Indo-Pacific

Garlauskas, O’Connell, and Imai in Italian defense magazine AirPress

On July 3, Markus Garlauskas, Business Development Associate Director Nicholas O’Connell, and Kyoko Imai were published in a coauthored article, “A comprehensive approach to enhance Europe’s role in Indo-Pacific security” for the Italian defense magazine AirPress. They argue that Europe must establish a greater role in Indo-Pacific defense by leveraging European institutions, pursuing bilateral and […]

Webster’s analysis featured in Wall Street Journal on Taiwanese Energy Security

CBDC tracker cited by the Oliver Wyman Forum on the number of countries exploring CBDCs

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Garlauskas and Culver Panelists for VOA Show

On June 30, Markus Garlauskas and Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow John Culver were the guests for Voice of America’s Washington Talk panel discussion show, which focuses on North and South Korean audiences and is often watched by the US Korea analysis and policy community. The discussion focused on the new North Korea intelligence […]

Eftimiades on NDT News regarding US – China relations

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades discusses the future of US - China relations

“The Future of War”: Assistant director Kitsch Liao interviewed for The Economist

On July 4, 2023, Global China Hub Assistant Director Kitsch Liao spoke to The Economist about Chinese cyberwarfare and hybrid warfare against Taiwan, and what China’s current capabilities would mean in the event of a live conflict.

Roberts quoted in South China Morning Post

On July 2, 2023 Nonresident Senior Fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on a proposal by Chinese officials to update its Trademark Law in an attempt to improve intellectual property protection to better appeal to foreign investors amid its slowing economy.

“China tackling ‘bad faith’ trademark hoarding, squatting rules to protect IP, be more attractive to investment” – Nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts quoted in the South China Morning Post

In order to encourage investment and tackle trademark squatting, China is proposing changes to its Trademark Law amidst a massive ramping up of patents. According to Dexter Tiff Roberts, who was quoted on July 2, “One recent change is that China patents everything, even stuff you wouldn’t expect.”