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.

Explore the programs

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

Mar 6, 2022

Nooruddin quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Russian invasion of Ukraine strains US’s strategic ties with India

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Mar 6, 2022

Dr Riaz on US sanctions on Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 4, 2022

Kumar interviewed by CoinDesk on China’s role in sanctions against Russia

Watch the interview here

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 4, 2022

Schnapper-Casteras cited in CoinDesk Podcast on cryptocurrency and sanctions

Listen to the podcast here

China Digital Currencies

Britain Debrief

Mar 4, 2022

#BritainDebrief – Is this economic war with Russia? A Debrief from Edward Fishman

By Ben Judah

As a newly-formed anti-invasion coalition forms in the international community and takes increasingly severe economic actions against Russia, Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviewed Edward Fishman, former Russia and Europe Lead in the State Department’s Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, for #BritainDebrief.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 4, 2022

Kumar’s CoinDesk interview featured in Yahoo

Watch the interview here

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Mar 4, 2022

Friendlander quoted in Politico on China aiding Russia in light of western sanctions

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 3, 2022

Garlauskas featured in Reuters on Russian missile use and the implications for North Korea

On February 28, Markus Garlauskas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted in Reuters on the impact of Russian missile use in Ukraine. As many countries in the Indo-Pacific are facing increased security concerns and developing their own missiles, Garlauskas argues that “North Korean and Chinese militaries are taking copious notes right […]

China Conflict

In the News

Mar 3, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in the South China Morning Post

Read the full article here

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 3, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in CNBC

Read the full article here

China Cybersecurity

Experts

Events