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“Injecting the Free Market into Spectrum Use for Space Applications”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope
Beyond the Rome Talks: Pilot Zones, Hezbollah, and Rebuilding State Authority in South Lebanon
The United States’ Accelerating Memory Chip Crunch: Implications for Tech and AI Leadership
Six Reasons Why the United States Is Low on Munitions
A Far-Right Breakthrough? Germany’s AfD on the Brink of State-Level Governance
The Kyndryl-Solvinity Case: A Barometer for Investment Security Reviews?
Autonomy and Affordable Mass in Latin America and the Caribbean
Tariff Follies Scene 47
What the CMMC Pause Means for the Defense Industrial Base
Taiwan Needs an AI Cyber Shield Now to Defend Against Invasion
Japan’s Defense Industry Charts an Uncertain Global Path
Is U.S. Haiti Policy an Opportunity for Success?
Red Kraken: The Coming Age of Agentic Cyber Strategy
Come Hague or High Seas: China’s Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea
Why the United States and Iran Keep Fighting While They Negotiate
Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed?
How the U.S. Can Survive a Large-Scale AI Cyberattack
Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals
Section 232 Explained
What Do the Election Security Documents Say About Chinese Interference in U.S. Elections?
AI Strategies and the Informal Economy: Africa’s Job Creation Test
World Cup 2026: North America Missed the Goal
Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports
Bolstering Pacific Resilience: A New Paradigm for Engagement by U.S. Allies and Partners
Elbows Up: The Price of Economic Coercion Against Canada
America’s Unproven Productivity Boom, and the Cost of Misreading the Data
Is the Iran War Entering a Dangerous New Phase?
Ending Forced Labor: Comparing EU and U.S. Approaches
Playbook or Rental? U.S. Counter-Drone Defense and the 2026 World Cup
The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama
Protecting Human Rights at the World Cup: Progress on Paper, Gaps on the Ground
“Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
The Trade Transparency Challenge
What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI
Reflections from URC 2026: Ukraine’s Reconstruction Has Become Wartime Resilience
The Hormuz Energy Crisis Generates a Tailwind for Nuclear Energy in Northeast Asia
Understanding Russia-Iran Collaboration in Cyberspace
War Costs Make Up a Third of the $87.6 Billion Supplemental Request
“Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Terrorism”: Audio Brief with Dan Byman
Formula 1 on the Front Lines
Large Load Reform: How Prepared Are U.S. Grid Operators for the AI Era?
The Next Phase of USMCA
Keeping Aluminum in Allied Hands: The Stakes of Alcoa’s South Africa Bet
China’s SLBM Test Underscores the Importance of a Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement
Russian Attitudes Are Shifting as the War’s Effects Come Home
What Does NATO Defense Spending Look Like Heading into the Ankara Summit?
Make the Ankara Summit About European Defense Autonomy
How the Iran War Weighs on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership and Prospects for Normalization with Israel
The United States Has Opted Not to Extend the USMCA
What to Know About Chinese AI Models
Reflecting on U.S. Development Policy on the United States’ 250th Anniversary
Europe Should Center Anti-Corruption in Its Democratic Resilience Efforts
What a Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Means for Energy and Beyond
“Russian Blood and Treasure: The Ballooning Costs of Putin’s War”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones and Riley McCabe
Don’t Let the USMCA Drift Away
The Heat Tax: India, South Asia, and the New Economics of Heat Readiness
Venezuela Suffered Its Worst Earthquake in Decades: What Comes Next?
Lebanon in the Shadow of the U.S.-Iran MOU: Risks and Opportunities
Anthropic and the Export Control Dilemma
The Greenspan Lesson for the AI Race
After Maduro: Human Trafficking and the Vulnerability of Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia
Managing DRC’s Ebola Crisis
G7 Critical Minerals Ambitions and Iran's Natural Resources
New Activity at Possible Chinese Intelligence Facilities in Cuba
Iran Won the Negotiation, Even Though It Lost the War
After the Supermajority: Ethiopia’s Trajectory Following the 2026 Election
Irregular Warfare: Winning the Cognitive Domain
The Customs Executive Order: Dealing with Downstream Consequences
Industrial Athleticism: Calibrating Defense Production to Address Evolving Threats
Southbound Diplomacy: Assessing Taiwan’s “Integrated Diplomacy” on the 10th Anniversary of the New Southbound Policy
The Department of Commerce Restricted Access to Anthropic’s Latest Models. What Comes Next?
Energy Considerations for EXIM Reauthorization
The United States and Iran Announce a Deal to End the War | State of Play
Eurasia’s Shifting Balance of Influence: An Opening for the United States?
Who Are G7’s Top Performers?
The Cyber Threat to the 2026 World Cup
Half Right on Forced Labor Tariffs
The 2026 World Cup: Sports and Conflict
Who Should Shape the Future of Development, and How?
The NATO Ankara Summit: “NATO 3.0” in Practice
The Curious Case of the “America First” Trade Policy in Vietnam
Can Iran Negotiations Survive Israel-Iran Escalation?
