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The US must lead with allies or risk becoming a bystander in a reshaped international financial system. As the global economy struggles to recover from COVID-19 and rising powers like China assert economic influence, this mission is critical to the long-term prosperity of the United States and its allies. Strong collaboration between the public and private sectors can help revitalize open markets for the twenty-first century.

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Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

New Atlanticist
Aug 11, 2025

The US-EU trade agreement is not set in stone. This presents pitfalls and opportunities.

By
Charles Lichfield

The trade and tariff deal recently struck in Scotland has several important elements that are yet to be determined.

Economy & Business
European Union

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

New Atlanticist
Aug 4, 2025

Trump’s review of US membership in the IMF offers a rare chance for reform

By
Martin Mühleisen

The institution needs its major shareholders aligned to tackle new challenges, and it deserves a management team qualified to lead it on this new path.

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

New Atlanticist
Aug 1, 2025

How Donald Trump remade global trade

By
Josh Lipsky

The US president has smashed the system, but the speed and scale of the smashing owes to a system that had been growing increasingly brittle for years. 

Economy & Business
Macroeconomics

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

Econographics
Jul 31, 2025

Beijing extends and pretends to deal with its mountain of local government debt

By
Jeremy Mark

Beijing’s three-year local debt restructuring plan fails to actually address the trillions of dollars weighing on local governments and will only cause greater problems down the road.

China
Economy & Business

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

Econographics
Aug 22, 2025

Trump’s challenges to the Fed’s independence loom over Jackson Hole Symposium

By
Alisha Chhangani

As Trump tests the limits of what he can do, the credibility of the Fed—and by extension, global financial stability—is increasingly at risk.

Economy & Business
Macroeconomics

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

New Atlanticist
Jul 17, 2025

What Ancient Greece can teach the United States about defending against cyber attacks

By
Carole House

Applying lessons from the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC to present-day cyber warfare is surprisingly instructive.

Cybersecurity
Iran

In-Depth Research

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

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
Economy & Business

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

Issue Brief
Apr 28, 2025

Modernizing the tools of economic statecraft to meet the challenges of today

By
Lesley Chavkin, Eitan Danon, Kimberly Donovan, Andrew Gallucci, and Caroline Hill

As the current administration revisits the functions and mechanics of government, near-term steps can be taken, under existing statutory authorities, to modernize how the United States uses its economic strength to combat national security threats and promote American interests.

Economy & Business
Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

Issue Brief
Mar 3, 2025

Financing the future: Unlocking private capital for global infrastructure and climate goals

By
Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, Nisha Narayanan, Hung Tran

MDBs and international financial institutions alone cannot bridge the climate and development financing gaps.

Economy & Business
Financial Regulation

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Econographics

Apr 22, 2026

In renegotiating the USMCA, Mexico should neither rush nor stall

By
Phil Lovegren, Ernesto Stein

With the USMCA under review, Mexico faces a delicate balance: rushing risks economic harm, but delay brings uncertainty—making patience a viable fallback strategy.


Economy & Business

Financial Regulation


Transcript

Apr 17, 2026

Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau: ‘Europe and America will either win together or fall together’

By
Atlantic Council

At an Atlantic Council event, the French central bank governor said that the US Supreme Court tariff decision “reminds us that American checks and balances might well be alive,” but it has “reopened legal uncertainty."


Economy & Business

European Union


Econographics

Apr 14, 2026

The debt comes due—but there is no one to pick up the tab

By
Bart Piasecki

Many of the IMF’s latest warnings center on the fallout of the Iran war. But another key message has focused on debt: because the world has neglected fiscal consolidation for more than two decades, the time to reverse course is now.


Economy & Business

Macroeconomics

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Chilean Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés; Singapore AmbassadorAshok Kumar Mirpuri; Kanji Yamanouchi, Minister for Economic Affairs at the Japanese Embassy; and Peruvian Ambassador Luís Miguel Castilla participate in the Atlantic Council’s June 23 panel discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

New Atlanticist

Jun 25, 2015

Asian, Latin American Diplomats Debate TPP as Trade Bill Advances in Congress

With US lawmakers on the verge of granting the White House fast-track authority to negotiate complex free-trade accords, diplomats representing four of Washington’s eleven allies in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership—Chile, Japan, Peru, and Singapore—gathered June 23 at the Atlantic Council to discuss TPP’s implications. The event, sponsored by the council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, […]

Economy & Business Japan

Event Recap

Jun 24, 2015

Unlocking the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Views from Both Sides of the Pacific

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Global Business and Economics Program

President Barack Obama announced in November 2009 the United States’ intention to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The TPP came to include twelve countries, and to represent roughly 40 percent of the world’s GDP. On June 23, 2015 – just minutes before this event – the US Senate voted to end debate on […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Report

Jun 24, 2015

Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future: Strengthening the institutional architecture for an open, rules-based economic order

By Olin Wethington and Robert A. Manning

Australia China

In the News

Jun 24, 2015

Canadian Manufacturing Highlights TPP Event

By Atlantic Council

Canadian Manufacturing highlights the Atlantic Council event Unlocking the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Views from Both Sides of the Pacific in article about countries preparing serious offers in the final stages of TPP negotiations:

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

EconoGraphics

Jun 23, 2015

How Does Greece’s Recovery Compare to Other IMF Bailouts?

By Global Business and Economics

As showdown talks over Greece take place in Europe this week, a quick examination of the recent history of bailouts is valuable.

Economy & Business Eurozone

Report

Jun 22, 2015

Renminbi ascending: How China’s currency impacts global markets, foreign policy, and transatlantic financial regulation

By Chris Brummer

How will the rise of China’s currency impact global markets, foreign policy, and transatlantic financial regulation? The report, titled “How China’s Currency Impacts Global Markets, Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Financial Regulation” offers and elaborates on five principles for an effective internationalization process of the RMB: Agenda setting should be pragmatic, not aspirational; Reforms in legal […]

China Economy & Business
merkel

Trade in Action

Jun 19, 2015

TTIP Action – June 18

By Global Business & Economics Program

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered her State of the Nation Address this week ahead of the EU Summit, emphasizing the importance of TTIP and her intent on working closely with President Obama to resolve any outstanding issues. This Week in a Nutshell Just a few moments ago, the House narrowly passed Trade Promotion Authority (218-208), […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
McCarthy 2

Trade in Action

Jun 17, 2015

TTIP Action – June 16

By Global Business & Economics Program

After suffering a stinging rebuke from his fellow Democrats in the House, President Obama is relying on GOP leaders such as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to apply renewed pressure on Democrats in an effort to round up enough votes to move TPA forward. According to McCarthy, “The best option right now” would be for […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

EconoGraphics

Jun 16, 2015

Does ISDS Tip the Scales in Favor of Investors?

By Global Business and Economics

Looking at over 400 cases that have been decided through 2014, the rate of success for US and EU investors is 30% and 34%, respectively. Foreign states win against US claimants 42% of the time, and 36% of the time against EU-based firms, with the remainder being settled.

Economy & Business European Union
Lange 1

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jun 15, 2015

TTIP Action – June 11

By Global Business & Economics Program

Chair of the European Parliament’s Trade Committee, Bernd Lange, insists that the committee will use the additional time gained through the postponed vote on its recommendations to work towards reaching a stable majority for the TTIP-resolution. This Week in a Nutshell Whilst a vote on the final passage of the Trade Promotion Authority bill is […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs
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