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 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in The Stock Dork

By Wen-Ti Sung

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung was quoted in The Stock Dork discussing Taiwan’s delicate geopolitical situation ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.

Elections
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman in the Atlantic: Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

By Michael Schuman

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman published a piece in The Atlantic on the sustainability of Taiwan’s democracy ahead of the 2024 Taiwan presidential election.

China
Elections

In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus in Americas Quarterly: Guatemala Nears a Pivotal Moment on Taiwan

By Leland Lazarus

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus and Ryan Berg published an article in Americas Quarterly discussing Taiwan’s relationship with Guatemala following the election of Bernado Arévalo as Guatemala’s president.

Elections
Latin America

New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2024

China’s bid for a new Middle East meets reality

By Tuvia Gering

The October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel has put China’s story about it setting off a “wave of reconciliation” in the Middle East to the test.

China
Conflict

In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Dakota Cary Featured on Click Here

By Dakota Cary

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Dakota Cary was brought on to Click Here to discuss his report, “Sleigh of hand: How China weaponizes software vulnerabilities,” which explains how Chinese software vulnerability laws require Chinese businesses to report coding flaws to a government agency, which in turn shares this information with state-sponsored hacking groups.

China
Cybersecurity

Report

Jan 11, 2024

False promises: The authoritarian development models of China and Russia

By Joseph Lemoine, Dan Negrea, Patrick Quirk, Lauren Van Metre

Are authoritarian regimes more successful than free countries in offering prosperity to their people? The answer is decidedly no, yet China and Russia advertise the “benefits” and “promise” of their authoritarian development model. This paper showcases why and how the authoritarian development model is inferior to that of free societies.

China
Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jan 10, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Dakota Cary quoted in CNN

By Dakota Cary

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Dakota Cary was quoted in CNN on China’s surveillance capabilities.

China
Cybersecurity
China, In the center of the capital in a new commercial building construction

Econographics

Jan 10, 2024

China’s local government debts are coming due

By Jeremy Mark

China's economic slowdown brings local government debts into sharp focus, threatening infrastructure and social services.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 10, 2024

Graham interviewed by Nikkei Asia on friendshoring and the US-China trade relationship

Read the full article here.

China
Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 10, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung Quoted in Japan Times

By Wen-Ti Sung

On January 9, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung discussed the results of the latest polls for Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election with the Japan Times.

China
Elections

Experts