“Wartime Footing: A Two-Front Strategy to Confront China and Russia”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones and Seamus Daniels
New Light-Touch Trump AI Cyber Executive Order Reveals Accelerationists Still Rule the Roost
Reengaging the Solomon Islands: A Strategic Opportunity for the United States
Banning Gasoline Exports Will Harm U.S. Energy Security
Economic Modernization and Strategic Positioning of Algeria
Strategic Clarity: Reassessing the Value of China to Korea
Previewing Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea | State of Play
No Time to Ease In: Immediate Priorities for Frank Garcia, the State Department’s New Africa Lead
The Summer Trade Agenda
The Next Caribbean Crisis? Assessing U.S. Military Options Toward Cuba
What Is Maven Smart System, and What Does It Do? The Flagship Software Platform of AI-Enabled Warfare, Explained
Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China
The Return of the Alien Tort Statute
“The Terrorist Threat to the 2026 World Cup”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman and Riley McCabe
NASA Changes Course on Commercial Space Stations
Rebuilding U.S. Missile Inventory: A Multiyear Project
Testing the Future of Joint All-Domain Operations in Africa
“Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2026”: Audio Brief with Alexander Palmer
The Vatican Just Outmaneuvered Washington on AI
Elevating Pacific Perspectives in U.S. Regional Security Cooperation
The Politics and Repercussions of Washington’s Permanent Joint Board on Defense Pause
The Many Faces of Antisemitic Terrorism in the United States
How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal
Will the AI Economy Have a Middle Class? The Case for an AI Homestead Policy
Revisiting the Relationship Between Economic and Sea Power
A Summit of Equals
What the Trump-Xi Summit Revealed, and Left Unsaid, About U.S.-China Tech Competition
CDC Director’s Nomination Is an Opportunity to Reconstitute the CDC
Foreign Investment Attraction and CFIUS: Can the “Known Investor Program” Make U.S. Investment Screening More Efficient?
San Diego Mosque Shooting Marks a Deadly First in the United States
How Trade Reduces the Risk of War
The Killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and the U.S. Military’s Deepening Involvement in Nigeria
Why China Is Now a Peer Competitor to the United States in Cyberspace
Unpacking President Trump’s Visit to China | State of Play
AI Licensing Comes Full Circle
How Are Perceptions of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Changing?
Lebanon and Israel Talks: Empowering Diplomacy Over Open-Ended Conflict
The Iran Conflict Illuminates Taiwan’s Unique Energy Security Challenge
Overturning the Endangerment Finding Threatens Americans’ Health, Wealth, and Security
How Might the Trump-Xi Summit Impact U.S. Farmers?
The AI Escalation Danger Trump and Xi Must Address
The U.S.-China Trade Truce Has Not Solved the Gallium Problem
What May 15 Means for Somalia’s Federal Architecture and Global Shipping
The Deal of the ART: Assessing the “America First” Trade Policy in Asia
A Confident Beijing Welcomes President Trump
Another Crack in the Tariff Wall
Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing: Managing the World’s Most Important Relationship
Japan’s New Defense Export Policy: Will Industry Seize the Day?
What Australia and Fiji’s New Treaty Means for the Pacific | State of Play
“Taiwan’s Climate Adaptation Leadership in the Caribbean: Technology, Capacity, and Strategic Cooperation”: Audio Brief with Chris Hernandez-Roy
“AI and the Future of Mediation: Exploring the Art of Algorithmic Conflict Resolution”: Audio Brief with Yasir Atalan
Sinaloa Governor Indicted: USMCA, Cartels, and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade
Management Matters
Spectrum, 6G, and the Future of AI Leadership
“The Geometry of Coercion: Tracking the PRC’s Maritime and Air Pressure on Taiwan”: Audio Brief with Jose M. Macias III
How to Lose an Information War in 10 Days
Lessons for the United States in the Militant Attacks that Killed Mali’s Defense Minister
“Tapping into America’s Distaste for Forever Wars: The Spread of Iranian Narratives on Bluesky”: Audio Brief with Jose M. Macias III
Can Sports Diplomacy Open a Door on the Korean Peninsula?
Policy of Truth: Reporting Requirements for Critical Minerals Investments
Can Space Be Disrupted Like the Strait of Hormuz?
The European Union in the New Trade Disorder
Trade or Aid
How Open-Source, Real-Time Data Can Defeat China at the Edge of Its Influence
A Union Restored: New Zealand and the Cook Islands Repair Ties
Hungary After Orbán: The Hard Road Back to Democracy
The Iranian Cyber Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
How to Interpret Wartime Oil Prices
Section 702: Why Do We Need It?
Beyond Venezuela and Cuba: The U.S. Military’s Future Operations in the Western Hemisphere
Unleashing Market Forces for Spectrum Use in Space
Governing Antarctica in 2026
Why Open-Source Intelligence Is a Powerful Weapon Against Fentanyl
The Rule of Holes
NATO’s Hidden Dividend and the Avoidable Cost of U.S. Withdrawal
Toward a Mature AI Economy: Policy Priorities for the Road Ahead
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Gambit and the Limits of U.S. Military Power
Nordic Nukes: Seeking Strategic Agency in Uncertain Times
The United States Withdraws from Syria | State of Play
Why “Mowing the Grass” Won’t Work in Iran
A New Generation Looks to the Moon: Perspectives on Artemis
The Case for a Sustained U.S. Presence on the Moon
What Comes Next for Artemis?
