Indo-Pacific

Reuters: Ukraine Crisis Could Halt Europe’s Defense Downturn

By Atlantic Council

Reuters cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Airbus Group Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders:

Manning: Asia Pivot Is the Right Policy, But the Wrong Tactics

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for U.S. News and World Report on whether President Obama’s pivot to Asia is a mistake:

This Week in South Asia: April 19 – 25

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. India The sixth phase of elections in India consolidated an increasingly apparent trend in the prior five phases which illustrated a distinct improvement in voter turnout as compared to the 2009 Lok-Sabha elections. Only […]

Huntsman on Economic Ties with China

By Jon M. Huntsman

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon Huntsman joins Bloomberg Television’s Bottom Line to discuss the need for closer economic ties between Washington and Beijing: 

Atlantic Council Report Calls for India and Pakistan to Reinvest in Economic Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 24, 2014 A report released today by the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center argues that heavy military spending in India and Pakistan has in fact been detrimental to the citizens of both countries in terms of security and economic growth, and calls on leaders to reinvest in trade and confidence building. In […]

Things are Finally Looking up for Afghanistan. Here’s How to Keep it that Way

By Riaz Mohammad Khan

The April 5 election in Afghanistan to choose Hamid Karzai’s successor saw a voter turnout of about 58 percent or some 7 million people. While the vote represents an important transition, there’s another key change that occurs in Afghanistan later this year: the drawdown of foreign forces. Afghanistan is an uncertain picture, but it offers […]

Webcast: China’s Economic and Social Reforms Over the Next Ten Years

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and Global Business and Economics Program on April 16 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for a discussion on China’s current reform agenda and its geostrategic implications with Mr. Liu Mingkang, former chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and currently honorary professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong […]