Indo-Pacific

Encompassing the nations of South and East Asia, the Indo-Pacific holds some of the greatest promise and most difficult challenges in the world. Home to some of the fastest-growing economies, greater trade links and development cooperation are positioning the region to be the driver of economic growth in the next century. Lingering conflicts and growing geopolitical competition between the region’s powers, however, could endanger the stability of the region and limit its potential global leadership.

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

Aug 21, 2023

CBDC tracker cited by Accounting and Business on the development CBDCs worldwide

Read the full piece here.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Aug 21, 2023

Webster quoted in Defense One on Chinese exports of trench-digging excavators to Russia

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 21, 2023

Webster quoted in the Wall Street Journal on how Chinese exports to Russia are bolstering Russian resilience against Ukrainian counterattacks

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 21, 2023

Lipsky interviewed by Marketplace on Chinese and Japanese diversification from US treasuries

Listen to the interview here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 21, 2023

Nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts recently spoke to Bloomberg Radio about China’s overall development

On August 21, 2023, nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts spoke with hosts Doug Krizner and Vonnie Quinn on “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia” about China’s overall development. He also discussed a recent Wall Street Journal piece about signs of distress in China’s economy.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2023

The United States has a message for China: Yes, de-risking is possible

By Gabriel Alvarado

De-risking seems to have struck a nerve in Beijing, even as high-level US officials make the case that the United States does not seek to decouple from China.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Aug 18, 2023

Experts react: The US-Japan-South Korea summit was ‘historic.’ But what did it accomplish?

By Atlantic Council experts

President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and President Yoon Suk Yeol set forward a common security agenda at Camp David. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what's next.

China East Asia

In the News

Aug 18, 2023

Global China Hub Assistant Director Kitsch Liao spoke to The Daily Beast about the latest Chinese construction project in the disputed Paracel Islands. 

On August 18, 2023, Assistant Director Kitsch Liao gave his thoughts to The Daily Beast on China’s newest construction project on Triton Island, in the disputed Paracel Islands, and what this construction means for security in the region.

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Aug 18, 2023

Plitsas quoted in Stars and Stripes on US veterans supporting Afghan resettlement

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 18, 2023

Imai on Washington Examiner

On August 18, Kyoko Imai was featured in the Washington Examiner regarding the inaugural United States-South Korea-Japan trilateral meeting taking place today at Camp David. She underscored President Biden’s efforts “to institutionalize this partnership so it can withstand changes in domestic politics in all three countries.”

Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific

Experts

Events