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Mar 5, 2021

Schuman in Politico: Xi Jinping turned me into a China hawk

By Atlantic Council

On March 5, 2021, Michael Schuman published an opinion piece in Politico detailing how Xi Jinping has left him feeling “betrayed” after “20 years believing in China’s potential.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Crouch in Defense One on China strategy

By Atlantic Council

On March 4, Forward Defense senior military fellow US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Crouch and Lieutenant General Mike Dana, USMC (Ret.) published an article in Defense One titled "Building a China strategy starts by answering these questions."

China Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 3, 2021

Crouch and Mulder in Defense News on Biden’s China czar

By Atlantic Council

On March 3, Forward Defense senior military fellows US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Crouch and US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Mulder published an article in Defense News titled "Why Biden's new China czar requires comprehensive policy authorities."

China Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Burrows quoted in The Mobilist: Could your electric vehicle be sabotaged?

By Atlantic Council

Americas China

Seizing the advantage

Mar 1, 2021

How should the next National Defense Strategy balance terrorism, rogue regimes, and great-power competition?

By Matthew R. Crouch, Ronald C. Fairbanks

Our experts explore how the United States can tackle terrorism, address the advances of rogue regimes, and establish a balance between competition and cooperation with other global powers.

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Drun in the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs: Status quo? What status quo?

By Atlantic Council

In March 2021, Jessica Drun published an article in the US Air Force’s Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs on the implications of competing definitions of “status quo” when it comes to cross-Strait discourse.

China Politics & Diplomacy

Inflection Points

Feb 28, 2021

Why the US can’t afford to fall behind in the global digital currency race

By Frederick Kempe

The Federal Reserve worries about being too hasty in introducing a digital dollar, given the stakes as the world’s reserve currency. The greater geopolitical danger, however, is how quickly the Fed is falling behind.

China Digital Currencies

Blog Post

Feb 26, 2021

Why tactical bargaining won the EU-China Investment Deal

By Elmar Hellendoorn

In the CAI, traditional political proclivities, institutional dynamics, and tactics superseded Europe’s strategic interest in transatlantic coordination and its consideration of communist China as a ‘systemic rival.’ The EU-China investment agreement was thus neither a strategic embrace of Beijing, nor a European rejection of Washington.

China Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Feb 25, 2021

Delist or not delist: A $2.2 trillion US-China auditing dispute

By Jeremy Mark

The economic and financial forces set in motion by the COVID-10 pandemic—global recession and ultra-loose monetary policies that have driven a cross-border search for higher yield—have contributed to a slow shift of international capital toward China’s markets. Now, intensified US-China tensions—especially the targeting of Chinese companies for delisting from US stock markets—have the potential to heighten that trend.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 24, 2021

Varshney joins the Watson Institute’s Trending Globally to discuss India and the US in a Time of Democratic Erosion

By Atlantic Council

China Geopolitics & Energy Security

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