Skepticism casts a shadow over China’s Belt and Road Summit

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

Skepticism casts a shadow over China’s Belt and Road Summit

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

Skepticism casts a shadow over China’s Belt and Road Summit

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

Content

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2019

Skepticism casts a shadow over China’s Belt and Road Summit

By David A. Wemer

Despite the considerable investment and international interest in the project, criticism of Beijing’s approach has grown in recent years.

China Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Apr 25, 2019

Cohen in Forbes: China Enters Global Tech Race For Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here

China

New Atlanticist

Apr 24, 2019

5G access key to competing globally, says Former Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US officials have warned that Huawei’s equipment could create a backdoor for the Chinese government to spy on US networks. But Huawei has repeatedly denied this claim. Even as governments grapple with this challenge, “we also should consider the next generation of technology that is going to support the Internet—and that is 5G,” said Michael Chertoff, who served as secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009.

China Defense Technologies

Event Recap

Apr 22, 2019

The future of Afghanistan: ongoing negotiations and the role of regional partners

By Sahir Amlani

On Monday April 22, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a panel discussion on the Afghanistan peace negotiations. The panel was moderated by the South Asia Center’s Nonresident Senior Fellow Fatemeh Aman and focused on the role of regional powers helping to secure stability and peace. Daud Khattak, Senior Editor of Radio Mashaal, outlined […]

Afghanistan India

New Atlanticist

Apr 19, 2019

Why the US Marines were sent to northern Australia

By David A. Wemer

The joint exercises and constant contact give soldiers from both countries opportunities to practice working together, as well as building those personal ties.

Australia Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Apr 17, 2019

US-Japan trade negotiations: A narrow scope is key to success

By Hung Tran

The talks could make speedy progress if narrowly focused, but could drag on if Washington insists on a comprehensive agenda.

Economy & Business Japan

Inflection Points

Apr 14, 2019

The world China wants

By Frederick Kempe

Some are in denial about the fundamental change China’s rise may bring to the global order of institutions and principles established by the United States and its allies after World War II.

China European Union

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2019

India votes: Your handy guide to elections in the world’s largest democracy

By Roshni Majumdar

Information to stay on top of the election in India.

Elections India

Event Recap

Apr 11, 2019

Financial Inclusion to Financial Sustainability – Empowering women in South Asia and Across the World

By Global Business & Economics

On April 11th, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics Program and South Asia Center partnered with the Grameen Foundation India and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development to host a panel discussion titled Financial Inclusion to Financial Sustainability – Empowering women in South Asia and Across the World as part of the World Bank’s Civil Society Policy Forum Spring 2019.

Economy & Business South Asia
GBE1

Program Impact Story

Apr 11, 2019

Financial inclusion to financial sustainability – Empowering women in South Asia and across the World

By Atlantic Council

On April 11th, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business & Economics Program (GBE) and the South Asia Center (SAC) partnered with the Grameen Foundation India and the NGO Committee on Financial for Development to host a panel discussion as part of the World Bank’s Civil Society Policy Forum Spring 2019. The event was part of GBE’s […]

Civil Society Inclusive Growth
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