International Collaboration Took the United States Back to the Moon
“Resilience Through Linkage: Russia, Iran, and Aspirations for North-South Trade”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
The Infrastructure Trap: What Beijing Has Learned from Moscow’s Playbook in Central Asia
New Momentum, Old Problems: Transatlantic Export Control Considerations
Closing the Local Knowledge Gap in U.S. Competition with China
Everything Is Connected Part II
The Role of Land Power in the Future Global Security Environment
“How Russia Is Building a Sovereign Drone Ecosystem for AI-Driven Autonomy”: Audio Brief with Kate Bondar
Reinforce, Don’t Reopen: Why Digital Trade Matters in the 2026 USMCA Review
Australia and Indonesia: A Strategic Partnership for Climate and Energy Resilience
Why Didn’t Iran Use Terrorism?
Unpacking the $1.5 Trillion FY 2027 Defense Budget Topline
Reining in the Export Control Arms Race
Can the United States Enable Post-Conflict Stability?
Can Gen Z Protests Reshape Governance in Africa?
Preparing for the Consequences of Collapse in Cuba
What Are the Unintended Consequences of the U.S.-Iran Conflict for Defense and Security?
The Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Issues to Watch
What’s Next for Oil Markets After the Ceasefire Agreement?
World Trade Organization Ministerial Post-Mortem
Where Is the Space Force Budget for Commercial Services?
Chile: New Directions and Uncertainty with a Strong Security Partner
Peru 2026 General Election: First-Round Vote Must-Knows
The Texas Energy Reference Design: Stress-Testing Load Growth Challenges for an AI Century
The Alluring Potential of an Integrated Venezuelan Gas Industry
What Happens After Hungary’s Election? Four Scenarios to Watch
Winning the Minerals Race Requires Building Demand, Not Just Supply
Who Is Winning the Iran War?
Iran Conflict Heightens Cyber Threats to U.S. Energy Infrastructure
Options for the United States to Resolve the Iran Nuclear Challenge
The Houthi Threat: Is Trump Underestimating One of Iran’s Key Remaining Cards?
The Impact of the Iran Conflict on South Korea: By the Numbers
Where Is Congress?
Iran, Fertilizer, and Food Security: Risks, Impacts, and Policy Responses
Fortifying the Guatemala-Taiwan Partnership for Development
We Are Going Back to the Moon to Stay
The Structural Barriers to Resource Extraction in Antarctica
Why Go Back to the Moon?
Beyond Artemis: Why the Moon Matters for the Future of Space Operations
Cracking the Code on the Lunar Economy
Artemis and the Economics of a Permanent Moonbase
USMCA Review 2026: Six Scenarios for North America’s Future
Europe Needs Bold Economic Action in the Face of the Iran Shock
What the TotalEnergies Deal Means for Energy Investment, Political Risk, and Affordability
Visualizing Iran’s Escalation Strategy
AI and Global Food Security: A Focus on Crop Breeding
Assessing the Air Campaign After Three Weeks: Iran War By the Numbers
Assessing the Air Campaign After Three Weeks: Iran War By the Numbers
“Europe Needs an ASAP Program for Air Defense”: Audio Brief with Max Bergmann
China’s Localization Drive in Semiconductors Gains Impetus from Allied Chip Export Controls
Building Cooperative Frameworks for Subsea Cable Security in the Indo-Pacific
The World Trade Organization’s Fourteenth Ministerial Conference
Redesigning Japan’s Space Security Ecosystem for a Stronger U.S.-Japan Alliance
Iran’s Next Move: How to Counter Tehran’s Multidomain Punishment Campaign
What Are the Implications of the Iran Conflict for Japan?
Demystifying Iranian Cyber Operations in the U.S.-Iran Conflict
Data Is Now the Front Line of Warfare
Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?
Iran: Relearning the Importance of Waging a War, Not Just Fighting One
What Is Israel Trying to Accomplish in Lebanon?
“Energy Infrastructure and the Defense Industrial Base”: Audio Brief with Joseph Majkut
How Does Saudi Arabia See the War with Iran?
SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and the Future of Small Business Innovation
Iran’s War Strategy: Don’t Calibrate—Escalate
Abracadabra
Investing in National Assets for Quantum Commercialization
Government as a Demand Creator for the Quantum Industry
Iran War Cost Estimate Update: $11.3 Billion at Day 6, $16.5 Billion at Day 12
Trump May Seize Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile: Why Airstrikes Alone Aren’t Enough
How to Lose a Navy in 10 Days
Nepal’s Election Marks a Generational Break—and a New Strategic Moment in the Himalayas
The War with Iran Threatens Syria’s Recovery
What Can the United States and Israel Accomplish in Iran?
Chokepoint: How the War with Iran Threatens Global Food Security
What Is at Stake in Hungary’s Election?
The Wars After the War: Why Israel and Iran May Keep Fighting
Iran’s Real War Is Against the Global Economy
Unpacking Iran’s Drone Campaign in the Gulf: Early Lessons for Future Drone Warfare
The Iran Conflict Is Sending Oil Prices Soaring—What Happens Next?
Chicken Soup Coming Home to Roost
What Does the New Cyber Strategy Really Mean?
The New Containment Doctrine: How the United States Is Using Trade to Stop Digital Regulation
Alberta Separatism Would Harm Both Canada and the United States
Pioneering Quantum-Supercomputing Integration: U.S. Leadership in the Next Computing Era
“The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive”: Audio Brief with Scott Kennedy
No One, Not Even Beijing, Is Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz
What Does the Iran War Mean for Global Energy Markets?
The Satellite Encryption Gap: Why Everyday Citizens’ Communications Are at Risk
Russian Crude and India: Here to Stay Amid Middle East Tensions?
