Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis report cited by King Dollar

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
Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis report cited by King Dollar

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
Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis report cited by King Dollar

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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May 7, 2025

Sanctioning China in a Taiwan crisis report cited by King Dollar

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China Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2025

Is China or Russia the bigger threat to the United States? There’s a clear answer.

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

The Trump administration’s apparent “China first” approach risks underappreciating the threat from Moscow and overestimating the current threat from Beijing.

China Russia

In the News

May 6, 2025

Samaan and Fulton join ME Outlook 2025 Podcast to discuss US-China competition in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

China Middle East

MENASource

May 5, 2025

How China turned the Red Sea into a strategic trap for the US

By Fatima Abo Alasrar

Beijing’s proxy warfare turns global trade routes into battlefields that the United States struggles to defend.

China Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

May 1, 2025

Putin confirms North Korean troops are fighting for Russia against Ukraine

By Olivia Yanchik

More than six months after the story was first reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially confirmed the presence of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, writes Olivia Yanchik.

Conflict Defense Policy

Economic de-risking

May 1, 2025

Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts in South China Morning Post

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

On April 25th, 2025, Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Indo-Pacific Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts spoke to South China Morning Post about China weaning itself off of US agricultural products.

China Economy & Business

Economic de-risking

May 1, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung on Beijing’s response to tariffs

By Wen-Ti Sung

From April 25th to 28th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to three media outlets about Beijing’s responses to tariffs:

China Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Apr 29, 2025

Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin is now so emboldened by Western weakness that he believes he can personally pause the war to host a military parade on Red Square before resuming his invasion three days later, writes Peter Dickinson.

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UkraineAlert

Apr 29, 2025

Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russia’s Ukraine war

By Katherine Spencer

As US-led efforts continue to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Kyiv has recently accused China of deepening its involvement in Moscow’s invasion, writes Katherine Spencer.

China Conflict

Issue Brief

Apr 29, 2025

The United States needs a victory plan for the Indo-Pacific

By Brian Kerg

The United States remains focused on planning for a short, sharp war with China. But a potential conflict will almost certainly become a long war of attrition.

China Crisis Management
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