Experts

Fellow

Priya Pillai

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Joshua Hotvet

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

Fellow

Rolando Mattar

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

Fellow

Tom Wotka

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

Fellow

Kalle Meehan

Women Leader in Energy and Climate Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

Fellow

Saagarika Thanvi

Women Leader in Energy and Climate Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment
Load More

Content

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Strategic context: The rules-based international system

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

The post-World War II, rules-based international system, led by likeminded allies and partners, has produced unprecedented levels of peace, prosperity, and freedom, but it is coming under increasing strain. A foremost challenge to the system is the return of great-power competition with revisionist, autocratic states—especially China.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Strengthen likeminded allies and partners and the rules-based international system

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

Likeminded allies and partners must strengthen themselves, their alliances, and the rules-based system for a new era of great-power competition.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Engage China from a position of strength to cooperate on shared interests and incorporate China into an adapted rules-based system

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

As they compete, likeminded allies and partners should look for opportunities to collaborate with China on areas of mutual interests.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Other aspects of the strategic context

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

The COVID-19 pandemic, shifts in the global balance of power, a loss of confidence in the West, and other challenges are straining the rules-based international system.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

The goals of the strategy

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

Any good strategy must begin with a clear set of objectives, but likeminded allies and partners have not yet articulated a clear set of goals for their competition with China.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Assumptions of the strategy

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

Previous strategies toward China have been built on certain assumptions, and this strategy is no different.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

The China opportunity

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

Despite serious conflicts of interest, there are several areas in which cooperation with China is necessary to advance likeminded allies and partners’ interests.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

The China challenge

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

China presents a serious challenge to likeminded allies and partners, and to the rules-based system. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has launched itself on a more confrontational course.

Fast Thinking

Dec 15, 2020

FAST THINKING: Why the new Russian hacks are a game-changer

By Atlantic Council

The bad news keeps coming about the scope of a suspected Russian hack: The US Department of Homeland Security was compromised, in addition to the State, Treasury, and Commerce Departments and parts of the Pentagon. What's going on?

Cybersecurity Russia
AlertaVenezuela email banner

#AlertaVenezuela

Dec 15, 2020

#AlertaVenezuela: December 15, 2020

By Atlantic Council's DFRLab

Pro-Maduro accounts used the hashtag #FiltraronLaConsulta to claim falsely that the “people’s consultation,” a referendum organized by Juan Guaidó was insecure and hackers leaked voters’ identification data.

Disinformation Venezuela
Load More

Events

Public Event Thu, July 24, 2025 • 4:15 pm ET

SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on mission integration in the defense ecosystem

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley discusses the role of mission integrators in today's defense industrial base and the future of the US defense ecosystem.

Defense Industry Defense Policy Defense Technologies Security & Defense