$3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours
From Compliance to Strategy: Rethinking the Role of Human Rights in National Security and Countering Violent Extremism
The Shield of Americas Gathering and an Amplified Strategy to Counter China in the Western Hemisphere
Macron’s Île-Longue Speech: Updating France’s Nuclear Doctrine for a New Era
Why Decapitation Will Not Solve the United States’ Iran Problem
How Will Cyber Warfare Shape the U.S.-Israel Conflict with Iran?
Venezuelans Welcome U.S. Intervention, But Hope for a Rapid Democratic Transition Post-Maduro
A New Era: Space After New START
Cleaning Up the Mess
The Regional Reverberations of the U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran
Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program
If Compute is the New Oil, War in the Gulf Significantly Raises the Stakes
Why Did Pakistan Announce “Open War” Against the Taliban?
USMCA 2026 and Economic Security: The Convergence of Technology, Trade, and National Security
Northwood Declaration: The Future of European Deterrence?
How Europe Can Build Ukraine’s Future Force
How Would Iran Respond to a U.S. Attack?
Criminal Kingpin “El Mencho” Is Dead, What Comes Next?
Industrial Policy Is Back—And Minerals Are at the Center
The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Food Security: Impacts Four Years Later
Revitalizing U.S.-Pacific Ties Through Kava Diplomacy
The Supreme Court’s IEEPA Tariff Ruling and What Comes Next
State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs
Bright Shiny Objects
What the Potomac River Sewage Spill Reveals About U.S. Water Infrastructure
U.S. Military in the Middle East: Numbers Behind Trump’s Threats Against Iran
If Trump Strikes Iran: Mapping the Oil Disruption Scenarios
Transnistria: A Conflict Unfrozen but Not Thawed
Trump Discovers Multilateralism
After Bangladesh Votes: Stability Will Be Earned Through Delivery, Not Declarations
Satellite Imagery Analysis of China’s Alleged 2020 Nuclear Test at Lop Nur
Critical Minerals Ministerial Introduces New International Cooperation Strategy
Understanding Federal Equity Investments in Strategic Companies
“How Russia Is Reshaping Command and Control for AI-Enabled Warfare”: Audio Brief with Kate Bondar
Project Vault: A Minerals Security Backstop
Takaichi Dominates Japan’s Lower House Election
U.S.-India and EU-India Trade Agreements: Who Won?
Takaichi Landslide Shows Limits of Chinese Economic Coercion
Haiti Embarks on Another Rocky Political Transition
India’s New Ambitions on Trade Must Be Paired with Domestic Reform
What Is Next After the Suicide Attack in Pakistan?
“Protecting Americans from Biological Threats”: Audio Brief with Sophia Hirshfield
Nearshoring Without Growth: Why Investment Uncertainty Is Holding Mexico Back
Where Sovereignty Meets Statecraft: South Korea’s Fairness Act and the U.S. Alliance
Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition
Sand Leaking Out of the Bag: Eroding American Influence
The New Frontline: Technology Is a Modern Warfighting Domain
“Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine”: Audio Brief with Seth G. Jones and Riley McCabe
Why Golden Dome for America: The Case the Administration Should Make
Unwinding Venezuela’s CRINK Ties in the Western Hemisphere
Why the Army Needs Deception Groups
Why U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Is Still Falling Short for Washington
Why Economic Coercion Over Greenland Would Backfire
Can the 2025 Clean Competition Act Cut Global Emissions and Maintain U.S. Competitiveness?
Deepening U.S.-Japan Economic Ties Through Workforce Development Cooperation
How Civil Society Exposes the Human Rights Risks of the Digital Silk Road
Rethinking Comparative Advantage
What Does the Trump Administration’s New National Defense Strategy Say About China?
Japanese Energy Companies Step Up U.S. Investments
“When to Use (and Not Use) ‘As a Service’ for Government Space Requirements”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope
Canada and the European Union: Two New Wins for Chinese Exports in the West
How Could Europe Respond to Future U.S. Threats to Greenland?
How Syria Can Succeed in Integrating the Kurds
Building a True Trusted Trade Partnership with the United Kingdom
The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: Cuba’s Inflection Point
The Future of the WHO—and How the United States Can Shape It
The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: What Does Operation Absolute Resolve Mean for Russia?
AI and Global Food Security: A Focus on Early Warning Systems
Bright Shiny Objects
“Understanding Global South Perspectives on Taiwan”: Audio Brief with Henrietta Levin
A New Rift in the Gulf, and Only the Gulf Can Solve It
Exploring the New Math Puzzle of a PJM Intervention
New Executive Order Ties U.S. Critical Minerals Security to Global Partnerships
From Fraud to the Frontlines: Scam Centers Caught in the Cambodia-Thailand Conflict
Opting Out: United States to Stop Engaging with More UN Entities
An “America First” Tech Stack Cannot Be America Alone
The Costs and Global Trade-Offs of U.S. Military Action Against Venezuela
Japan Poised for Early General Election
Why Greenland Could Spur Europe’s Digital Awakening
Leveraging Japan’s Appetite for U.S. Investment and Partnership in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Would Air Strikes Against Iran Work?
Securing the Future of the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry: The Most-Favored-Nation Paradox
China’s Rare Earth Campaign Against Japan
Civil Takedowns: The Missing Legal Framework for Cyber Disruption
Unstable Coins: Stablecoin Regulation, Market Structure Legislation, and U.S. Security Risks
The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: China’s Future in Latin America Following Operation Absolute Resolve
Everything Is Connected
How Will the Trump Administration Respond to Violent Protests in Iran?
