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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

Event Recap

Jul 24, 2017

Media diplomacy: challenging the Indo-Pak narrative

By Trevor Cloen

On July 24, 2017, the South Asia Center hosted a discussion on the role of media in fostering relations between India and Pakistan. Senator Mushahid Hussain, Member of the Pakistani Senate and Former Minister of Information and Media Broadcasting, and India’s Former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari discussed the role of journalists and […]

India Media

In the News

Jul 21, 2017

Nordenman Quoted in CNN on Expansion of China’s Navy

By Magnus Nordenman

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China

In the News

Jul 20, 2017

Miner in China Dialogue: Chinese Investors Zero-in on Latin America

By Sean Miner

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China

In the News

Jul 18, 2017

Rosenblum in POLITICO: How to Persuade China to Abandon North Korea

By Todd Rosenblum

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China Korea

In the News

Jul 17, 2017

McFate in The Atlantic: The ‘Blackwater 2.0’ Plan for Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2017

Here’s why Trump needs to deepen engagement with Eurasia

By Ariel Cohen

Russia and China may aspire to exclude the United States from the heart of Eurasia. However, the Trump administration should not just pack up and walk away.

Central Asia China

In the News

Jul 11, 2017

McFate Quoted in Vox on Blackwater’s Potential Role in Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

In the News

Jul 10, 2017

Miller in Foreign Affairs: How Identity Issues Keep India and Israel Apart

By Manjari Chatterjee Miller

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India Israel

Defense Industrialist

Jul 10, 2017

You can’t call the cavalry on two percent

By James Hasik

In a two-percent world, American plans against landward threats to Poland might be limited to aircraft, cruise missiles, and marines. For if the US government proportionately spent what European governments spent, there would be no cavalry riding to the rescue.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 10, 2017

McFate Quoted in The New York Times on Trump’s Recruitment of Businessmen to Devise Options for Afghanistan

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan

Experts

Events