Projects

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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.

Events

Content

In the News

Jan 23, 2024

Graham and Tran featured in Futubull on economic fundamentals driving dedollarization

Read the full piece here.

China
Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2024

It’s time for a US-Taiwan free trade agreement 

By Clete R. Willems

A free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan would help protect the island democracy from China's economic coercion.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 23, 2024

Roberts featured on Stand Up! podcast

On January 22, IPSI/Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts appeared as a guest on the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast to discuss current relations between the United States, China, and Taiwan in light of the recent Taiwanese presidential elections. 

China
Elections

New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2024

The US wants to end its reliance on Chinese lithium. Its policies are doing the opposite.

By Ellen Wald

US regulations are hurting demand for electric vehicles, the very products that will incentivize the development of lithium supply chains away from China.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 23, 2024

Dean quoted in the Australian Financial Review on protecting AUKUS technology

On January 22, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean was quoted in an Australian Financial Review article, where he explained that Australian private sector security arrangements are insufficient to protect sensitive AUKUS technology.

Australia
China

In the News

Jan 23, 2024

Graham and Tran quoted in Business Insider on economic fundamentals driving dedollarization

Read the full piece here.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 22, 2024

Eftimiades in SpyTalk on Chinese soldier training with US contractors

Nicholas Eftimiades discusses the role of intelligence operations in the strategic competition between the United States and China.

China
Intelligence
Dedollorization and RMB internationalization

Econographics

Jan 22, 2024

Dedollarization is not just geopolitics, economic fundamentals matter

By Niels Graham, Hung Tran

Geopolitical explanations have dominated recent analysis on dedollorization. While it is certainly a key factor, macroeconomics matter as well. US interest rates and a rising dollar are encouraging other countries to search for alternatives.

Brazil
China

In the News

Jan 22, 2024

Narang on the State of the World podcast

Neil Narang joins the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation's State of the World podcast

China
Conflict

In the News

Jan 22, 2024

Dean quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on Australia’s Middle East policy

On January 20, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean was quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article discussing Australian security policy in the Middle East.  

Australia
Defense Policy

Experts