China is militarizing its coast guard against Taiwan. Here’s how Taipei and its allies can respond.

TURKEYSource Nov 13, 2024

Quiet before the storm: Is a new maritime security order taking shape in the Black Sea region?

By Serhat Güvenç

While Turkey and Europe have their own maritime strategies for the Black Sea, finding ways of cooperation is critical to counter Russia’s maritime power.
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China is militarizing its coast guard against Taiwan. Here’s how Taipei and its allies can respond.

New Atlanticist Oct 24, 2024

Dispatch from Taiwan: China’s military drills look more frightening outside of Taiwan than from inside

By Brian Kerg

The US and its allies took note when China launched large military exercises around Taiwan just after October 10. But it’s also important to pay attention to how Taiwanese reacted to Beijing’s saber-rattling.
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China is militarizing its coast guard against Taiwan. Here’s how Taipei and its allies can respond.

New Atlanticist Oct 15, 2024

How the US and the Philippines should counter Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea

By Elizabeth Freund Larus and James Rice

Washington, Manila, and their Indo-Pacific allies must work together to counter China’s maritime aggression in Philippine waters.
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New Atlanticist

Apr 16, 2025

China is militarizing its coast guard against Taiwan. Here’s how Taipei and its allies can respond.

By Kitsch Liao

As new evidence emerges about China's long-suspected practice of using its coast guard for military purposes, Taiwan and the US have the tools to push back.

Maritime Security National Security

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Apr 11, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung on Beijing’s “punishing” drills around Taiwan

By Wen-Ti Sung

On April 4th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Agence France-Presse about the PLA’s use of barges in a potential invasion of Taiwan. The article was reposted in:

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In the News

Apr 10, 2025

Daryl Press interviewed for ABC News article on B-2 nuclear-capable bombers

By Atlantic Council

On April 3, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Daryl G. Press was interviewed for an ABC News article entitled, “Satellite images show multiple US B-2 nuclear-capable bombers deployed to Indian Ocean.” In the article, Press was quoted as saying, “The movement of the aircraft to Diego Garcia definitely sends a signal to Iran about the extent […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2025

Putin’s Arctic ambitions: Russia eyes natural resources and shipping routes

By Bohdan Ustymenko

Russia's plans to expand its influence in the Arctic region and dominate the Northern Sea Route together with China pose serious security challenges for the international community, writes Bohdan Ustymenko.

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2025

Trump should not forget the Russian hand behind the Houthis

By Katherine Spencer

While negotiating with Russia, the United States must bear in mind the Kremlin’s support for the Houthis’ attacks on Red Sea shipping.

Conflict Crisis Management

China’s military ambitions

Apr 2, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung featured in Al Jazeera

By Wen-Ti Sung

On April 1st, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung was featured in an Al Jazeera article on the PRC’s latest round of military exercises around Taiwan.

China Maritime Security

New Atlanticist

Mar 27, 2025

Our experts separate Signal from noise in the Trump team’s messages about bombing the Houthis

By Atlantic Council experts

The still-unfolding revelations offer perhaps the clearest picture yet of how top officials in the Trump administration are thinking about US foreign policy.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2025

Experts react: What to know about the US-led Black Sea cease-fire deal with Russia and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts plumb the depths of the new US agreements with Moscow and Kyiv to end hostilities on the Black Sea.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2025

Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

By Kitsch Liao

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.

China East Asia

Issue Brief

Mar 21, 2025

Clarity is power: The Trump administration needs a new US Navy Navigation Plan

By Bruce Stubbs

The US Navy’s current Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) is an insufficient document. Bruce Stubbs writes that the Navy must embrace the red and identify course corrections and promote greater clarity, specificity, and transparency in its guidance.

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Marvin J. Park

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Thayz Guimarães

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Narushige Michishita

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Gavin Clough

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Defense Policy Eastern Europe

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Arun Iyer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Brian Kerg

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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