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

Jul 22, 2022

Lipsky interview with CoinDesk featured on Yahoo Finance

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by Inside Sources podcast on the role of China and the IMF in the Sri Lanka crisis

Listen to the full episode here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by CoinDesk on countries exploring CBDCs, China’s digital renminbi, and the US falling behind on digital money

Watch the full interview here.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

Missing Key report cited in Politico Digital Future Daily newsletter on the use of zero-knowledge proofs for CBDCs

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in Business Insider on countries exploring CBDCs

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China Digital Currencies

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in Forbes on countries exploring CBDCs

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China Digital Currencies

Reality Check

Jul 22, 2022

Reality Check #13: Great-power competition threatens climate disaster response

By Evan Cooper and Alec Evans

Today’s military planners must contend with two potentially conflicting demands: growing requirements for the US military to respond to climate-driven disasters and the effort to restructure the force for great-power competition.

China Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

Jul 22, 2022

Nooruddin featured in Outlook India: Coalition games: stability and coherence, the defining features of coalition governments

By Atlantic Council

Elections India

In the News

Jul 21, 2022

Preble on Net Assessment: Active denial or in denial?

By Atlantic Council

On July 21, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast to debate the Quincy Institute’s new report on US defense strategy in Asia. They applaud the report for presenting a detailed plan and for highlighting the areas of both agreement and disagreement among the authors. They questioned the political […]

China Crisis Management

In the News

Jul 21, 2022

Wide coverage of Atlantic Council delegation in Taiwan continues

On July 20, the Atlantic Council delegation trip to Taiwan received coverage by an array of news outlets across the world, including Taipei Times, Taiwan Today, NHK World – Japan, and Stars and Stripes. Taipei Times featured the delegation leader, former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, on the front page, highlighting his examination of […]

Defense Policy Indo-Pacific

Experts

Events