Robert A. Manning


Robert A. Manning is a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center and its Reimagining Grand Strategy Program.

Articles by Robert A. Manning
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to a crowd in Dong Dang, Vietnam on March 2. (Carl Court/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to a crowd in Dong Dang, Vietnam on March 2. (Carl Court/Getty Images)
U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province on July 7. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province on July 7. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)
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.
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.
The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, under contusion in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, on Feb. 8. (AFP/Getty Images)
The China Maldives Friendship Bridge, under contusion in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, on Feb. 8. (AFP/Getty Images)
A loaded cargo ship in Shanghai on Dec. 6, 2017. (AFP/Getty Images)
A loaded cargo ship in Shanghai on Dec. 6, 2017. (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)
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)
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)
This picture taken on September 13, 2016 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 14, 2016 shows North Korean military offiers and citizens holding a rally to celebrate the September 9 nuclear warhead test in Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang. 
North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time, South Korea's defence ministry said on September 12, just days after Pyongyang sparked worldwide condemnation with its fifth and most powerful test. / AFP / KCNA / KNS / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT   ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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This picture taken on September 13, 2016 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 14, 2016 shows North Korean military offiers and citizens holding a rally to celebrate the September 9 nuclear warhead test in Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang. North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time, South Korea's defence ministry said on September 12, just days after Pyongyang sparked worldwide condemnation with its fifth and most powerful test. / AFP / KCNA / KNS / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 7: US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with China's President Xi Jinping (R) as they sit next to Chinese vice premiers Liu Yandong (R) and  US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew (L) at the Great Hall of the People at the end of the eight round of U.S-China strategic and economic dialogues on June 7, 2016 in Beijing, China. Kerry has been in China for talks on a variety of issues including seeking diplomatic solutions for the South China Sea. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri - Pool/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 7: US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with China's President Xi Jinping (R) as they sit next to Chinese vice premiers Liu Yandong (R) and US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew (L) at the Great Hall of the People at the end of the eight round of U.S-China strategic and economic dialogues on June 7, 2016 in Beijing, China. Kerry has been in China for talks on a variety of issues including seeking diplomatic solutions for the South China Sea. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri - Pool/Getty Images)
WENZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12:  (CHINA OUT) STO express crew deal with express packages at assembly line on November 12, 2014 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province of China. Online shopping websites offered massive discounts on Singles' Day (November 11) every year, which brings huge pressure to China's express delivery business during that day. The e-commerce giant Taobao reached a sales volume of 57.1 billion RMB (about 9.3 billion USD) during Singles' Day in 2014.  (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
WENZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: (CHINA OUT) STO express crew deal with express packages at assembly line on November 12, 2014 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province of China. Online shopping websites offered massive discounts on Singles' Day (November 11) every year, which brings huge pressure to China's express delivery business during that day. The e-commerce giant Taobao reached a sales volume of 57.1 billion RMB (about 9.3 billion USD) during Singles' Day in 2014. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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