Cunningham on Taliban Leader’s Death

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

Cunningham on Taliban Leader’s Death

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

Cunningham on Taliban Leader’s Death

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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In the News

Jul 30, 2015

Cunningham on Taliban Leader’s Death

By James B. Cunningham

The New York Times quotes Zalmay Khalilzad Chair on Afghanistan and Resident Senior Fellow James B. Cunningham on the death of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the secretive leader of the Taliban:

Afghanistan Pakistan

In the News

Jul 30, 2015

Tanchum: The New Nuclear Race

By Micha'el Tanchum

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum writes for Asia and the Pacific Policy Society Forum on China’s competition with Russia in the Middle East market for nuclear technology:

China Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 29, 2015

Will Mullah Omar’s Death Doom Peace Process?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s James B. Cunningham says questions already being raised about authority of Afghan militants’ representatives Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s death could call into question the Taliban’s leadership and undermine the Afghan government’s efforts to jumpstart a peace process with the militant group, says the Atlantic Council’s James B. Cunningham. The Taliban July 30 confirmed […]

Afghanistan Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Jul 29, 2015

China Loses in Battle with Spartans

By Samantha Juster

It was quite a sight: 100 shirtless men dressed as Spartans parading down the streets of Sanlitun, Beijing’s foremost bar and expat district, in order to promote the first anniversary of the salad restaurant Sweetie Salad. Sadly, the parade did not end well. The men, almost all of them tall, muscular Westerners, were arrested for […]

China

In the News

Jul 28, 2015

Metzl on Chinese Economy

By Jamie Metzl

CNN interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl about the recent volatility of the Chinese economy:

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2015

Japan’s Energy Strategy for a Post-Fukushima World

By Anand Raghuraman

In June, Japanese energy officials released an eagerly anticipated draft report outlining plans for the country’s 2030 energy mix. Here’s the proposed breakdown:

Japan

In the News

Jul 23, 2015

The Fuse Features Atlantic Council Event on the Future of Energy Markets

By Atlantic Council

The Fuse quotes Crescent Petroleum CEO Majid Jafar from an Atlantic Council event on the importance of oil demand and infrastructure development, not only in the Middle East, but also Asia: 

Indo-Pacific Middle East

In the News

Jul 23, 2015

Manning: Why We Don’t Need Another George Kennan

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Nikkei Asian Review on why US China strategy should be based on counterbalancing, not containment:

China

In the News

Jul 23, 2015

Manning: North Korea’s Political Famines

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning cowrites for the Wall Street Journal about why North Korea is able to produce ever more ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons yet is unable to feed its people:

Korea

Event Recap

Jul 22, 2015

A private briefing on US-Pakistan relations with Her Excellency Hina Rabbani Khar, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan

By Ben Polsky

Speaking at an Atlantic Council briefing, Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan Her Excellency Hina Rabbani Khar offered her unique perspective on “the broad trends prevailing in Pakistan” including the recent talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in Murree, the Iran deal impact in Pakistan, the status quo of Indo-Pak relations, and the state […]

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