Projects

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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

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

Read the full article here.

Afghanistan

Trade in Action

Jul 7, 2017

TRADE in ACTION – July 7, 2017

By Global Business & Economics Program

THIS WEEK IN TRADEThe G20 Summit is this week, and the stakes are high for all the attendees. For live coverage of the G20, follow along on Politico.

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Manning in the Hill: On North Korea, Trump Should Take Teddy Roosevelt’s Advice

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

Issue Brief

Jul 7, 2017

Journey to the West: Chinese opportunities in European infrastructure expansion

By Maximilian Gebhardt

Maximilian Gebhardt explores the implications and challenges of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for European Union infrastructure investments in the latest issue brief from the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative: “Journey to the West: Chinese Opportunities in European Infrastructure Expansion.” As the European Union aims to deepen integration, particularly in the field of infrastructure, […]

China European Union

Issue Brief

Jul 7, 2017

Journey to the West: Chinese opportunities in European infrastructure expansion

By Maximilian Gebhardt

Maximilian Gebhardt explores the implications and challenges of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for European Union infrastructure investments in the latest issue brief from the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative

China European Union

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Manning in The Hill: On North Korea, Trump Should Take Teddy Roosevelt’s Advice

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Jul 6, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discuss US-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full broadcast here.

Korea

New Atlanticist

Jul 6, 2017

What in the World is Vladimir Putin Up To?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Russia has decisively expanded its global footprint in a way that analysts say challenges the West and will force US President Donald J. Trump to rethink his “America First” strategy. This challenge extends well beyond Russia’s neighborhood—Ukraine, Georgia, and the Baltic States—to Syria, Libya, and even Afghanistan. Western governments and intelligence agencies have also accused […]

Afghanistan Libya

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Manning Quoted by the Huffington Post on North Korea’s Launch of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

Experts

Events