Robert A. Manning

Robert A. Manning is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He previously served in the State Department as a senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific (1989-93) and on the Secretary’s policy planning staff (2004-08).

Commentary

Security

There's No North Korea Crisis

| 04.12.13

Kim Jong-un, like his father before him, threatens the world with military farce.

Economics

Forget Asia – Time to Pivot to Europe

| 02.01.13

A United States-European Union free-trade proposal will be a big opportunity for the Obama administration.

Global Governance

China's Bad Diplomacy

| 12.17.12

Beijing's provocations could lead to self-containment.

Economics

Russia's Murky Energy Future

| 11.27.12

The Rosneft-BP deal could be a major obstacle to economic modernization and diversity.

Society

Behind Sino-Japanese Tensions

| 11.13.12

The island disputes are rooted in old wounds, not in rocks and resources.