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

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Courthouse News

By Zoltán Fehér

On November 15th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér was quoted on France’s policy on China in an article by Courthouse News on the “Great Expo of Made in France” at the Èlysee Palace. The article also cited his chapter in his Atlantic Council report with Valbona Zeneli.

China Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in The Nightly

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 29th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér was quoted in Australian newspaper The Nightly in their article about G7 coordination on critical minerals: “‘Team West’ told to go global on rare earth deal”

China Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Démarche

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 29th, 2025, Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Zoltán Fehér gave an in-depth interview about US-China, EU-China, and Turkey-China relations to Turkish diplomatic magazine Démarche.

China Economy & Business

China in Europe

Jan 5, 2026

Zoltán Fehér in Delfi

By Zoltán Fehér

On October 9th, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Zoltán Fehér gave an interview to Latvian news portal Delfi titled “‘You can’t be our friend and fund a war that threatens us’ – researcher on EU-China relations”

China Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Dec 22, 2025

Nuclear priorities for the Trump administration: A time to decide

By Matthew Kroenig, Jonathan Rosenstein

This report offers recommendations to the Donald Trump administration for policy and investment decisions that will shape this new era of strategic competition in the United States’ favor.

China Missile Defense

Dispatches

Dec 19, 2025

By the numbers: The global economy in 2025

By GeoEconomics Center experts

Our GeoEconomics experts break down the numbers that defined the global economy in 2025.

Americas Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2025

Can US leaders convince Americans that Taiwan is worth fighting for?

By Phillip M. Ramirez

If elected leaders in the United States want to continue to deter Chinese military action, they must work to convince Beijing that Americans would be willing to fight for Taiwan.

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2025

South Korea and Europe are stepping up on security cooperation. Here’s why.

By David F. Helvey

The growing ties reflect a shared understanding that deterrence in the twenty-first century is global.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

Spotlight

Dec 17, 2025

Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026: Ten defining questions for the year ahead

By the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

A look at the ten defining questions that will shape Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026.

Argentina Brazil

Report

Dec 15, 2025

Beijing pressures Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic partners. Here’s what the US should do in response

By Kitsch Liao, Nik Foster, Santiago Villa

Taiwan’s shrinking circle of diplomatic partners plays a crucial role in deterring Chinese coercion, and the United States needs a more targeted strategy to help preserve this support and maintain cross-strait stability.

China Politics & Diplomacy

Experts

Events