Experts

Staff

Rayhan Asat

Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, China Lead

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Central Asia China

Staff

Elise Baker

Senior Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Extremism

Fellow

Vik Bakshi

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

Fellow

Denver Barrows 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

Fellow

Allison Bennett Irion

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy

Fellow

George Bonner

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Renewables & Advanced Energy
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Content

Fast Thinking

Dec 16, 2020

How the Federal Reserve just set the terms for the 2021 recovery

By Nitya Biyani and Ole Moehr

This year was perhaps the most ambitious in the history of the US Federal Reserve. To weather the financial effects of the pandemic, the Fed kept interest rates low and injected an unprecedented amount of funds into the economy.

Economy & Business United States and Canada

Fast Thinking

Dec 16, 2020

FAST THINKING: The Fed caps its most important year ever

By Atlantic Council

The Fed increased QE to unprecedented levels to keep financial fallout from the pandemic at bay. That, combined with the Fed’s move to lower its benchmark interest rate to zero, made this the most important year in the history of US monetary policy.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Dec 16, 2020

Nia in Dawn MENA: Can Mohammad bin Salman Be Held Accountable in Canadian Courts?
Iran Politics & Diplomacy

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Guidelines for implementation

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

This strategy proposes a clear and comprehensive plan for competition with China. While it is possible to implement this strategy piecemeal, the various elements of the strategy are mutually reinforcing.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Strengths and weaknesses of the principal competitors

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

The development of a good strategy for any competition should begin with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the principal competitors.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Defend likeminded allies and partners and the rules-based system from China and impose costs on China when it violates international standards

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

In addition to strengthening themselves to compete with China, likeminded allies and partners must be prepared to defend themselves and the rules-based international system from threatening Chinese behavior.

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Dec 16, 2020

Elements of the strategy

By Jeffrey Cimmino, Matthew Kroenig

To achieve the strategy's goals, likeminded allies and partners should follow a three-part strategy for China: Strengthen, Defend, and Engage.

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.

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Events

Public Event Tue, September 23, 2025 • 3:30 pm ET

Spain’s foreign minister on Madrid’s approach to European and global security

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno shares Spain's strategy for Europe, NATO's southern flank, and the transatlantic alliance.

Europe & Eurasia NATO Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense