East Asia

For more than seventy years, East Asia has been the nexus of US presence and engagement in Asia. Today, the region is becoming a hotbed for the return of great power competition, with long-term US allies and partners like Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan next door to competitors and challengers including China, Russia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. While East Asia continues to navigate a number of longstanding traditional security issues, it must also address the rise of online disinformation, competition to pioneer emerging technologies, and more.

Content

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Asat joins the Al Jazeera podcast to discuss what it will take to prompt action against China’s Uyghur genocide

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2022

Central banks are embracing digital currencies. Will the US lead or follow?

By Ananya Kumar, Josh Lipsky

Six takeaways from our new research on fiat-based digital assets around the world and what they'll mean for your wallet.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jun 1, 2022

Asat quoted in The Guardian encouraging the UN human rights chief to release the report detailing the treatment of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 1, 2022

Grieco in The Diplomat: Biden’s China strategy needs an economic statecraft component

By Atlantic Council

On June 1, Kelly Grieco published an article in The Diplomat highlighting the need for economic statecraft as a component of the Biden administration’s China strategy. “The China challenge is, indeed, serious but the Biden administration’s strategy for addressing it is lacking. There is no strategy – at least no credible strategy – without robust […]

China East Asia

Report

Jun 1, 2022

A Democratic Trade Partnership: Ally shoring to counter coercion and secure supply chains

By Ash Jain and Matthew Kroenig

A Democratic Trade and Economic Partnership could provide an integrated framework for leading democracies and other partners to selectively decouple from revisionist autocracies and foster free, fair, and secure trade.

China Economy & Business

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China’s ideological battle with the West

On May 26, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun assessing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest China speech and the role of ideology in China’s challenge to the global order – a point that most western leaders still seem to miss or otherwise ignore.

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions in Balochistan

On May 6, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions, particularly in the Balochistan region where separatist groups are increasingly attacking Chinese nationals and assets.

China Pakistan

In the News

May 29, 2022

Cohen joins Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to discuss the latest on Russia and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

In the News

May 29, 2022

Asat quoted in Thai PBS World the UN human rights chief’s response to the Uyghur population’s treatment in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

Inflection Points

May 29, 2022

Davos Dispatch: Why I’m going ‘long’ on optimism despite global anxiety

By Frederick Kempe

There would be costs to us all if we don't leverage this moment for a common cause.

China Conflict

Experts

Events