Robert A. Manning

Robert A. Manning is a distinguished fellow with the Strategic Foresight Hub at the Stimson Center, where he works on its global foresight and China programs.

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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)
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

Elephants in the Room
Robert A. Manning
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)
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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Robert A. Manning, James Przystup
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Does Trump Want a 19th-Century World Order?

Elephants in the Room
Robert A. Manning, James Przystup
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The Next North Korea Debate

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning
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How to Explain Xi Jinping’s Mounting Foreign-Policy Failures

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning, James Przystup
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The China Market Status Dilemma

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning
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Will China Join Its North Korean Ally in Splendid Isolation?

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning, James Przystup
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What Type of Great Power Does China Want to Be?

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning
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What Does Putin Want?

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning
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Is It Time for the U.S. to Rethink Its Approach to the Middle East?

Shadow Government 2009-2017
Robert A. Manning
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New Beginning? What a Modi Victory Means for India and the U.S.

The South Asia Channel
James C. Clad , Robert A. Manning
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A Tale of Two Asias

Argument
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Robert A. Manning
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