Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

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Apr 1, 2025

Rescuing Pakistan’s economy

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Aasim M. Husain

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a declining standard of living, skyrocketing public debt, and economic policies that have failed to address the root causes of its stagnation.

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Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

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Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

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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

Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

New Atlanticist
Feb 19, 2025

Why India and Armenia are now taking their relationship to new heights

By
Tatevik Khachatryan, Srujan Palkar

The growing military and diplomatic cooperation between New Delhi and Yerevan benefits both beyond immediate defense concerns.

Economy & Business
India

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Wilson Center, Nov. 28, 2017.

NATOSource

Nov 30, 2017

Secretary of State Tillerson on Strengthening Western Alliances

By Rex Tillerson, Department of State

Under President Trump, the United States remains committed to our enduring relationship with Europe. Our security commitments to European allies are ironclad.

Afghanistan NATO

In the News

Nov 30, 2017

Handjani in Foreign Policy: India and the Iranian-Saudi Divide

By Amir Handjani

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India Iran

In the News

Nov 30, 2017

Gopalaswamy in Foreign Affairs: India and the Iranian-Saudi Divide

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

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India Iran

New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2017

Dialogue Seen as Crucial to Defusing North Korea Nuclear Crisis

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As US President Donald J. Trump grapples with the North Korean nuclear crisis, two former US officials have some words of advice: attempt dialogue before pre-emptive military strikes, and broaden the scope of that discussion to include the security needs of the region, including North Korea’s. Ernest Moniz, who served as energy secretary in Barack […]

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

Report

Nov 15, 2017

Asia in the “Second Nuclear Age”

By Gaurav Kampani and Bharath Gopalaswamy

It is now a truism among foreign and defense policy practitioners that the post Cold War nuclear buildup in the India Pacific region constitutes the drawn of the “second nuclear age.” From the 1990s onward, China’s decision to stir out of its strategic languor and modernize its nuclear arsenal, along with the resolve of India […]

Nuclear Deterrence Nuclear Nonproliferation

Issue Brief

Nov 9, 2017

Iran’s bottom line in Afghanistan

By Alex Vatanka

Due to proximity and historical ties, no other country is as well placed as Iran to play a dominant role in Afghan society, as Middle East Institute senior fellow Alex Vatanka shows in his new paper, Iran’s Bottom Line in Afghanistan. However, Tehran is focused on short-term tactical gains at the expense of a sustainable, […]

Afghanistan Iran

Event Recap

Nov 6, 2017

Unlocking US- India trade potential conference

By Nidhi Upadhyaya

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted the “Unlocking US-India Trade Potential Conference” in Bengaluru, India from November 6-8, 2017. This conference, launched in partnership with the US Consulate, Chennai, the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), and the Takshashila Institution, […]

India Trade and tariffs

In the News

Sep 25, 2017

Biberman in Modern Asian Studies: How We Know What We Know about Pakistan: New York Times news production, 1954–71 (Cambridge University Press)

By Atlantic Council

Media Pakistan

In the News

Sep 15, 2017

Wormuth Quoted in NY Times about Drone Strikes in Afghanistan

By Christine Wormuth

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Afghanistan

Uncategorized

Sep 15, 2017

Biberman in Asian Security: genocidal violence, nation-building, and the bloody birth of Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Security & Defense South Asia
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