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

Jun 6, 2022

Asat featured in SupChina on if Uyghurs are different from Ukrainians

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

In the News

Jun 5, 2022

Asat quoted in CBC on forced labor from the Uyghur population in Xinjiang

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights
Aerial image of the destroyed Kharkiv National Stadium

Inflection Points

Jun 5, 2022

It’s time to show Putin a dead end in Ukraine, not an off-ramp

By Frederick Kempe

The West needs to pursue a Ukrainian victory, and offering Putin an off-ramp instead would be a big mistake.

China Conflict

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 3, 2022

The crisis in Sri Lanka

By Akhil Bery

Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis since independence. Protests have been ongoing for over forty days as Sri Lankans are angry about 13-hour plus power cuts, food, and medicine shortages.

Economy & Business Financial Regulation

In the News

Jun 3, 2022

Secretary Yellen’s special address at the Atlantic Council the direct subject of Project Syndicate piece by Raghuram G. Rajan on “friend shoring”

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 3, 2022

Graham quoted in Voice of America on the potential for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to improve trade facilitation

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jun 3, 2022

Mark cited in Axios on China’s lack of involvement in debt restructuring negotiations

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

Event Recap

Jun 2, 2022

Event recap: “An interview with H.E. the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering”

By Atlantic Council

On May 23, 2022, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center welcomed His Excellency the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering, for a conversation on Bhutan’s economic, environmental, and foreign policy strategies. The interview was conducted by Dr. Irfan Nooruddin, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, and Dr. Rudabeh Shahid, non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Grieco in The National Interest: Trying harder is a bad China strategy

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Kelly Grieco published an op-ed in The National Interest, calling out US policymakers for substituting the vague concept of competition for a strategy with defined means and ends. “Above all, competition itself is not a strategy. It offers only a description of the strategic environment. And it is hardly a novel one. […]

Australia China

In the News

Jun 2, 2022

Asat joins the Al Jazeera podcast to discuss what it will take to prompt action against China’s Uyghur genocide

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

Experts

Events