#BritainDebrief – What future for the United States and Northern Ireland? A Debrief with Rep. Brendan Boyle

Report Mar 7, 2023

Fractured foundations: Assessing risks to Hong Kong’s business environment

By Logan Wright

The report analyzes in detail the risks to the commercial operating environment in Hong Kong that have emerged since the 2020 introduction of the National Security Law.
China East Asia
#BritainDebrief – What future for the United States and Northern Ireland? A Debrief with Rep. Brendan Boyle

New Atlanticist Feb 22, 2023

China and private lenders are blocking a solution to the global debt crisis. The G20 must step in.

By Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark

The international community must apply pressure so that China and private-sector lenders join in facilitating a collective haircut that includes all lenders.
China Economy & Business
#BritainDebrief – What future for the United States and Northern Ireland? A Debrief with Rep. Brendan Boyle

Report Feb 17, 2023

The transformative power of reduced wait times at the US-Mexico border: Economic benefits for border states

By Alejandro Brugués Rodríguez, Noé Arón Fuentes Flores, David Gaytan, John Gibson, Mayra Maldonado, Jason Marczak, Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota, José Ángel Moreno, Roberto Ransom, and Ignacia Ulloa-Peters

Atlantic Council’s new data shows that a mere 10-minute reduction in wait times – without any additional action – can create thousands of Mexican jobs, grow the gross domestic product (GDP) of several Mexican states, and generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in new spending in the United States.
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Britain Debrief

Jun 15, 2022

#BritainDebrief – What future for the United States and Northern Ireland? A Debrief with Rep. Brendan Boyle

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah spoke with US Representative Brendan Boyle to discuss what the United States can do in a mediator role between the Unionists and Irish Nationalists and also what future exists for Irish unification.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Jun 15, 2022

Saeed in World Politics Review: Biden’s Indo-Pacific economic ‘whatever’ misses the mark

By Atlantic Council

On June 15, Nonresident Senior Fellow Ferial Saeed published an article in World Politics Review that critiqued the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for its lack of specifics and failure to make meaningful progress on trade policy. “Biden officials are betting that a “nontraditional” trade pact will be an easier sell domestically, but the negative […]

China East Asia

In the News

Jun 10, 2022

Mark cited in Australian ABC News on the possibility of US audits on Chinese companies

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Australia China

In the News

Jun 3, 2022

Secretary Yellen’s special address at the Atlantic Council the direct subject of Project Syndicate piece by Raghuram G. Rajan on “friend shoring”

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China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jun 3, 2022

Mark cited in Axios on China’s lack of involvement in debt restructuring negotiations

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China Economy & Business

BelarusAlert

Jun 1, 2022

Putin’s Black Sea blackmail sets stage for Belarus “deal with the devil”

By Brian Whitmore

Western leaders are desperate to resolve a global food crisis sparked by Russia's Black Sea blockade of Ukrainian grain exports but sending shipments via Belarus would mean rewarding Putin's only ally Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Belarus Conflict

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 1, 2022

Experts react: Biden’s new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

By Atlantic Council

Introduced during Biden’s first Asian tour in Japan earlier this week, the Indo-Pacific Framework, or IPEF, is a US-led framework for an economic partnership between members of the Quad along with  Brunei, Indonesia,  Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, and New Zealand. The framework is a means for the countries to solidify their relationship and engage in economic and trade matters concerning the Indo-Pacific region. The IPEF comes five years after the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and is seen as a means to counter China’s dominance in the region and reassert American influence.    

Digital Policy Economy & Business

In the News

May 26, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: How the war in Ukraine has stopped it from feeding 400 million people around the world
Eastern Europe International Markets

In the News

May 25, 2022

China Pathfinder cited in Wall Street Journal on the lack of economic reform and US investment in China, and China’s slowing economic growth

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China Economy & Business

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

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Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Rabah Arezki

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Hany Ghanem

Nonresident senior fellow

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