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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

New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2016

With the Middle East in Turmoil, Japan Looks to Diversify its Energy Options

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Spurred into action by the instability in the Middle East—its predominant source of crude oil—Japan is actively looking outside the region to diversify its energy options and enhance its own renewable energy production capabilities. Japan imports about eighty percent of its crude oil and around thirty percent of its liquefied natural gas from the Middle […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 11, 2016

Barno Quoted in Breaking Defense on General Scaparrotti’s Transfer from South Korea to European Command

By David Barno

Read the full article here.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 11, 2016

Manning Quoted by The National Interest on Beijing Threatening Taiwan

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

China

Event Recap

Mar 11, 2016

Japan’s Energy Priorities and Policies in the MENA Region

By Atlantic Council

On March 10, 2016 the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Global Energy Center hosted a panel of distinguished Japan- and Washington-based experts for a discussion on “Japan’s Energy Priorities and Policies in the MENA Region.”

Japan Middle East

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Metzl Joins Bloomberg Business to Discuss China’s Growth and International Investment

By Jamie Metzl

China

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Manning Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Whether or Not Sanctions Against North Korea Worked

By Robert A. Manning

Watch the full interview here.

Korea

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Three Minutes to Midnight: Closer to Nuclear Conflict than We Think

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

Read the full article here.

Defense Industry Korea

In the News

Mar 7, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss North Korea’s Threats of Preemptive Nuclear Strike

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

Korea Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Mar 7, 2016

Manning in Financial Times: China and the United States Need to Cause North Korea Real Pain

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

China Korea

In the News

Mar 4, 2016

Cole Joins White House Chronicle to Discuss ‘Ghost Fleet’

By August Cole

China Russia

Experts

Events