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Jul 20, 2019

Steve Levine in Axios about the space competition

By Atlantic Council

China English

Report

Jul 16, 2019

Trade at a crossroads: A vision for the US-India trade relationship

By Mark Linscott, Trevor Cloen, and Nidhi Upadhyaya

Both countries should prioritize efforts to manage current tensions, reach an early agreement and build on successes to initiate a series of cooperative projects in areas such as intellectual property rights, digital trade and regulatory coherence, mirroring previous successes on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

India Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Jul 15, 2019

Africa business experts discuss china’s commercial expansion in Africa

By Africa Center

On July 15, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a discussion on China’s diversifying economic engagement in Africa, occasioned by the launch of Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby’s latest issue brief, Deconstructing the Dragon: China’s Commercial Expansion in Africa.

Africa China

Issue Brief

Jul 15, 2019

Deconstructing the Dragon: China’s commercial expansion in Africa

By Aubrey Hruby

The Trump administration has raised the alarm about China’s domination of large infrastructure projects in Africa, diagnosing the growing indebtedness of African nations to China as a threat to US national security, as well as the sovereignty of the countries affected. They also correctly bemoan the unfair advantages conferred on Chinese firms by Beijing’s multi-billion dollar […]

Africa China

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2019

An Afghan opening: opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls

By Omar Samad

The frank conversations between the Afghan representatives laid bare the country’s decades-long wounds and contrasting positions on a host of policies and values

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Jul 10, 2019

Engelke in Nikkei Asian Review: Himalayan states must unite to protect mountain environment

By Atlantic Council

Climate Change & Climate Action South Asia

In the News

Jul 8, 2019

Biberman releases Gambling with Violence: State Outsourcing of War in Pakistan and India (Oxford University Press)

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry India

Inflection Points

Jul 6, 2019

Special edition: saving democracy

By Frederick Kempe

Dangers are accelerating to the democratic ideals that the American Revolution inspired.

China Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Jul 3, 2019

Women’s World Cup 2019: Where is the Middle East?

By Sheva Tabatabainejad and Rana Abdulhadi

With all the excitement these past months have generated, it is hard not to notice a glaring discrepancy in representation. There is not one team from the Middle East that qualified.

Afghanistan Iran

In the News

Jul 3, 2019

Steve Levine in Axios about the impact of demography in the US-China competition

By Atlantic Council

China English

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