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The Tiger Project: War and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

Explore the Atlantic Council’s work on current and enduring defense and deterrence issues in the Indo-Pacific, featuring expert commentary, multimedia content, and in-depth analysis.

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The Global China Hub tracks Beijing’s actions and their global impacts, assessing China’s rise from multiple angles and identifying emerging China policy challenges. The Hub leverages its network of China experts around the world to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers in Washington and beyond.

The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.

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Report

Oct 26, 2026

Pakistan’s changing development assistance landscape: Manifestations, implications, and opportunities

By Leon S. Waskin, Imran Shauket

Pakistan’s development assistance landscape is undergoing a major structural shift. Western bilateral aid is declining, multilateral development bank (MDB) financing is increasing to compensate, and non-Western bilateral and philanthropic flows are growing steadily.

Pakistan South Asia

Report

Oct 26, 2026

Bangladesh’s changing development assistance landscape: Manifestations, implications, and opportunities

By Leon S. Waskin, Jon F. Danilowicz, Imran Shauket

Bangladesh is absorbing one of the most severe aid shocks in its history while simultaneously benefiting from an unprecedented surge in remittances and multilateral development bank lending.

Bangladesh South Asia

Dispatches

Oct 23, 2026

North Korea may be the biggest winner of Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Rick Hoehne

Pyongyang is gaining combat experience, technology, and money by supporting Russia's invasion, raising security risks for the Indo-Pacific.

Indo-Pacific Korea

Econographics

Oct 20, 2026

The rewiring of globalization is under way

By Hung Tran

Global supply chains are being reconfigured in response to geopolitical and economic upheaval. This is a more nuanced picture than the term "deglobalization" suggests.

China Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Oct 20, 2026

Canadian west coast oil as a hedge for East Asian energy security

By Joseph Webster

Canadian oil imports can provide insurance and reliability for East Asian countries amid the instability of oil supply from the Middle East.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

UkraineAlert

Oct 15, 2026

Russia’s Starlink substitute poses a security threat far beyond Ukraine

By Joshua Stein

The Kremlin is currently in the process of deploying a satellite communications network known as Rassvet, creating concerns for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and for the wider international security environment, writes Joshua Stein.

China Conflict

Issue Brief

Oct 14, 2026

Ensuring US military readiness in the face of water, power, and fuel shortages

By Michael Dunn, Abraham Holland, Marcus Lee

US overseas military installations depend on host nations for power, fuel, and water. A comprehensive review and investment plan is urgently needed to meet the energy and infrastructure security requirements of modern warfare.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

EconoGraphics

Oct 12, 2026

Live updates from the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Thailand as financial leaders take on AI, debt, and geopolitical upheaval

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts are on the ground talking to leaders and getting the behind-the-scenes scoop on how the Bretton Woods institutions are taking on the most urgent challenges in the global economy.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Dispatches

Oct 7, 2026

South Asian governments should look east for opportunities for young workers

By Imran Shauket

As Japan, South Korea, and increasingly Thailand slide toward super-aged societies, Pakistan and Bangladesh have something they need: young people.

Resilience & Society South Asia

Econographics

Oct 5, 2026

Malaysia is invested in the industries of the future. Now it needs them to power productivity.

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Malaysia has become a major destination for investment in semiconductors, data centers, AI, and advanced manufacturing. Its next challenge is to turn that investment into stronger domestic capabilities, higher productivity, and more value captured at home.

Economy & Business South Asia

Experts