Are U.S. Operations in Venezuela a Blueprint for China for Taiwan?
Why the Golden Fleet Will Sail
What the Bella-1 Teaches Us About Targeting Shadow Fleets
Why Losing Local Voices in Foreign Aid–Diplomacy Mergers Threatens National Security
From Regime Change to Regime Management: Washington’s Venezuela Strategy
A Credible Path to Political Stability Is Indispensable for Trump’s Venezuela Oil Aspirations
Is Venezuela a Critical Minerals Target?
The United States Cannot Go It Alone in Venezuela
The Maduro Raid: A Military Victory With No Viable Endgame
Is a Weakened CS3D Still Too Much?
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Got a Lot from Trump. What Did the United States Get?
A Partial Look Ahead
The Last U.S. Hunger Data: What We Lose with the Termination of the USDA’s Household Food Security in the United States Report
Maduro Captured: What Comes Next for Venezuela?
Understanding the Saudi Reaction to the Escalation in Yemen
Why Did the United States Conduct Strikes in Nigeria?
The Golden Fleet's Battleship Will Never Sail
The Pentagon’s AI Problem Isn’t Algorithms, It’s Evaluation
Which U.S. Government Agencies Are Facilitating the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diplomacy in Africa?
Back in Play: U.S.-India Nuclear Partnership Finds a New Opening
What the New National Security Strategy Means for Naval Forces
China’s Third Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean: Expanding Influence and Ambitions
Japan’s Present and Future National Security Strategy: Five Key Challenges to Watch
The United States Needs a Southwest Drone Wall
Questions to Ask After a Terrorist Attack
Ghost Busters: Options for Breaking Russia's Shadow Fleet
Everything Old is New Again
Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness
The United States Needs Its Marine Corps Now More Than Ever
Beyond Climate Policy: The Economy-Wide Repercussions of Eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Targeting State AI Laws Undermines, Rather than Advances, U.S. Technology Leadership
Breaking the Debt Trap: Why Spending Smarter Beats Spending More
Why Did the United States Seize a Venezuelan Oil Shipment?
Protecting Subsea Cables: Detect to Deter, Sue to Secure
What Does the Development Finance Corporation Reauthorization Mean for Energy?
Navigating the Divide: Why the U.S. Navy Must Resume FONOPs in Indonesia
Experts React: The NSS and Washington’s New Approach to the Western Hemisphere
What’s at Stake in FERC’s Large Load Proposal?
The Drone Supply Chain War: Identifying the Chokepoints to Making a Drone
The Drone Supply Chain War: Identifying the Chokepoints to Making a Drone
U.S.-Caribbean Relations: The Cost of Postponing the 2025 Summit of the Americas
The Manifest Modernization Act: Enhancing Visibility Into Forced Labor Risks in U.S. Supply Chains
If You Don’t Eat Your Meat, You Can’t Have Any Pudding
Turning the AI Revolution into Dollar Dominance
Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing
Escalating Japan-China Tensions: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future
Assessing the Current Peace Deal for Ukraine: Opportunity or Strategic Trap?
The National Security Strategy: The Good, the Not So Great, and the Alarm Bells
The NSS That Could Destroy the NATO Alliance
The Genesis Mission: Can the United States’ Bet on AI Revitalize U.S. Science?
Security Challenges in the Caribbean Amid the U.S. Military Deployment
Unveiling the European Union’s Major Economic Security Update: Is a True Geopolitical Commission Emerging?
Taking on Cyber Scams: Ideas for Congress
Looking for Exports
The Global Alignment Index: Tracking Support for U.S., Chinese, and Russian Leadership
Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis
Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30
Understanding the Red Fort Attack in New Delhi
Schadenfreude
A Review of Energy Manufacturing-Related Legislation Introduced by the 119th Congress
What Is the Strategy in the Ukraine-Russia Peace Negotiations?
The Geoeconomic Conundrum of India’s Oil Purchases
Will Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Succeed?
“Redundancy, Resiliency, and Repair: Securing Subsea Cable Infrastructure”: Audio Brief with Erin Murphy
The Mogami: Advancing Australia-Japan Defense Cooperation
It’s Time for AI Policy to Get Serious About the AI Adoption Gap
Golden Dome for America: Assessing Chinese and Russian Reactions
Force Design for the Twenty-First Century Fight: U.S. Cyber Force Lessons from China’s Strategic Support Forces
What’s in the New U.S.-Saudi Minerals Agreement?
Information: Too Important to Centralize
Finding Congress
Russia’s Intense Air Campaign in October
Jungle Thunder: A Multinational Approach to Improving U.S. Capabilities in Jungle Warfare
How Important Is Blue Origin’s Second New Glenn Launch?
How Mexico’s Costly Spectrum Undermines Its Digital Future
USAID Youth Engagement: A Potential Generation Lost?
A Complex Legacy: U.S. Global Food Security Assistance, 2008–Present
What Has Happened to U.S. Government Capabilities for International Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response, and Resilience?
How U.S. Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Cuts Could Undermine Global Development Gains
Watered Down: A Weakened Global Water Strategy
Help Wanted: AI Needs Domain Experts
Waiting for the Supremes Part II
Trump’s Caribbean Campaign: The Data Behind the Developing Conflict
If the Pentagon Wants More Speed and Scale, It Should Be a Better Customer
Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Philippines, ASEAN, and the South China Sea
Avoiding Catastrophe: The Importance of Privacy when Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Disaster Management
Trade Deals and a New Chapter for American Nuclear?
