our pillars of work

Future of capitalism and trade

The center believes that international cooperation and free markets provide the best architecture to enable prosperity but it is time to revitalize capitalism and trade in the 21st Century. This involves reimagining global governance, promoting inclusive growth, and charting China’s economic trajectory.

Future of money

The center develops in-depth writing and convenes on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. We seek to accelerate US action on creating new technical and regulatory standards on digital assets to ensure the continued strength of the dollar, pound, and euro.

Economic statecraft

Our Economic Statecraft Initiative sheds light on the most impactful and sometimes controversial tools of American power – sanctions, export controls, investment screening and trade. Leveraging deep government experience and proprietary data, we produce widely read analysis and expert briefings.

Econographics

A visualization series

Econographics

Econographics is the GeoEconomics Center’s in-depth look at key trends in the global economy utilizing state-of-the-art data visualization tools.

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GeoEconomics Center

New Atlanticist Oct 13, 2025

Behind the scenes of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as leaders adjust to a new normal of uncertainty

We sent our experts to the IMF and World Bank headquarters to glean a sense of what may be in store for the global economy—and what policymakers should do about it.

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GeoEconomics Center

New Atlanticist Oct 24, 2025

The winners and losers from China’s next five-year plan

By Jeremy Mark

In Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee met this week to move forward the country’s fifteenth five-year plan.
China Economy & Business
GeoEconomics Center

Econographics Oct 8, 2025

From US tariffs to Argentina’s crisis: The five important issues at next week’s IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings

By Hung Tran

The IMF and the World Bank will face five important issues, which span both near-term economic prospects and more fundamental, longer-term challenges confronting the global economy.
Argentina Financial Regulation

Spotlight

Trade and tariffs

Our team monitors the evolution of the second Trump administration’s tariffs and provides context on the economic conditions driving their creation—along with their real-world impact.

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GeoEconomics Center

Mar 12, 2025

Trump Tariff Tracker

The second Trump administration has embarked on a novel and aggressive tariff policy to address a range of economic and national security concerns. This tracker monitors the evolution of these tariffs and provides expert context on the economic conditions driving their creation—along with their real-world impact.
GeoEconomics Center

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 International Markets

G7-China Economic Statecraft

G7-China Economic Radar

This interactive radar maps levels of exposure that G7 countries have to the Chinese economy across 12 different sectors.

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GeoEconomics Center

Issue Brief Dec 20, 2024

Decoding French economic statecraft

Understanding how France “does” economic statecraft will be crucial for US and other Western policymakers in the months and years ahead.

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GeoEconomics Center

Issue Brief Mar 27, 2025

Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

To address threats from Russia and China and reduce trade overdependence on the United States, Canada’s federal government will need to consolidate economic power and devise an economic statecraft strategy that will leverage Canada’s economic tools to mitigate economic threats and vulnerabilities.
China Cybersecurity
GeoEconomics Center

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

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The Taiwan Trilogy

GeoEconomics Center

Report Jun 21, 2023

Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis: Scenarios and risks

By Charlie Vest and Agatha Kratz

New research on possible options and their costs of G7 sanctions on China in the event of a Taiwan Crisis.
China Economic Sanctions
GeoEconomics Center

Report Apr 1, 2024

Retaliation and resistance: China’s economic statecraft in a Taiwan crisis

By Logan Wright, Agatha Kratz, Charlie Vest, and Matt Mingey

New research on Chinese resilience to and potential against G7 sanctions in the event of a Taiwan Crisis.
China Economic Sanctions
GeoEconomics Center

Report Nov 12, 2024

Avoiding entanglement: G20 responses in a Taiwan crisis

By Matthew Mingey, Laura Gormley, and Logan Wright

This report identifies China’s likely goals for interactions with G20 nations under a Taiwan contingency, as well as each case country’s respective economic and policy reactions.
Brazil China

Trackers

Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

The interactive database — featuring more than 130 countries — takes you inside the rapid evolution of money all over the world.

China Pathfinder Project

This multi-year project analyzes China and other open market economies across six key areas and presents an objective picture of China relative to the world.

