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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

Oct 7, 2020

Akhtar in Pakistan Politico: Deepfakes, AI & Digital Soldiers: Challenges of Cross-Domain Coercion for Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Cybersecurity
Digital Policy

In the News

Oct 6, 2020

Samad joins the Middle East Institute to discuss the Prospects for the intra-Afghan talks in Doha

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan
Conflict

In the News

Oct 5, 2020

Tran Quoted in SCMP News on Unsustainable Liquidity Injections

By Hung Tran

Read the full article here.

China
Economy & Business

Inflection Points

Oct 4, 2020

How Beijing gains from Trump’s COVID struggles and US electoral dysfunctions

By Frederick Kempe

Chinese officials will embrace this period as additional, welcome “breathing space” to escalate their ongoing efforts across a range of fronts to build upon their momentum – from tightening party control over the Chinese private sector, to the accelerated development of a digital currency, to closing remaining technology gaps with the United States.

China
Elections

Article

Oct 3, 2020

Oh on East Asian allies’ response to Washington’s tough stand against China

By Atlantic Council

On October 3, Dr. Miyeon Oh, director and senior fellow of the Asia Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was quoted in a Reuters’ article on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming Asia trip. Oh predicts that both Japan and South Korea will attempt a balancing act during […]

China
East Asia

In the News

Oct 2, 2020

Riaz in CIPE: Bangladesh’s Economic ‘Recovery’ in the COVID-19 Era: A Paradox, a Puzzle or a Mirage

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Coronavirus

In the News

Oct 1, 2020

Aukatsang in The Indian Express: A Gandhi in our midst

By Atlantic Council

On October 1, 2020, Kaydor Aukatsang published a piece in The Indian Express, arguing that “the Dalai Lama exemplifies Gandhian values, has been a great ambassador and admirer of India. He should be given the Bharat Ratna,” the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.

Civil Society
Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2020

What an ‘October surprise’ from North Korea might actually look like

By Markus Garlauskas and Bruce Perry

If Kim offers up an “October surprise” this year, it probably won’t be the North Korean version of the fictional Soviet ballistic-missile submarine “Red October.” Instead, it may well come in the form of new missiles displayed on the streets of Pyongyang during the Party’s 75th anniversary parade.

Arms Control
Conflict

In the News

Sep 30, 2020

Ashford and Robert Kaplan Discuss Post-Election US Foreign Policy Direction: Biden vs. Trump

By Atlantic Council

Emma and Robert Kaplan discuss what kind of foreign policies to expect from a second Trump presidency or a new Biden administration. More about our expert

China
International Norms

In the News

Sep 30, 2020

Nawaz joins Bilal Lakhani to discuss his book, “The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood”

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan
Politics & Diplomacy

Experts