atlantic Council’s Robert A. Manning. In response to past North Korean missile tests, Trump vowed to rain down “fire and fury”  on the […]

Japan Korea

In the News

Aug 29, 2017

Kroenig Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Escalating Tensions with North Korea

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full discussion here.

Korea

In the News

Aug 28, 2017

Ullman in UPI: No Good Choices In ‘Ungrateful Volcano’ of Afghanistan

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan
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