Russia Sanctions Database

The Russia Sanctions Database tracks the level of coordination among Western allies in sanctioning Russia—and shows where gaps still are.

Global Sanctions Dashboard

This unique tracker leverages proprietary data to explain sanctions implementation using advanced visualizations and informs economic statecraft policy.

Dollar Dominance Monitor

Interactive indicators analyzing the strength of the dollar relative to other major currencies across the world.

Cryptocurrency Regulation Tracker

Cryptocurrencies may significantly alter financial structures and transform the next generation of money and payments. What does regulation look like?

Flagship convenings

Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

The Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics is an annual flagship convening focused on issues at the nexus of economics, finance, foreign policy, and national security.

IMF-World Bank Week

Join the Atlantic Council live in Washington DC for a series of special events with finance ministers and central bank governors from around the globe during the the spring and annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Bretton Woods 2.0 Project

The Bretton Woods 2.0 Project examines the deep challenges facing the IMF, World Bank, and the World Trade Organization and works to reimagine the governance of international finance for the modern global economy.

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Recent Commentary & Analysis

 

Econographics

Nov 13, 2025

How the US can balance Qatar’s mediation role with the fight against terrorist financing

By Lesley Chavkin

Qatar has achieved an outsized role on the global stage, but the spotlight has come with persistent scrutiny of the tiny Gulf country’s efforts to counter the financing of terrorism.

Economy & Business
Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade

Econographics

Nov 12, 2025

Yes, tech stocks have taken a hit. But the real danger lies elsewhere.

By Hung Tran

Tech stocks’ sharp selloff has grabbed headlines, but the real risk may be in tightening US dollar funding. As the Fed drains liquidity and repo rates surge above policy benchmarks, hedge funds and foreign banks—holding trillions in dollar assets—face rising pressure. The danger isn’t just market volatility, but whether global finance can withstand a squeeze in the world’s core funding system.

Economy & Business

Econographics

Nov 7, 2025

Without development finance, the United States can’t deliver on strategic investment

By Jessie Yin

The United States isn’t the only traditional lender to move from aid to investment. But the current administration is going to struggle to achieve its strategic goals without effective development finance.

Economy & Business
Inclusive Growth

New Atlanticist

Nov 7, 2025

The Supreme Court might slow Trump’s strategy. But he still has other tariff options.

By Sophia Busch

If the administration’s primary objective is to preserve tariff revenue and counter unfair practices, sections 301, 232, or 122 remain viable alternatives.

Economy & Business
Politics & Diplomacy
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Team

Staff

Josh Lipsky

Chair, International Economics

GeoEconomics Center

China Digital Currencies

Staff

Kimberly Donovan

Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Economic Sanctions

Staff

Charles Lichfield

Director, Economic Foresight & Analysis
C. Boyden Gray Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Former staff

Ananya Kumar

Deputy Director, Future of Money

GeoEconomics Center

Arabic Digital Currencies

Staff

Maia Nikoladze

Associate Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Eastern Europe

Staff

Sophia Busch

Associate Director

GeoEconomics Center

Middle East Trade and tariffs

Staff

Alisha Chhangani

Assistant Director

GeoEconomics Center

Digital Currencies Digital Policy

Staff

Jessie Yin

Assistant Director, GeoEconomics Center

GeoEconomics Center

China Chinese

Staff

Bart Piasecki

Assistant Director

GeoEconomics Center

Fiscal and Structural Reform International Financial Institutions

Staff

Lize de Kruijf

Program Assistant, Economic Statecraft Initiative

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Dutch Economic Sanctions

Experts

Staff

Jessie Yin

Assistant Director, GeoEconomics Center

GeoEconomics Center

China Chinese

Fellow

Elizabeth Shortino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Inclusive Growth

Fellow

Beth Baltzan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Staff

Bart Piasecki

Assistant Director

GeoEconomics Center

Fiscal and Structural Reform International Financial Institutions

Fellow

Julie Brinn Siegel

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade

Fellow

Matthew L. Ekberg

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade
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What China’s economic slowdown means for Africa
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