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Aug 8, 2017

Wormuth Joins MSNBC to Discuss Trump’s Afghanistan Policy

By Christine Wormuth

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Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Aug 8, 2017

Democracy in Doubt

By Elizabeth Ball

Beijing’s disregard for twenty-year-old agreement raises questions about Hong Kong’s future Beijing’s disregard for an agreement that ensures Hong Kong’s basic freedoms raises doubts about the future of democracy in this Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom (UK) handed Hong Kong back to China, ending […]

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In the News

Aug 8, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss the Impact of Trump’s Comments Regarding North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

Aug 8, 2017

Manning Quoted in CNBC on Decrease of South Korean ETFs

By Robert Manning

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Korea

New Atlanticist

Aug 3, 2017

Pakistan’s Reform Moment

By Nadeem Ul Haque

Pakistan is once again in the news with the dismissal of its prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, by the supreme court over a corruption case. This development is not unusual in a country with a history of democratically-elected governments being hobbled by incompetence and corruption. Pakistan has also seen three military coups and has been under […]

Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2017

Will the Trump Administration Address the GCC-North Korea Nexus?

By Giorgio Cafiero and Theodore Karasik

Several recent articles on North Korea’s relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have drawn this Northeast Asian country into an ongoing crisis within the bloc. From Washington’s perspective, GCC-North Korea relations threaten to undermine US efforts to isolate Pyongyang and squeeze it economically in response to its belligerent behavior marked by the recent […]

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In the News

Aug 1, 2017

Fishman Joins MSNBC to Discuss Russia Sanctions Bill and North Korea

By Edward Fishman

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Article

Jul 31, 2017

A Next Generation Perspective on the Future of the Korea-US Relationship

By Alex Ward

Read the Publication (PDF) It is no secret that China and the United States have different opinions about world order. South Korea, meanwhile, is caught in the middle of these two great powers who want to push their weight around the global stage. South Korea has always sought to balance relations between the two countries, […]

Korea

Defense Industrialist

Jul 31, 2017

Maybe not so rare after all

By James Hasik

As the long term prognosis for the rare-earths business shows, the administration should move carefully in “strengthening supply chain resiliency.” On 21 July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “assessing and strengthening the manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chain resiliency of the United States.” Within 270 days, the departments of defense, commerce, […]

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In the News

Jul 29, 2017

Manning and Pavel Quoted by the New York Times on North Korea’s ICBM Capabilities

By Barry Pavel and Robert Manning

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Korea

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