The digital Yuan, digital Euro, and the Diem: Key issues for public debate

New Atlanticist Mar 31, 2025

Dispatch from Hong Kong: How the ‘geoeconomic city’ is weathering global headwinds

By Josh Lipsky, Ananya Kumar

From Chinese and US economic growth to stablecoin regulations, a recent visit to Hong Kong offered important insights for two Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center experts.
China Digital Currencies
The digital Yuan, digital Euro, and the Diem: Key issues for public debate

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.
Economy & Business India
The digital Yuan, digital Euro, and the Diem: Key issues for public debate

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Reading between the lines of Taiwan’s new Quadrennial Defense Review

By Kitsch Liao

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review offers a window into the Taiwanese military’s issues with prioritization, operational readiness, and manpower retention.
China East Asia

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Issue Brief

Apr 6, 2021

The digital Yuan, digital Euro, and the Diem: Key issues for public debate

By Hung Tran

As momentum grows for the development of CBDCs many policy questions remain unanswered. For insights into how CBDCs may develop, it will be important to watch where the current leaders, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the European Central Bank (ECB), converge and diverge.

China Digital Currencies

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Manning quoted in Newsweek: China’s bet US is bluffing on Taiwan war risks dangerous miscalculation

By Atlantic Council

On April 6, Robert Manning was quoted in an article in Newsweek entitled, “China’s Bet U.S. Is Bluffing on Taiwan War Risks Dangerous Miscalculation.” Manning argued that the least likely scenario is an invasion of Taiwan and urged policymakers to consider China’s interests and perceptions about US decline. “It seems all that now stands between […]

Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan

New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2021

China’s strengths shouldn’t blind us to its weaknesses

By Harlan Ullman

China is a “pacing threat” and the United States’ strongest competitor. But it isn't an unstoppable colossus. There may be a fatal flaw in China's aspirations.

China Security & Defense

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Fulton quoted in Asia Times on increasing Chinese influence in the Middle East
China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Ahmad joins the Middle East Institute to discuss the potential outcomes of an Afghan interim government

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions

Past events

Apr 5, 2021

Event recap: “Whose voices count on Afghanistan? The politics of knowledge production”

By South Asia Center

On April 1, 2021, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted an event on the politics of knowledge production in Afghanistan and how we can make the policy space more representative and reflective of the peoples, histories, and realities on the ground.

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Shullman and Quirk in American Purpose: Grooming autocrats

By Atlantic Council

On April 5, 2021, American Purpose published an article by David O. Shullman and Patrick Quirk, “Grooming Autocrats.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Lipsky quoted in Wall Street Journal on the threat posed by China’s digital yuan

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Drun interviewed by The Spectator

By Atlantic Council

On April 5, 2021, Jessica Drun was interviewed for The Spectator‘s “Chinese Whispers” podcast on the question “Why does China care about Taiwan?”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Khan quoted in Financial Times: Invest now to repair ‘huge’ learning loss, educators urge

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Education
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