“Three Steps to Protect the United States Against Extreme Heat”: Audio Brief with Katherine Bliss
What’s Next for AGOA?
Who Controls the Wrench: The Debate Over the “Right to Repair”
Russia’s Latest Nuclear Saber-Rattling: Nuclear Testing?
What to Expect from Secretary Hegseth’s November 7 Speech on the Arsenal of Freedom
“The Power of Educational Exchanges in Strengthening U.S.-LAC Relations”: Audio Brief with Romina Bandura
When Thought Becomes Data: The MIND Act and the Coming Debate Over Neurotechnology
Ten Years of C5+1: U.S.–Central Asia Minerals Cooperation
Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile: Implications for Missile Defense
Leveraging Latin America’s Embrace of the United States
Africa’s HIV Response and Emerging Health Security Redesign
Bullying Can Work, but It Has Its Limits
Ahead of APEC, Trump Signs Flurry of Bilateral Minerals Agreements on Asia Tour
The Gloves Are Still On: Why Washington’s Newest Oil Sanctions Won’t Be Enough to Pressure Putin
Can the United States Immediately Return to Nuclear Testing?
Six Months Since the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Was Signed—What Now?
AI Needs Its Complements: Investing in the Next Wave of Innovation
After Argentina’s Midterms, a New Chapter for U.S.-Argentina Relations
U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth
Measuring Trade Policy Success
Inside the Mechanics of the 2026 USMCA Review
CSIS Satellite Imagery Analysis Reveals Possible Signs of Renewed Nuclear Activity in Iran
U.S. Carrier to the Caribbean: A Step Closer to War
Aligning APEC Beyond Trade Turmoil
APEC’s Opportunity to Catalyze Mineral Security Cooperation
European Union’s Newfound Pragmatism Focuses on Emission Rules: Will It Appease Doha and Washington?
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity
Pentagon Announces a New Counternarcotics Task Force in the Caribbean
Does the Golden Dome Create Strategic Instability or an Opportunity with China and Russia?
When a Trade War Becomes a Food Fight
False Choices: Balancing Democracy and Development in U.S. Africa Policy
When Crime Becomes Terror: Rethinking the FTO Designation
What Goes Around Comes Around and Other Cliches
Unpacking Ukraine’s Future Cyber and Space Forces
Unpacking the U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Framework Agreement
What Could a Trump Peace Plan in Ukraine Look Like?
Will the Tomahawks Save Ukraine?
Caribbean Update: Fifth Suspected Drug Runner Destroyed
What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
Power Moves: How China’s Energy Investments Provide Durable Influence in South America
Pitting Nuclear Modernization Against Powering AI: Trump’s Plans for the U.S. Plutonium Stockpile
Renewed China-DPRK Diplomacy: Symbolism or Substance?
How the Historic Australia-PNG Pukpuk Treaty Could Reshape Pacific Security
Whither AGOA?
Japan’s 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses
“Takeaways from Secretary Hegseth’s Quantico Meeting”: Audio Brief with Mark Cancian
What Comes Next for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire?
Escalation Against the Maduro Regime in Venezuela: Puerto Rico’s Emerging Role in U.S. Power Projection
“How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America”: Audio Brief with Max Bergmann
U.S.-UK Trade and Tech Agreement(s): An Update After the State Visit
China’s New Rare Earth and Magnet Restrictions Threaten U.S. Defense Supply Chains
Quantum Sensing and the Future of Warfare: Five Essential Reforms to Stay Competitive
“Signals in the Swarm: The Data Behind China’s Maritime Gray Zone Campaign Near Taiwan”: Audio Brief with Jose M. Macias III
From Divide to Delivery: How AI Can Serve the Global South
The United States Votes to Establish a Haiti Gang Suppression Force: Now What?
A New Chapter for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Shifting Power: The Next Phase of U.S. Foreign Assistance
What the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance Reveals About Global Power Shifts
The Dilemma of Shan State for Myanmar’s Revolution
Southeast Asia Navigates Trump’s Return: Quick Deals, Lasting Dread
South Korea’s Response to U.S. Demands: Minimize Risk, Maximize Reward
The Trump Administration’s Middle East Policy: Shaping an Emerging Regional Order
President Trump’s Latin America Policy: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Risks
Japan’s Response to Trump 2.0: Sustaining U.S. Ties, Strengthening International Partnerships
Transatlantic Relations Under Trump: An Uneasy Peace
Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation
Trump’s Africa Policy: Commerce and Domestic Politics Clash
Down on the Farm
Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s Likely New Leader
6G and AI: How Wireless Technology and Edge Devices Are Shaping the Global AI Race
Experts React: U.S.-China Relations Heading into a Likely Summit
Could the Pakistani-Saudi Defense Pact Be the First Step Toward a NATO-Style Alliance?
How Does the Government Shutdown Impact the U.S. Industrial Base?
Why Trump’s Executive Order on Qatar Marks a Historic Shift
Assessing China’s New Climate Commitments
What Does Lethality Really Mean in Modern War?
AGOA’s Uncertain Future: What’s at Stake for U.S.-Africa Trade
“Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us”: Audio Brief with Riley McCabe
What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for Defense Funding in FY 2026
Update: Why Is Secretary Hegseth Calling His Generals and Admirals to Washington?
