Pham on Chinese Military in Africa

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.

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Pham on Chinese Military in Africa

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

Pham on Chinese Military in Africa

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

Nov 29, 2015

Pham on Chinese Military in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

ValueWalk quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the inevitability of China establishing military bases in Africa:

Africa China

In the News

Nov 28, 2015

Pham on China’s First Military Base in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

The East African quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the plans to build a Chinese military base in Djibouti:

China East Africa

In the News

Nov 25, 2015

Pham on First Chinese Military Base in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Western Journalism quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on China’s plans to establish its first military base in Africa:

China

In the News

Nov 25, 2015

Pham on the Importance of China’s First Military Base in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Western Journalism quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the significance of China increasing their global stature with its first military base on the African continent located in Djibouti:

Africa China

In the News

Nov 25, 2015

Pham on Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Bloomberg Business quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on new Chinese infrastructure projects that will link Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa:

China

Event Recap

Nov 23, 2015

Chris Brummer Speaks on RMB Internationalization at Financial and Risk Summit in Toronto

By Global Business and Economics

On November 23, 2015, Chris Brummer, the C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance at the Atlantic Council, spoke alongside Mingxuan Zhu, President and CEO, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Susan Gammage, Thomson Reuters’ Head of FX Transactions Sales, Americas, Janet L. Ecker, President and CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance, and Jeffrey […]

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Report

Nov 23, 2015

The Korean Pivot and the Return of Great Power Politics in Northeast Asia

By Sungtae Jacky Park

As China reemerges, Japan revitalizes, and the United States rebalances toward Asia, competition over Korea will likely return. In The Korean Pivot and the Return of Great Power Politics in Northeast Asia, Sungtae Jacky Park examines Korea’s strategies toward great powers, discusses the future of the strategic dynamic on the Korean peninsula, explores the potential […]

Korea

New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2015

Japan Should Strive to be ‘Regional Security Leader,’ Report Suggests

By Alejandro Alvarez

Atlantic Council report recommends Japan bolster self-defense forces while maintaining close military ties with the United States Japan should take on a more active role in regional security but remain closely under the United States’ military umbrella, according to a new Atlantic Council report presented on Nov. 15. The report, “Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities […]

Indo-Pacific Japan

In the News

Nov 17, 2015

Cunningham on ISIS in Afghanistan

By James Cunningham

PBS quotes Zalmay Khalilzad Chair on Afghanistan and Resident Senior Fellow James B. Cunningham on the origins of ISIS and how the militant group’s increasing presence in Afghanistan is causing concern:

Afghanistan

In the News

Nov 13, 2015

Cliff: With Security Challenges Looming, Time for Japan to Step Up

By Roger Cliff

Asia Security Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Roger Cliff writes for The National Interest on the steps Japan needs to take to become a major contributor to East Asian security:

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LeAnne Noelani Howard

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Stanislava Mladenova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Marvin J. Park

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Assistant Director, GeoEconomics Center

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