Robert A. Manning

Robert A. Manning is a senior fellow of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. He served as a senior counselor to the undersecretary of state for global affairs from 2001 to 2004, as a member of the U.S. Department of State Policy Planning Staff from 2004 to 2008, and on the National Intelligence Council’s Strategic Futures Group from 2008 to 2012. Follow him on Twitter at: @Rmanning4
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U.S. President Donald Trump (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) pose for photos before attending the Northeast Asia Security Dinner at the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017.

With North Korea, Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
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The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, under contusion in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, on Feb. 8. (AFP/Getty Images)

Is Abdulla Yameen Handing Over the Maldives to China?
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A loaded cargo ship in Shanghai on Dec. 6, 2017. (AFP/Getty Images)

Will Global Trade Survive 2018?
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila on Nov. 13. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

Australia Is Worried About America’s Ability to Lead
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General Joseph Dunford (L), the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, listens to China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Andy Wong (Photo credit should read ANDY WONG/AFP/Getty Images)

Stop the South China Sea Charade
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