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

Apr 13, 2023

Cohen in Forbes: Russia’s kowtowing to China: Energy and beyond

By Atlantic Council

China Energy Markets & Governance

SouthAsiaSource

Apr 12, 2023

<strong>The geopolitics of the energy trilemma in South Asia</strong>

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

South Asian countries are being subjected to the consequences of China and Russia’s efforts to expand their influence in the region. In this complex geopolitical context, expanded US and G7 clean energy efforts are needed.

Bangladesh Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Apr 12, 2023

Atlantic Council Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption interim report  

By Eric Lofgren*, Whitney M. McNamara, and Peter Modigliani

The DoD must accelerate defense innovation adoption from the leading edge of the private sector. This report has ten recommendations to do so.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Apr 11, 2023

Guevara in El Heraldo de Mexico discussing how countries adjust their security policies as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second year and the cold war between the US and China intensifies

By Inigo Guevara Moyano

On April 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Inigo Guevara wrote an op-ed in El Heraldo De Mexico discussing how countries adjust their security policies as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second year and the cold war between the US and China intensifies. 

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 11, 2023

Webster quoted in Carbon Brief on Russian crude oil exports to China

China Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Mühleisen quoted in Axios on how China has held up the Common Framework process

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on impacts of US-China tensions on IMF-World Bank meetings

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 10, 2023

Sakhi in CNN: <strong>Afghan women banned from working for the U.N.</strong>

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Apr 9, 2023

Webster in The China-Russia Report: China-Belarus trade surged in January and February

Belarus China

In the News

Apr 8, 2023

Rich Outzen quoted in the Washington Examiner on Afghanistan withdrawal

Afghanistan Conflict

Experts

Events