Playing Catch Up in Asia

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

Playing Catch Up in Asia

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

Playing Catch Up in Asia

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

Jun 16, 2017

Playing Catch Up in Asia

By Atman Trivedi

On June 3, US Defense Secretary James Mattis stepped into the spotlight at Asia’s premier annual security gathering to reassure America’s Asian friends about our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. His remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore sent a much-needed message of commitment to a jittery region. But in the halls, questions lingered […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 15, 2017

Biberman in Asian Security: Genocidal Violence, Nation-Building, and the Bloody Birth of Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Jun 15, 2017

Manning Quoted by Yohap News on the Release of Student Imprisoned by North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Jun 14, 2017

Manning in Korea JoongAng Daily: How to Pursue Dialogue

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

In the News

Jun 14, 2017

Ahmad Joins the World Bank to Discuss Reengagement in Afghanistan

By Javid Ahmad

Watch the full interview here.

Afghanistan

In the News

Jun 13, 2017

Manning Quoted by Reuters on Expanding Chinese Influence in Latin America

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

China Latin America

In the News

Jun 13, 2017

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: What We Saw in War Machine

By Nora Bensahel, David Barno

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2017

Surging Autocrats, Wavering Democrats

By Arch Puddington

In his brief time in the White House, US President Donald J. Trump has made a point of bestowing praise on the world’s leading autocrats. He repeatedly called Vladimir Putin a “strong leader,” described Xi Jinping as “a very good man,” said Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was doing a “fantastic job,” and lauded Turkey’s Recep […]

China Russia

Event Recap

Jun 9, 2017

Cross-Strait Series: The Next US-Taiwan Arms Sales

By Maxwell Nitto

The Trump administration is said to be drafting a new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles. The package is expected to be significantly larger than one that was shelved at the end of the Obama administration, US officials told Reuters on the eve of a visit to Beijing […]

Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2017

Trump Will Need to Deepen US Engagement in Afghanistan

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump’s America First approach will have to take a back seat when it comes to Afghanistan. As the Trump administration wrestles with a decision on whether to send several thousand additional US troops to Afghanistan in an effort to end a fifteen-year-old war and make peace with the Taliban, there is […]

Afghanistan Pakistan
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Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Trevor H. Rudolph

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoTech Center

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

David H. Young

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict

Staff

Emily E. Kim

Project Assistant

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Korea Security & Defense

Fellow

Laura Updegrove

Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense

Staff

Audrey Roh

Project Assistant

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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