Ahmad in the Washington Post: The Taliban ‘Cultural Weapon’ that Is Driving US and Afghan Forces Apart

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

Ahmad in the Washington Post: The Taliban ‘Cultural Weapon’ that Is Driving US and Afghan Forces Apart

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

Ahmad in the Washington Post: The Taliban ‘Cultural Weapon’ that Is Driving US and Afghan Forces Apart

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

In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Ahmad in the Washington Post: The Taliban ‘Cultural Weapon’ that Is Driving US and Afghan Forces Apart

By Javid Ahmad

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2017

AIIB: A Platform for US-China Cooperation

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s president sees an opportunity The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) should be a platform for cooperation, not a point of conflict between the United States and China, the bank’s president, Jin Liqun, said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 24. Former US President Barack Obama’s administration was reluctant to […]

China

In the News

Apr 25, 2017

Kroenig Joins CBS News to Discuss the North Korea Threat

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Ullman in UPI: A New Cuban Missile Crisis in North Korea? Nonsense

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins CNN to Discuss the North Korean Crisis and US Policy Moving Forward

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the first segment here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 24, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discussing China-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full interview here.

China Korea

Event Recap

Apr 24, 2017

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Multilateralism in the 21st Century

By Chloe Hanley

On April 14, 2017 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a conversation with the honorable Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The discussion focused on his vision for the development of the AIIB, its approach to providing financing for Asian infrastructure, and the AIIB’s internal governance process, […]

Indo-Pacific

In the News

Apr 23, 2017

Castello-Catchot Joins Univision to Discuss the US-North Korea Crisis

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Apr 20, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss China-North Korea Relations and Rising Tensions in the Region

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China Korea
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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2017

Saudi-Led Coalition Setting Up Mobile Force to Fight Terrorism

By Saeed Shah and Margherita Stancati, Wall Street Journal

A Saudi-led coalition force of 41 countries is now taking shape and has found a focus: protecting member nations against the threat from Islamic State

Iran NATO
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Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

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Trevor H. Rudolph

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

David H. Young

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Afghanistan Conflict

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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

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Shawn Creamer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Indo-Pacific Security Initiative

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