The journey of reprogrammable semiconductors through their supply chain

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
The journey of reprogrammable semiconductors through their supply chain

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
The journey of reprogrammable semiconductors through their supply chain

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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Jul 30, 2025

The journey of reprogrammable semiconductors through their supply chain

By Andrew Kidd, Celine Lee, and Bruce Schneier

This interactive offers a concise overview of the nuances that make the FPGA supply chain uniquely challenging.

China Cybersecurity

UkraineAlert

Jul 29, 2025

US ambassador: China believes it is waging a proxy war through Russia

By Mykola Bielieskov

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has attacked China for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and accused Beijing of waging a “proxy war” to distract the West, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

China Conflict

Econographics

Jul 29, 2025

Safeguarding Uyghur human rights: The US should leverage economic statecraft tools to end Uyghur forced labor

By Nazima Tursun

Through sanctions and the adoption of anti-forced labor legislation, the United States has led the global effort to combat China’s forced labor practices. While these measures have moved the needle in the fight against forced labor, widespread tariffs and the absence of new punitive measures targeting forced labor may cause progress to stagnate.

China Economic Sanctions

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Jul 29, 2025

Torres publishes on China’s economic statecraft in Latin America

By Atlantic Council

On July 16, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Guido Torres published an article, "Development or Dependence? Rethinking China’s Economic Playbook in the Americas," on the Irregular Warfare Initiative's website.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 29, 2025

Torres moderates FIU Gordon Institute space panel

By Atlantic Council

On May 28, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Guido Torres moderated a FIU Gordon Institute space panel, which explored emerging security challenges in the space domain.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 29, 2025

Torres interviewed by Expediente Público on China’s access to South American aerospace

By Atlantic Council

On June 11, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Guido Torres was interviewed by Expediente Público on the topic of China’s growing aerospace presence in South America and its implications for transparency, sovereignty, and regional security.

China Defense Policy

Issue Brief

Jul 25, 2025

Transporting hydrogen: A global outlook on cross-border trade

By Joseph Webster

Hydrogen is crucial for many decarbonizing sectors, yet its transport over long distances causes a demanding problem. Focusing on regional transport should be the areas policymakers focus on.

China Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2025

Dispatch from Manila: A lesson in calling out Chinese maritime aggression

By Markus Garlauskas, Philip W. Yu

As the Philippines has focused more on Chinese threats to itself, Manila also seems increasingly inclined to see its own security as connected to that of the broader region.

China Indo-Pacific

Experts react

Jul 23, 2025

Experts react: What Trump’s new AI Action Plan means for tech, energy, the economy, and more 

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts unpack how the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan will impact the US tech industry, energy policy, and global AI governance.

Artificial Intelligence China

MENASource

Jul 23, 2025

Iran, China, Russia, and the collapse of deterrence in the Red Sea

By Fatima Abo Alasrar

Multiple powers now patrol with different mandates, different rules, and increasingly different interpretations of acceptable behavior.

China Iran
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Deng Liu

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Senior Analyst, Informa Tech Target

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COO for Emerging Markets & Asia Fundamental Equities, BlackRock

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Marvin J. Park

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Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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