Robert A. Manning

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

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A man stands next to a glowing electric vehicle charging station as he plugs in his car at night.
A man stands next to a glowing electric vehicle charging station as he plugs in his car at night.

Is Biden Deferring the Green Transition to Contain China?
Argument
Robert A. Manning
Security officials walk with dogs in Tiananmen Square.
Security officials walk with dogs in Tiananmen Square.

China Is Gaslighting the Developing World
Argument
Robert A. Manning
Children and women run among a cloud of dust in Ethiopia
Children and women run among a cloud of dust in Ethiopia

The World’s Biggest Risks for 2024 Are More Than Trump
Analysis
Robert A. Manning, Mathew Burrows
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L), U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) arrive for a joint news conference following three-way talks at Camp David in Maryland.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L), U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) arrive for a joint news conference following three-way talks at Camp David in Maryland.

Biden’s Trilateral Summit Was Aimed More at Pyongyang Than Beijing
Argument
Robert A. Manning
U.S. President Joe Biden sits at a desk with his chin resting on his clasped hands. Biden holds a highlighter and has an array of papers front of him, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is visible on the screen of a monitor over Biden's shoulder.
U.S. President Joe Biden sits at a desk with his chin resting on his clasped hands. Biden holds a highlighter and has an array of papers front of him, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is visible on the screen of a monitor over Biden's shoulder.

Washington’s Supposed Consensus on China Is an Illusion
Argument
Robert A. Manning
A large full moon appears against a dark blue sky in the background of a slope near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia on April 7.
A large full moon appears against a dark blue sky in the background of a slope near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia on April 7.

Who Owns the Moon?
Argument
Robert A. Manning
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting.

Washington Is Missing a Chance to Turn China Against Russia
Argument
Robert A. Manning, Yun Sun
A man kneels in front of a grave near Section 60 at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29.
A man kneels in front of a grave near Section 60 at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29.

Disaster Isn’t Always Around the Corner for America
Argument
Robert A. Manning
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 15, 2021.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 15, 2021.

Locking China Out of the Global Order Could Backfire
Argument
Robert A. Manning
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence.

The U.S. Can’t Afford a Double Cold War
Argument
Mathew Burrows, Robert A. Manning
Biden sits at a desk next to a TV monitor showing Xi Jinping also seated at a desk.
Biden sits at a desk next to a TV monitor showing Xi Jinping also seated at a desk.

The U.S.-China Relationship Has Entered a New Phase
Analysis
Robert A. Manning
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The U.S. Doesn’t Need China’s Collapse to Win
Response
Robert A. Manning
In a photo released by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on May 11, 2018, a Taiwanese Air Force fighter jet flies near a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber that reportedly flew over the Luzon Strait south of Taiwan during an exercise.
In a photo released by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on May 11, 2018, a Taiwanese Air Force fighter jet flies near a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber that reportedly flew over the Luzon Strait south of Taiwan during an exercise.

Beijing’s Welcome Gift to Biden: More Threats and Tensions
Shadow Government
Robert A. Manning, Patrick M. Cronin
Chinese soldiers
Chinese soldiers

The United States Can Negotiate With a China Driven More by Power Than Ideology
Argument
Robert A. Manning
A Chinese rocket launches
A Chinese rocket launches

The U.S. Finally Has a Sputnik Moment With China
Argument
Robert A. Manning
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