North Korea is playing a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

New Atlanticist Mar 31, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

By Josh Lipsky, Ananya Kumar

From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.
China Digital Currencies
North Korea is playing a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

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
North Korea is playing a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Report Mar 24, 2025

How Beijing uses inducements as a tool of economic statecraft

By William Piekos

As strategic competition between the United States and China intensifies, Washington and Beijing seek every possible advantage to gain an edge. In this environment, both countries are increasingly turning to economic statecraft—the use of economic coercion or inducement to pursue strategic goals—to advance their interests.
China Economy & Business

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UkraineAlert

Jun 24, 2025

North Korea is playing a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Olivia Yanchik</span>

North Korea is playing an increasingly vital support role in Russia's war against Ukraine. This includes providing the Kremlin with vast quantities of ammunition, ballistic missiles, and thousands of men, writes Olivia Yanchik.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Jun 24, 2025

The ‘ironclad’ US-South Korea alliance is outdated. A new age requires a ‘titanium’ alliance.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Markus Garlauskas</span>

Washington and Seoul must set a new foundation for the seventy-year-old alliance that reflects the current strategic environment.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

In the News

Jun 24, 2025

Donovan quoted in Politico on China’s bargaining power in tariff negotiations

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Lipsky interviewed on CBC on Trump’s missed G7 meetings

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Economy & Business France

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Lipsky and Chhangani quoted in Gasworld on coordination efforts at the G7 summit

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Economy & Business France

Report

Jun 23, 2025

2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Ignacio Campomanes</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Nina Dannaoui-Johnson</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee</span>, <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Joseph Lemoine</span>

As the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes show political freedom declining worldwide for the twelfth straight year, new data analysis shows its importance for lasting prosperity: Though authoritarians promise economic rewards, democratizing countries gain an 8.8 percent GDP per capita boost over twenty years than their autocratic peers. With democracy on the ropes, what else can the Indexes tell us?

China Civil Society

In the News

Jun 23, 2025

Donovan and Nikoladze cited in CNBC on Chinese oil imports avoiding Western banks

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China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 18, 2025

Senator John Hickenlooper on critical minerals, mining, and the future of clean energy

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Daniel Hojnacki</span>

Hickenlooper discussed the role of working with allies and making scientific investments in ensuring US energy security.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

New Atlanticist

Jun 17, 2025

What did not happen at the G7 Summit in Canada (and why it matters)

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council experts</span>

Several expected outcomes from this year’s meeting of Group of Seven leaders in Alberta, Canada, didn’t materialize.

Economy & Business European Union

Econographics

Jun 17, 2025

Anonymous shell companies pose a threat to US national security. Here is how to address it.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Julie Brinn Siegel</span>

On March 26, the Department of the Treasury scrapped critical federal rules that would have made most anonymous shell companies illegal. The rules would also have prevented them from being abused by drug cartels, human traffickers, foreign adversaries like Iran and China, terrorist groups, and other bad actors.

China Economy & Business
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Alexander Tripp

Associate Director

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Atman Trivedi

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Security & Defense Corruption

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Clara Tsao

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Jennifer Turner

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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