Content

In the News

Jan 15, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Comments on the One China Policy

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China

In the News

Jan 14, 2017

Gopalaswamy and Handjani in the National Interest: Can Iran and India Turn the Page?

By Bharath Gopalaswamy and Amir Handjani

Read full article here.

India Iran

In the News

Jan 13, 2017

Manning Quoted by Voice of America on President-Elect Trump and the South China Sea

By Nike Ching

Read the full article here.

China

In the News

Jan 12, 2017

Manning in the National Interest: China and the Perils of Improvisation

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

China

New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2017

Democrats Making a Mistake by Looking for a ‘Scapegoat’ for Clinton’s Loss, says Trump Advisor

By Ashish Kumar Sen

A senior national security advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump said on January 10 that the Democrats are making a mistake by looking for a “scapegoat” on which to blame Hillary Clinton’s presidential election defeat. “For anybody who wants to blame the loss of Hillary Clinton or the Democrats… you are making a mistake if […]

China Economy & Business

Defense Industrialist

Jan 11, 2017

“Unleash us from the tether of fuel”

By Greg Douquet

Mattis put his faith in the 3rd Marine Air Wing’s ability to defeat Saddam’s formations surrounding Baghdad, and accepted the risk that his force might not achieve its objectives before running out of fuel. In later testimony, Mattis reflected back on the compromising situation of the “March Up,” as well as on the cost of increased fuel demand during the counter-insurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the future, he stated, the military must be “unleashed from the tether of fuel.” Mattis had seen the future imperative to change our sources of energy for military operations.

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2017

Trump’s National Security Advisor Seeks to Reassure Allies

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President-elect Donald Trump’s national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, on January 10 sought to reassure US allies of the incoming administration’s commitment to alliances. Flynn said the incoming National Security Council’s mission, guided by Trump’s vision to “make America great again,” will be supported by an overarching policy of “peace through […]

China European Union

In the News

Jan 10, 2017

Trump & Obama Aides, Experts Weigh America’s Global Role

Read the full article here.

China European Union

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2017

Donald Trump: A Bull in a China Shop?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

China could retaliate in several ways that would cause serious damage to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump were to overplay his hand with the Asian nation, according to an Asia expert at the Atlantic Council. Noting that Trump has a “grotesquely inflated sense of American leverage,” Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow with […]

China

In the News

Jan 9, 2017

Burrows Quoted by Financial Times on Donald Trump and Future of US Alliances

By Mathew J. Burrows

Read full article here.

China Russia

Experts

Events