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Feb 25, 2025

Martin Mühleisen testifies to House Committee on Financial Services on the role of multilateral financial institutions in competition with China

By Martin Mühleisen

On February 25, Senior Fellow Martin Mühleisen testified to the House Committee on Financial Services at a hearing titled, "Examining Policies to Counter China" 

China Economy & Business

Testimony

Feb 21, 2025

Kimberly Donovan testifies to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on the Axis of Autocracy

By Kimberly Donovan

On February 20, Economic Statecraft Initiative Director Kimberly Donovan testified to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission at a hearing titled, "An Axis of Autocracy? China's Relations with Russia, Iran, and North Korea."

China Economic Sanctions

Testimony

Feb 18, 2025

Matthew Kroenig testifies to the House Committee on Homeland Security on China’s strategic port investments in the Western Hemisphere 

On February 11, 2025, Atlantic Council Vice President and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Senior Director Matthew Kroenig testified before the US House Committee on Homeland Security on China’s strategic port investments in the Western Hemisphere, drawing on recommendations from the Atlantic Council Strategy Paper titled A Strategy to Counter Malign Chinese and Russian […]

China Infrastructure Protection

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Feb 6, 2025

IEA’s Fatih Birol on the state of nuclear energy advancement around the world

By Atlantic Council

The International Energy Agency executive director spoke at an Atlantic Council Front Page event about cooperation among governments and the energy industry on nuclear energy.

Energy & Environment Nuclear Energy

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Feb 4, 2025

Jonathan Wilkinson: US and Canada need to ‘walk back from the brink’ and find new ways to cooperate—including on energy

By Atlantic Council

At an Atlantic Council event, the Canadian energy minister made the case for a US-Canada alliance on energy and minerals.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Testimony

Jan 31, 2025

Melanie Hart testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on China’s malign influence

By Melanie Hart

On January 30, Global China Hub Senior Director Melanie Hart testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing titled, “The malign influence of the People’s Republic of China at home and abroad: Recommendations for policy makers.” Below are her prepared remarks. Senator Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the committee, thank you […]

China Economy & Business

Podcast

Jan 30, 2025

“No, really”: American PMCs in Gaza

By Alia Brahimi

Host Alia Brahimi chats with modern warfare expert Andreas Krieg about the sudden deployment of three private military companies to the Netzarim corridor in the Gaza Strip.

Conflict Crisis Management

EnergySource

Jan 29, 2025

What China’s BYD really wants from EV investments in Mexico

By Haley Nelson

BYD, the world's largest EV manufacturer, is moving forward with plans to build a manufacturing plant in Mexico despite the country's ongoing trade friction with the US. This decision signals a wider strategy to embed Chinese influence in Mexico's energy infrastructure, given BYD's potential to dominate the market.

China Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Jan 29, 2025

Bigger than the Berlin Airlift: How NATO’s natural gas shut down a key Russian pipeline 

By Simon Lomax, Morgan Bazilian, and Greg Clough

NATO's formidable defense of Europe against Russian energy aggression has shut down one of the last natural gas connections between the EU and Russia. These efforts are reminiscent of the 1948 Berlin Airlift, and mark a moment in geopolitics, energy security, and climate progress that merits celebration.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

EnergySource

Jan 27, 2025

DOGE should use AI to fix environmental review

By William Yancey Brown

The National Environmental Policy Act's (NEPA) often lengthy process can delay crucial development projects and job creation. To address this, Trump’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency should leverage AI technologies to accelerate environmental reviews, modernizing the administration of NEPA.

Artificial Intelligence Energy & Environment