Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point?

New Atlanticist Mar 31, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

By Josh Lipsky, Ananya Kumar

From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.
China Digital Currencies
Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point?

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.
Economy & Business India
Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point?

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

By Kitsch Liao

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.
China East Asia

Content

MENASource

Aug 29, 2025

Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point?

By Jean-Loup Samaan

With a new war between Iran and Israel still an immediate threat, China might need to ask itself: Is cooperation with Iran worth risking its diplomacy model in the Gulf?

China Iran

New Atlanticist

Aug 27, 2025

The Trump administration needs a strategic reset with India

By David L. Goldwyn, Geoffrey Pyatt

If the administration’s goal is to build resilient supply chains and maintain a strategic coalition capable of containing Chinese influence, then the current approach is unsustainable.

Economy & Business India

Report

Aug 27, 2025

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Connectivity in an era of geopolitical uncertainty

By Afaq Hussain and Nicholas Shafer

Weeks before the war in Gaza broke out, India, Europe, the US, and Gulf nations announced plans for an economic corridor linking the EU and India through the Gulf via rail, fiber optic cable, and pipelines. We ran the cost-benefit numbers and they’re clear: Washington should put the IMEC back on the global agenda this year.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Issue Brief

Aug 27, 2025

Navigating the new normal: Strategic simultaneity, US Forces Korea flexibility, and alliance imperatives

By Bee Yun Jo

The future of deterrence on the Korean Peninsula—and indeed, the wider Indo-Pacific region—will hinge on Seoul’s ability to reframe US force realignments not as unilateral disengagements but as catalysts for action.

Defense Policy Korea

In the News

Aug 27, 2025

Arnold Punaro featured in RealClear Defense on restructuring the US military

By Atlantic Council

On August 26, MajGen Arnold Punaro (ret.), a Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow, published an article in RealClear Defense, titled "Restructuring Our Military for a Multi-Front War."

China Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2025

Five questions (and expert answers) about where the US-South Korea alliance goes from here

By Atlantic Council experts

The US and South Korean presidents met on Monday in Washington to discuss a range of bilateral issues, from security to shipbuilding.

Korea Nuclear Deterrence

New Atlanticist

Aug 26, 2025

IMEC must be more than a trade route. Digital integration should be a priority.

By Afaq Hussain

The India-UAE virtual trade corridor should be the starting point for an expanded digital trade ecosystem among India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor partner countries.

Digital Policy Economy & Business

Fintech Frontlines

Aug 25, 2025

Everybody wants a stablecoin, even China

By Ananya Kumar

From Beijing’s perspective, a successful offshore yuan-denominated stablecoin could replace some existing yuan transactions, increase the purchases of offshore bonds, and even make them technologically more efficient.

China Digital Currencies

MENASource

Aug 22, 2025

What’s needed to unlock the power and promise of IMEC

By Amir Hayek

We must not be afraid to dream, nor forget that achieving a truly transformative economic corridor is within reach.

India Israel

In the News

Aug 22, 2025

Daniels discusses China’s AI strategy on the China Power Podcast

By Atlantic Council

On August 19, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Owen Daniels was featured on Episode 108 of the German Marshal Fund's China Power Podcast.

Artificial Intelligence China
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Experts

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Geoffrey Lien Zhou Han

Business Strategist, Fixed Income & Multi Asset (Chief Operating Officer's Office), GIC Private Limited

Millennium Leadership Program

East Asia Economy & Business

Fellow

Jongsun Kim

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Nathan Freier

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Conflict

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Patrick Slovik

Director, Financial System Surveillance and Policy, Central Bank of the UAE

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Ryan J. Lamke

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Global Energy Center

Arabic China
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