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Featured Analysis

How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Econographics Jun 6, 2025

The search for safe assets

By Hung Tran

The deterioration of the US fiscal outlook has put international investors, especially foreign central banks, in a quandary. There is no good alternative to US Treasuries as safe reserve assets.
Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Econographics May 29, 2025

After partial relief, what’s next for Syria sanctions?

By Alex Zerden

Syria remains a high-risk jurisdiction due to years of conflict, endemic corruption, state institution collapse, narcotrafficking of captagon, insufficient anti-money laundering efforts, and inadequate financing of terrorism controls.
Economic Sanctions Economy & Business
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Sinographs Jun 2, 2025

Hong Kong highlights China’s policy of decoupling from US financial markets

By Jeremy Mark

The political benefits of an international financial center with Chinese characteristics will outweigh the pain that decoupling inflicts on China’s private sector.
China Economy & Business
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

New Atlanticist May 27, 2025

What’s the Trump administration’s dollar strategy? It depends on who you ask.

By Alisha Chhangani

Within the White House, there appear to be competing and fractured views of the dollar’s role. This dissonance could result in harm to the currency’s long-term dominance.
Digital Currencies Economy & Business
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Issue Brief Jun 6, 2025

How Japanese economic statecraft has shifted from promotion to protection

By Charles Lichfield

Japan is in a geopolitically challenging neighborhood and is witnessing the basic tenets of its foreign policy—from alignment with the United States to fostering a rules-based environment—come under unprecedented stress.
East Asia Economic Sanctions
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

New Atlanticist Jun 6, 2025

Even as courts step in, Trump still has plenty of tariff options. US trading partners should intensify negotiations.

By Brian Janovitz

Section 301 may entail more work for the White House, but it could provide a relatively straightforward pathway to broad-based tariffs.
Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

In-Depth Research

In the News Nov 15, 2024

Avoiding Entanglement: G20 Responses in a Taiwan Crisis report cited by the Wall Street Journal on how China would respond to trade restrictions from the West

Read the full article here
Brazil China
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Report Oct 22, 2024

The economic and social costs of the war in Gaza

By Perrihan Al-Riffai

After a year of war, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and neighboring countries need a permanent ceasefire. But with development gains erased, billions of dollars in infrastructure damaged, and skyrocketing unemployment, the Middle East also urgently needs a solid reconstruction plan.
Conflict Israel
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Report Oct 9, 2024

End of the line: The cost of faltering reforms

By Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group

The China Pathfinder project examines whether China’s economy is converging or diverging with the world’s leading open market economies.
China Digital Policy
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Issue Brief Sep 20, 2024

Toward a financial inclusion agenda for the global majority

By Nicole Goldin

Policymakers, investors, and innovators must advance a new financial inclusion agenda designed for the global majority.
Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Report Sep 9, 2024

Sharing the post carbon economy means building a resilient EV supply chain

By Sarah Bauerle Danzman

In this report Sarah Bauerle Danzman advances the policy discussion by compiling trade, investment, and EV industrial policy data across the G20, and offers six recommendations to the G20 to build a resilient EV supply chain.
Brazil China
How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

Report Jun 7, 2024

Reconstructing Ukraine at war: The journey to prosperity starts now

By John E. Herbst, Olga Khakova, Charles Lichfield

Rebuilding the Ukrainian economy after Russia’s full-scale invasion will be a monumental task. Reconstruction can’t wait for peace and must be a well-coordinated, inclusive process.
Economy & Business Energy & Environment

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Econographics

Jul 14, 2025

Injecting new life into Europe’s life science industry to improve competitiveness

By Emma Nix

US turmoil under Trump has shaken the life sciences sector, prompting top researchers to consider leaving. Europe now has a rare chance to attract this talent and revive its biotech and pharma industries—but only if it moves quickly and decisively before China does.

China Economy & Business

Econographics

Jul 10, 2025

The stablecoin race

By Hung Tran, Barbara C. Matthews

Each country’s agenda is motivated by questions about the sustainability of the dollar’s dominant global role.

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 8, 2025

April, July, now August: Our expert guide to Trump’s latest tariff moves

By Atlantic Council experts

“Liberation Day” was nearly ninety days ago, and now the deadline for many nations to negotiate a trade deal and avoid US tariffs is extended to next month. Atlantic Council experts explain what’s behind the moving calendar.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy
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Content

SouthAsiaSource

May 24, 2022

How the Russia-Ukraine war impacts India’s self-reliance campaign

By Adnan Ahmad Ansari

India’s diplomatic response to the Ukraine-Russia war has become an enigma and a topic of global interest. 

Economy & Business India

In the News

May 24, 2022

Lipsky quoted in CNN Business on how greater fragmentation of the global economy will negatively impact supply chains and increase volatility

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

In the News

May 24, 2022

Klain speaks with TICKER NEWS on being sanctioned by the Kremlin

By Atlantic Council

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Economic Sanctions Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 24, 2022

Graham quoted in The Dispatch on the US incentivizing countries to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and increase cooperation

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Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

May 24, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in Axios on US CBDC development in relation to other major central banks

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Digital Currencies Digital Policy

In the News

May 23, 2022

Dr Chhibber on economic planning in India
Economy & Business India

In the News

May 23, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by Yahoo Finance on China’s role in a potential global recession and the outlook for the economy

Watch the full interview here.

China Economy & Business

Britain Debrief

May 22, 2022

#BritainDebrief – What future for Northern Ireland? A Debrief with Kellie Armstrong MLA

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah spoke with Kellie Armstrong, Alliance MLA for Strangford, to discuss how the crisis in Stormont may be defused.

Elections European Union

SouthAsiaSource

May 20, 2022

#SriLankaDebrief – An economic and political crisis

By South Asia Center

Sri Lanka is currently facing an ongoing economic and foreign exchange crisis, as well as a political crisis driven by lack of adequate government management. To understand these developments, the South Asia Center hosted Amb. Robert Blake, former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives between 2006 and 2009, for a #SriLankaDebrief with non-resident senior fellow Dr Rudabeh Shahid.

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 20, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Barrons on the prospects of CBDC development in the US

Read the full article here.

Digital Currencies Digital Policy
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Experts

Fellow

Jérémie Gallon

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Economy & Business English

Millennium fellow

Rodrigo Garcia

Deputy Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Illinois State Treasury

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

Staff

Jorge Gastelumendi

Senior Director

Climate Resilience Center

Resilience Climate Change & Climate Action

Fellow

Rachel Gillum

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Human Rights

Millennium fellow

Aleksandar Vratonjić Gligorijević

Chief Marketing Officer, TeleGroup

Millennium Leadership Program

Digital Currencies Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Daniel Marteleto Godinho

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Economy & Business
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Events

Online Event Thu, July 17, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

Book talk: A portrait of ‘the man who would be king’
Economy & Business Energy & Environment Middle East Politics & Diplomacy
Online Event Mon, July 21, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

Atlantic piracy, current threats, and maritime governance in the Gulf of Guinea
Africa Civil Society Economy & Business North & West Africa
Online Event Tue, July 22, 2025 • 10:00 am ET

Israel’s Noach Hacker on the resilience of the Israeli economy in times of war
Conflict Economy & Business International Markets Israel
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