Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners

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
Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners

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
Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners

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

New Atlanticist

May 21, 2025

Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners

By Léonie Allard, Jean-Loup Samaan

As it works toward realizing its Golden Dome initiative, the Trump administration should hold a revived missile defense dialogue with its allies and partners in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 21, 2025

Kumar quoted by AFP on how Trump is shaping US ties with G7 countries

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

May 20, 2025

Kumar quoted by AFP on how Trump’s tariffs are weighing on the G7 finance ministers’ summit

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Economy & Business European Union

In the News

May 20, 2025

Lichfield quoted in NYT on how the G7 finance ministers’ summit may unfold

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Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

May 19, 2025

Amid India-Pakistan tensions, the US must rebalance its security priorities in South Asia

By Srujan Palkar and Mrittika Guha Sarkar

The United States should make Pakistan’s Major non-NATO Ally status contingent on Islamabad’s counterterrorism performance and economic reform.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

In the News

May 19, 2025

Lichfield quoted in Reuters on tariff discussions at the G7 finance ministers’ summit

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Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

May 15, 2025

Four questions (and expert answers) about the China-Latin America summit

By Atlantic Council experts

At the summit, China offered billions of dollars’ worth of credit and Colombia entered into the Belt and Road Initiative.

Caribbean China

New Atlanticist

May 15, 2025

How South Asia’s ‘swing states’ navigate India-Pakistan tensions

By Rudabeh Shahid and Nazmus Sakib

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives are quiet strategists in South Asia—but ignoring their roles risks destabilizing the region's fragile geopolitical balance.

Bangladesh Crisis Management

Experts react

May 12, 2025

Experts react: The US and China just agreed to dramatically reduce tariffs on each other, for now. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts explain what the ninety-day reduction in US-China tariffs means for Washington, Beijing, and the global trading system.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

May 12, 2025

The India-Pakistan crisis shows Washington that it must stop Iran’s nuclear rise

By Alex Plitsas

The fighting in South Asia reminded Washington of the global stakes of nuclear crises. Those stakes are why the United States must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Crisis Management Iran
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Kate Springs

Program Assistant, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms

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Audrey Roh

Project Assistant

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Japan

Fellow

Priya Pillai

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Yarely Madrid

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

Global China Hub

China Latin America

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Melanie Hart

Senior Director, Global China Hub

Global China Hub

China Chinese

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Thayz Guimarães

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

Global China Hub

Americas Brazil
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The cost of conflict: Launching the G7-China Economic Radar
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