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New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2025

US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on the three wins Trump can secure from his meeting with Xi

By Katherine Golden

Speaking at an Atlantic Council Front Page event, the congressman said that he hoped Trump would "show strength" at the meeting with China's president.

China Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Oct 29, 2025

Why Nairobi should look to New Delhi for its transit transformation

By Srujan Palkar, Sibi Nyaoga

With a population approaching six million, Nairobi faces many of the same urbanization challenges as New Delhi and other cities in the Global South

Africa India

New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2025

Trump in Southeast Asia: Cease-fire, ceremonies, and the limits of regional diplomacy

By Amy Searight

The US president recently attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur as one stop on his trip through the Indo-Pacific.

East Asia Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 29, 2025

Woolf defends arms control and New START in new commentary

By Atlantic Council

On October 21, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Amy Woolf published an article with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) titled “Beyond New START: What Happens Next in Nuclear Arms Control?” She argues that the United States should continue to pursue arms control discussions with Russia and China to manage nuclear competition and reduce the […]

China Nuclear Deterrence

In the News

Oct 29, 2025

Kroenig quoted in The Hill on Trump-Xi Meeting

On October 29, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was quoted in The Hill on President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He argued a more comprehensive economic strategy for China is needed beyond short-term summit talks.

China Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Oct 28, 2025

Taylor quoted in The Washington Post on the release of a Wells Fargo banker in China

By Atlantic Council

China Politics & Diplomacy

TURKEYSource

Oct 28, 2025

Working within a ‘Central Asia Quartet’ can strengthen US ties in the region. The foundations for it have already been laid.

By Kiran Baez

To strengthen their ties to Central Asia, the United States, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea should work together on their engagement with the region.

Central Asia Geopolitics & Energy Security

Inflection Points

Oct 27, 2025

Trump’s place in history depends on his approach to the CRINK

By Frederick Kempe

After a string of foreign policy wins, Trump's more significant challenge lies ahead: countering the bloc of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

China Iran

Inside the Taliban's gender apartheid

Oct 24, 2025

In the shadow of gender apartheid: Four years of loss and resistance by women in Afghanistan

By Mursal Sayas

It is important not only to document the grim reality of gender apartheid under the Taliban but also to honor the women of Afghanistan's persistence.

Afghanistan Education

New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2025

The winners and losers from China’s next five-year plan

By Jeremy Mark

In Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee met this week to move forward the country’s fifteenth five-year plan.

China Economy & Business

Experts

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