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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

Transcript

Feb 9, 2022

Transcript: Central banks from Stockholm to Beijing are about to change the way the world uses money

By Atlantic Council

The International Monetary Fund joined up with our GeoEconomics Center to launch a new paper on central bank digital currency trends, insights, and policy lessons.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Feb 9, 2022

Nurkin in Breaking Defense on failure tolerance in hypersonic development

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Tate Nurkin writes in Breaking Defense on success and risk tolerance in hypersonics.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Feb 9, 2022

Bloomberg featured Georgieva’s keynote remarks from the IMF-GeoEconomics Center event on CBDC development

Read the full article here.

China Digital Currencies

Blog Post

Feb 8, 2022

State of the Order: Assessing January 2022

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

China Conflict

In the News

Feb 8, 2022

Shullman featured on CNAS podcast Brussel Sprouts: Alex Gabuev and Dave Shullman react to Russia-China Meeting

By Atlantic Council

On February 8, 2022, David Shullman, along with Alexander Gabuev, joined Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a conversation on Putin and Xi’s meeting and their recent joint statement. 

China Politics & Diplomacy

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 8, 2022

Modi faces a critical test in India’s most populous state

By Adnan Ahmad Ansari

2022 will witness one of the most critical Indian elections in recent memory–for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and for India’s democracy.

Elections India

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Akhtar with Pakistan Mission on Kashmir Solidarity Day

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Resilience & Society

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Dr Riaz on media independence in Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Indo-Pacific

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Manning in The Hill: Is the US capable of shaping a rules-based international order?

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Robert Manning published his biweekly op-ed in The Hill on the question of whether the United States is capable of shaping a rules-based order. Manning made the point that US domestic chaos and its frayed position internationally requires that it work with allies and partners to shape the rules of the future […]

China International Norms

Inflection Points

Feb 6, 2022

The world’s top two authoritarians have teamed up. The US should be on alert.

By Frederick Kempe

It would be a profound mistake to see the Ukraine crisis in isolation at a time when Xi and Putin have provided its disturbing context.

China Conflict

Experts

Events