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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

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 3, 2021

Reforming local governments in Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and South Asia Democracy Watch on Monday, June 14 at 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 PM PKT for a conversation on the importance of local government institutions to improve governance in Pakistan.

Pakistan
Political Reform

In the News

Jun 2, 2021

Schultz speaks with the Council on Foreign Relations on the future of Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Tammy S. Schultz moderates an event titled "Young Professionals briefing: the future of Afghanistan."

Afghanistan
Democratic Transitions

Event Recap

Jun 1, 2021

Event recap: “I’ll Meet You There” with Iram Parveen Bilal and Shuja Nawaz

By Atlantic Council

On May 21, 2021, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted filmmaker Iram Parveen Bilal for a conversation on her new film, I’ll Meet You There, and the underlying issues it addresses relating to immigrants, identity, race and surveillance, and more.

Civil Society
Human Rights

In the News

Jun 1, 2021

Nawaz joins Dawn News to discuss Pakistan’s role in US-Afghanistan relations

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Conflict

In the News

May 31, 2021

Burrows quoted in the Financial Times: How Biden came around to the Wuhan lab-leak theory

By Atlantic Council

On May 31, Dr. Mathew Burrows was quoted in a Financial Times article about Biden’s decision to direct intelligence services to investigate the origins of COVID.

China
Coronavirus

In the News

May 29, 2021

Kramer in The National Interest discussing NATO’s deterrent role in the Indo-Pacific

By Franklin D. Kramer

On May 29, Atlantic Council Board Director and Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer authored an article for The National Interest arguing that NATO needs to come to grips with the reality that there are now two major contested theaters—the Indo-Pacific region and Europe—and members need to increase their involvement in each.

Europe & Eurasia
Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 28, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford explore a Western response to Belarus’s act of air piracy

By Atlantic Council

On May 28, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discussed how the West should respond to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, the U.S. role in the […]

Belarus
China

SouthAsiaSource

May 27, 2021

Kabul and a peace process divided

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center on Tuesday, June 1 at 10:00 AM US EST / 6:30 PM AFT for a conversation about developments in Kabul related to the ongoing peace process.

Afghanistan
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In-Depth Research & Reports

May 27, 2021

Enhancing US-Japan cooperation on global supply chains

By Miyeon Oh, James Hildebrand

Mounting US-China tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to growing calls in the United States and among its allies and partners, including Japan, to address the vulnerabilities in global supply chains critical to national security and economic competitiveness.

Defense Industry
Defense Technologies

In the News

May 27, 2021

Samad joins Ankara Centre for Crisis and Policy Research to discuss the rise of Asian geopolitics and terrorism

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Europe & Eurasia

Experts

Events