Why Things Are Not (Yet) as Bad as We Thought
Rebuilding Resilience in U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
“CRINK Diplomatic Ties: A Broader Tilt Toward the Global South": Audio Brief with Mona Yacoubian
Why Congress Must Protect Cyber Sharing
A Quick Analysis of Secretary Hegseth’s General Officers Meeting
What Is the U.S. Posture Toward the United Nations?
Doha Strikes Highlight Clashing Visions of the Middle East
Are U.S. Policies Eroding China’s Dominance in Shipbuilding?
Semiconductor Clusters in the Making: India’s Push for Global Competitiveness
Hearts, Minds, and Uniforms: New Data Reveals China and Russia’s Growing Military Diplomacy Footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean
The European Dilemma and the Congressional Surrender
Channeling Augustus: On Agentic Offensive Information Operations
Environmental Advocates Are on the Frontlines of Democracy Protection in the Amazon
Competing with China’s Public R&D Model: Lessons and Risks for U.S. Innovation Strategy
The Next Offset: Winning the Fight Before It Starts
Power Projection and the Logistics of Modern War
Industrial Roadblocks: Producing at Scale and Adopting New Technologies
Defense Budgets in an Uncertain Security Environment
The Evolution of Irregular Warfare
The Future of Seapower
The Evolution of Airpower
Technological Evolution on the Battlefield
Extending the Battlespace to Space
Intelligence in a Transparent World
The Enduring Role of Fires on the Modern Battlefield
The Evolution of Landpower
Operational Art in the Age of Battle Networks
Returning to an Era of Competition and Nuclear Risk
Will, Cohesion, Resilience, and the Wars of the Future
Adversaries and the Future of Competition
Introduction: How to Think About Modern Warfare
Is the United States Headed Toward a Civil War?
Can Prize Competitions Deliver Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptors?
Drone Substitutes: Rethinking Landpower for an America First Foreign Policy
Pacific Islands Forum 2025: Navigating Great-Power Rivalry
Uganda’s 2026 Elections: Rising Authoritarianism and Declining U.S. Engagement
Finding Plan B
Reauthorizing and Reforming the Small Business Innovation Research Program Is Essential for U.S. National Security
New Thai Prime Minister and the Fall of the Shinawatras
Charting U.S. Competitiveness in Low-Carbon Maritime Fuels: Domestic Foundations
“Friendshoring Copper: A New Pillar of the U.S.-Brazilian Economic Partnership”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran
Sustaining Momentum in U.S.-India Technology Ties
U.S.-EU Tech Tensions: Escalation or Diffusion?
Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar
The United States, Argentina, and Seizing the Moment for American AI
Agency in an Age of Uncertainty: Megatrends, Foresight, and Navigating New Frontiers
What Secretary Rubio’s Visit Reveals About U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation and the Prospect of Drone Strikes
Russia’s Massed Strikes: The Strategy of Coercion by Salvo
New Documents Reveal Next Steps for U.S.-Japan Trade Deal
Going to War with the Cartels: The Military Implications
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Steps Down
Waiting for the Supremes
What the United States Can Learn from the Mexican Auto Import Scheme
Local Tools for Global Competition: An Ambassadors Fund for Governance
How the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Could Reshape Global Energy
“CRINK Economic Ties: Uneven Patterns of Collaboration”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
Kazakhstan’s Emerging Civilian Nuclear Energy Industry: Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests
Parading China’s Nuclear Arsenal Out of the Shadows
From Monterrey to Michigan to Mississauga: The Engine Driving U.S. Competitiveness
China’s Military Display and Its Indo-Pacific Message
The Uniquely Stable U.S.-Philippines Partnership
Don’t Tax Invention: The Risks of a Patent Tax
Indonesia Protests Amid Economic Anxieties and Police Violence
China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit
Leveraging International Partnerships Is the Key to Supercharging the United States’ Global Nuclear Leadership
Why Is Renewing AGOA Strategic for U.S.-Africa Minerals Diplomacy?
Navigating the Global Commons
Defending Democracy: Why Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections Matter
Advancing U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Scientific Research on the Ground
“The AUKUS Inflection: Seizing the Opportunity to Deliver Deterrence”: Audio Brief with Charles Edel
Divesting the Past to Secure Tomorrow’s Battlefield
“Latin America’s Role in De-Risking Semiconductor Supply Chains”: Audio Brief with Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe
An Unnecessary Territorial Dispute in the Amazon: Colombia’s Petro Focuses on the Wrong Threats
The Risks of U.S. Deep-Sea Mining
The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges
The NeverEnding Story
The Trump Administration Wants to Establish a UN Support Office in Haiti—Now What?
Securing the U.S. Industrial Base in Semiconductors: Investing in a National Champion
What Would Security Guarantees in Ukraine Look Like?
“USMCA Review 2026”: Audio Brief with Diego Marroquín
Does the U.S.–Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Announcement Signal a New Front in Great Power Competition?
Why U.S. Junior Professionals in the UN Still Matter
Rotten Tomatoes: Implications of the Termination of the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement
What Would a Ceasefire in Ukraine Look Like?
The Importance of Educational Exchange with the Dominican Republic
Smart Decision or Big Shakedown?
A Primer on Transshipment
What Would a Ceasefire in Ukraine Look Like?
Experts React: What’s at Stake in the Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting
AI & Global Food Security: A Focus on Precision Agriculture
Back & Forth: Do Export Controls Erode the United States’ Lead—Or Protect It?
