The NATO Summit faces three simultaneous threats

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 NATO Summit faces three simultaneous threats

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 NATO Summit faces three simultaneous threats

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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Inflection Points

Jul 8, 2024

The NATO Summit faces three simultaneous threats

By Frederick Kempe

Autocracies’ growing common cause, democracies’ continued weaknesses, and an insufficient recognition of the gravity of the historic moment confront the Alliance as it meets in Washington.

Central Asia China

New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2024

What to expect at the Chinese Communist Party’s most important meeting of the year

By Jeremy Mark

A July 15-18 CCP meeting is set to prioritize confrontation with Washington over solutions to Beijing’s domestic economic issues.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 4, 2024

Webster joins CNBC Asia’s SquawkBox to discuss EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports
China Energy & Environment

In the News

Jul 4, 2024

Garlauskas featured on CBS discussing Putin-Xi meeting

On July 3, Markus Garlauskas appeared on CBS to discuss Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s recent meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Kazakhstan. Garlauskas explained that this partnership allows China to support Russia’s war against Ukraine and more effectively confront the US in their attempt to reshape the strategic environment and challenge the […]

China Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2024

Webster featured in RadioFreeEurope on Eurasian ambitions at the SCO and Chinese indirect trade
China East Asia

New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2024

What the Peruvian president’s state visit to China means for US economic diplomacy

By Martin Cassinelli

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte recently traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Washington should take note of the growing Peru-China relationship.

China Economy & Business
Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101

Report

Jul 2, 2024

Strengthening Taiwan’s resiliency

By Franklin D. Kramer, Philip W. Yu, Joseph Webster, Elizabeth Sizeland

Resilience is a nation’s ability to understand, address, respond to, and recover from any type of national security risk. Given the scale of risk Taiwan faces from mainland China, domestic resilience should be front and center in Taiwan’s national security strategy, encompassing areas such as cybersecurity, energy security, and defense resilience.

China Crisis Management

In the News

Jul 1, 2024

Garlauskas featured on VOA on RIMPAC exercise

On June 28, Markus Garlauskas was featured on a VOA television broadcast discussing the biennial RIMPAC exercise beginning this week, its goals, and how China might view this year’s exercise.

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jul 1, 2024

Atlantic Council senior-level delegation trip to Taiwan highlighted in international media outlets

The Atlantic Council’s recent senior-level delegation trip to Taiwan, which included Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, was highlighted by several international media outlets. The delegation was featured in a press release by the Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Taiwan News, Taiwan Today, Radio Taiwan International, and China […]

Freedom and Prosperity Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jun 29, 2024

Webster joins The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest to discuss how Chinese exports are facilitating Russia’s war efforts
Central Asia China
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Jessie Yin

Assistant Director, GeoEconomics Center

GeoEconomics Center

China Chinese

Fellow

Jongsun Kim

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Kayla T. Orta

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Arms Control East Asia

Fellow

Tom Mancinelli

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Joanna Siekiera

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Rule of Law Polish
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