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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2024

Our experts decode policymakers’ plans for the global economy at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts were on the ground at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to analyze whether the Bretton Woods institutions can guide the world through an uncertain recovery.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Fast Thinking

Apr 13, 2024

Will Iran’s unprecedented strike on Israel lead to a regional war?

By Atlantic Council

Iranian forces launched more than two hundred drones and missiles against Israel. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might happen next.

Conflict Iran

Strategic Insights Memo

Apr 12, 2024

Digesting the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference’s outcomes and implications for US-China 5G competition

By Ngor Luong

In February 2024, the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub convened a group of policy and industry experts for a private workshop to examine the outcomes of the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) held in Dubai from November 20 to December 15, 2023, as well as to discuss China’s ambitions for leadership in 5G technology and its economic and security implications for the United States, its allies, and partners. This memorandum captures key insights from the workshop.

China Technology & Innovation

Inflection Points Today

Apr 12, 2024

IMF managing director: ‘Think of the unthinkable’

By Frederick Kempe

Speaking at the Atlantic Council, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva shared why there are plenty of things to worry about in the global economy.

Economy & Business International Financial Institutions

New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2024

IMF head Kristalina Georgieva on how to avoid ‘the Tepid Twenties’ for the global economy

By Katherine Golden

“Making the right policy choices will define the future of the world economy,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at the Atlantic Council.

China Financial Regulation

Inflection Points Today

Apr 10, 2024

Why attention must refocus on Iran

By Frederick Kempe

The most effective way to address Iran’s regional ambitions is to return as quickly as possible to the path of normalization between Israel and modernizing Arab states.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

China-MENA Podcast

Apr 8, 2024

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping and Its Impact on MENA

By Atlantic Council

Steve Tsang joins us to explore Xi Jinping's political philosophy from Xi's speeches and personal writings and how it propels a new state ideology, autocratic alliances, and what it means for the future of China and the Middle East and North Africa.

China Economy & Business

Inflection Points Today

Apr 8, 2024

The Biden administration is sounding the alarm about Chinese support for Russia

By Frederick Kempe

US officials hope publicly pushing back on China’s support for Russia’s invasion will cause Beijing to reconsider its aid to Moscow.

China Economic Sanctions

Inflection Points Today

Apr 4, 2024

Fighting history’s ‘blind tides’

By Frederick Kempe

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, heed the wise words of President Harry S. Truman. The risks of inaction are greater than those of action.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2024

In the Pacific Islands, US delay is an invitation for China to step in

By William Piekos

China’s recent efforts to lure Pacific Island governments into alignment with Beijing’s policy preferences heighten the importance of a consistent US focus on the region.

China Economy & Business