Trade & Tariffs

Could China become the Taliban’s new benefactor?

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, Niels Graham

Beijing is eyeing major investments in Afghanistan—but it's up to the Taliban to ease its concerns about security.

Event recap: “Indian perspectives on reimagining the US-India trade relationship”

By Ayra Khan

On July 29, 2021, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted the second launch of its report Reimagining the US-India trade relationship, curated by Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center’s non-resident senior fellows Ridhika Batra, Mark Linscott, Harsha Vardhana Singh, and non-resident fellow Anand Raghuraman.

State of the Order: Assessing July 2021

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Foreign direct investment: A new strategy for the United States

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

With the recent inbound and outbound slowdown in US FDI, state-backed investment in strategic industries must be part of a US FDI strategy for the remainder of the twenty-first century.

Xi Jinping’s politics in command economy

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

This issue brief examines the key role of Xi Jinping and the CCP in the development of a new strategy for state capitalism in modern China.

The security of defense trade with allies: Enhancing contact, contracts, and control in supply chains

By James Hasik

The COVID-19 pandemic and a wave of "Buy American" policies have cast doubt on the ability of foreign suppliers to provide crucial defense goods and services to the US Department of Defense in times of crisis or conflict. Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik recommends the expansion of security of supply agreements (among other measures) to fully leverage the defense-industrial bases of US allies and partners and best support US security priorities.

Experts react: American Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s New Delhi visit

By Atlantic Council

American Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his first visit to India this week to prepare for the Quad summit and bilateral meetings between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Below, South Asia Center experts react to the meeting and offer insight into what to expect.