Britain’s foreign-policy debate is back

New Atlanticist May 12, 2025

The India-Pakistan crisis shows Washington that it must stop Iran’s nuclear rise

By Alex Plitsas

The fighting in South Asia reminded Washington of the global stakes of nuclear crises. Those stakes are why the United States must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Crisis Management Iran
Britain’s foreign-policy debate is back

New Atlanticist May 10, 2025

Experts react: India and Pakistan have agreed to a shaky cease-fire. Where does the region go from here? 

By Atlantic Council experts

With the fog of war still hovering over South Asia, Atlantic Council experts explore what’s to come.
Conflict Extremism
Britain’s foreign-policy debate is back

New Atlanticist May 6, 2025

Experts react: India just launched airstrikes against Pakistan. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts share insights on India’s missile strikes on Pakistan, which came two weeks after a terrorist attack targeting Indians in Pahalgam.
Conflict Extremism
World Leaders at the G20 Summit in India pay homage to Gandhi, led by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2021

Britain’s foreign-policy debate is back

By Ben Judah

It can no longer be said that the only foreign-policy debate in the United Kingdom is about Brexit. There are now two distinct visions emerging of Britain’s role in the world: one positioned in the political center and the other on the right.

China European Union

Event Recap

Jan 13, 2021

Event recap | AI, China, and the global quest for digital sovereignty – Report launch

By GeoTech Center

In this episode of the GeoTech Hour, hosted January 13, 2021, we launch the report “Smart Partnerships amid Great Power Competition,” hold a conversation about AI, China, and the global quest for digital sovereignty, and gather experts to discuss regional specifics and the report authors’ alternative futures for global technology cooperation.

Africa Americas

GeoTech Cues

Jan 12, 2021

An unequal world

By Mathew Burrows, Julian Mueller-Kaler

An unequal world is probably the base case, exacerbated by the social and economic effects of the ongoing pandemic. In this future, emerging technologies have deepened divisions and inequalities instead of leveling the playing field domestically and internationally.

Africa China

GeoTech Cues

Jan 12, 2021

India’s quest for digital sovereignty

By Mathew Burrows, Julian Mueller-Kaler

Similar to Europe’s “Third Way Approach,” and in order to navigate between the US and the Chinese models, India is also trying to develop a concept of digital sovereignty, all the while mitigating negative externalities of great power competition.

Africa China

Feature

Jan 7, 2021

South Asia: The road ahead in 2021

By South Asia Center

The shadow of 2020 is likely to loom large over the coming year for South Asia, which faces unprecedented economic challenges, deterioration of democratic norms and institutions, and the existential threat of climate change.

Afghanistan Bangladesh

In the News

Dec 21, 2020

Nooruddin quoted in The Christian Science Monitor: Why India’s protesting farmers aren’t going home

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society India

Fast Thinking

Dec 12, 2020

FAST THINKING: Get up to speed on India’s new mass protests

By Atlantic Council

Mass protests led by Indian farmers are presenting perhaps the greatest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to date. The protests have drawn in supporters from across Indian society, as farmers vow to dig in outside the capital for months. Why is the new movement so powerful—and how will Modi respond?

India Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 27, 2020

Linscott in The Hindu: Putting trade ties on a new footing

By Atlantic Council

Americas Economic Sanctions

In the News

Nov 19, 2020

Varshney joins Tata Literature Live to discuss Big Bosses: The future of democracy in the age of strongmen

By Atlantic Council

Americas Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2020

The Trump administration can still seal a trade deal with India—and cement a legacy

By Mark Linscott

An agreement may not be objectively huge in scope but it should be deemed sufficiently significant in resolving difficult market access issues on both sides, warranting a rapid conclusion during this lame-duck moment.

India Trade and tariffs
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Fellow

Katie Harbath

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Elections

Fellow

Jeff Lande

Nonresident Fellow

South Asia Center

Economy & Business India

Fellow

Carrie Lee

Senior Advisor

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Central Asia

Fellow

Mark Linscott

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Trade and tariffs International Markets

Fellow

Gopal Nadadur

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Economy & Business India

Fellow

Nisha Narayanan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business India
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