Sending the National Guard into D.C. Is the Wrong Solution to a Crime Problem
A Short Primer on Transshipment
U.S. Clean Tech Exports Are the Key to Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth
Is Israel Headed for a Forever War in Gaza?
How Tariffs Could Derail the United States’ $3 Trillion AI Buildout
Commercial Diplomacy Needs Good Governance
What Trump’s Submarine Threat and Russia’s INF Exit Really Mean
Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program—Can It Rebuild?
“Assessing the Impact of China-Russia Coordination in the Media and Information Space”: Audio Brief with Henry Ziemer
Trump Moves “Nuclear” Subs: Negotiating Tactic or Escalatory Gamble?
After New Tariffs, Trust Between the United States and India Is Running Low
Pressure at the Pump: Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries
Benchmarking as a Path to International AI Governance
Let’s Make a Deal
Panama’s Port Lawsuits Reshape Great Power Competition in the Americas: The Mulino Doctrine in Action
The Dangerous Allure of Myanmar’s Rare Earths
“Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan”: Audio Brief with Mark F. Cancian
South Korea Gets Its Trade Deal with the United States
Routine Immunizations on the Precipice: Forestalling the Worst Outcomes in the Current Vaccine Landscape
The Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft
The United States Cannot Win the Twenty-First-Century Innovation Race with a Twentieth-Century Playbook
Experts React: Starvation in Gaza
The U.S.-EU Trade Deal: Geopolitical Victory and Economic Uncertainty for the United States
Modernizing Satellite Spectrum Rules Is Key to U.S. Space Leadership
“Developing Rare Earth Processing Hubs: An Analytical Approach”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran
Trump’s Trade Strategy Takes Shape with Latest EU Trade Deal
“Why Tocqueville Would Embrace AI Benchmarking”: Audio Brief with Ian Reynolds
The United States Risks Losing its Carbon Capture Advantage
Experts React: One Year Since Latin America’s Most Brazen Electoral Theft in History
Toward Reliable AI, from the Bottom Up
Sorting Out the United States–China Relationship
The Road to Kyiv Must Not Run Through Washington
How a Cyber Alliance Took Down Russian Cybercrime
Building Resilient Water Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race
Hidden Enablers: Third Countries in North Korea’s Cyber Playbook
Electric Vehicles, China, and the Industrial Strategies Reshaping Mobility in Emerging Economies
AI Benchmarking and the Future of Foreign Policy
Thailand Launches Airstrikes Amid Border Dispute with Cambodia
Deterrence Runs on Rare Earths
Assessing the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Announcement
Rethinking Copper Tariffs
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rewriting the Grid Planning Playbook in the Southwest Power Pool and Texas
“Shifting Tides: The National Security Implications of the United States’ Pacific Drawdown”: Audio Brief with John Augé
An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation
The Importance of Kachin State to Myanmar’s Revolution
“Mesh Sensing for Air and Missile Defense”: Audio Brief with Masao Dahlgren
To Hit Russia Hard and Support Ukraine, Capture the Oil Discount
Japan’s Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability
Moving the Goalposts
Will the United States Push Europe Toward China?
Is the Ukraine Recovery Conference Building Momentum or Falling Short?
Preemptive Strikes, Deterrence, and Denuclearization: Ascertaining Pyongyang’s View of U.S. Use of Force Against Iran’s Nuclear Program
Fifty Years Later, Lessons from Apollo-Soyuz for Today
Violence Escalates as Israel Intervenes in Southern Syria
Trump Sends Weapons to Ukraine: By the Numbers
How AI Cooperation Can Save the U.S.- ROK Trade Talks
“Making the U.S.-UK Special Relationship Fit for Purpose”: Audio Brief with Max Bergmann
Progress Toward Practical Areas of Quantum Technology
Financing for Development: What’s Next After Seville?
Reevaluating the Need for Mission Authorization
Round and Round We Go, Where We Stop Nobody Knows
Trump Tariffs Likely Pushing Asia Elsewhere for Economic Partners
Financing for Development from Monterrey to Seville: A 25-Year Retrospective
What Are Brazil’s Strategic Options in Response to U.S. Tariffs?
Out-Adapting the Enemy: Why Mass Alone Won’t Win Tomorrow’s Wars
Iran Conflict: Four Lessons Learned for the Oil Market
Innovate or Die: The Army Transformation Initiative and the Future of Allied Land Warfare
Renewing the United States’ Skilled Technical Workforce
Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the Mining Sector
No Checks on Power? The Effects of Mexico’s Judicial Reform on Foreign Investment and the USMCA
The Limits of Russia’s Friendship: How Moscow Sees the Iran Crisis
President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa
A Parade of Rants
Power Access for AI: The Flexibility Compact
Disentangling the Five Key Questions on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Reforming the Reformers: Seville Conference Must Upgrade Credit Rating Agencies
Trade Liberalizing Efforts in Other Countries Contradict U.S. Policies
Can Local Economic Interests Affect Congressional Votes on Climate? Evidence from Solar Tariffs
Overcoming the Barriers to Forward Deterrence
Turning Diplomatic Commitments into Mineral Investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tariff Rate Quotas
No AI Without Power: Why the Quad Must Secure Power Equipment Supply Chains
Critical Minerals, Fragile Peace: The DRC-Rwanda Deal and the Cost of Ignoring Root Causes
Can Washington Counter Beijing Without Repeating Cold War Mistakes?
Why the United States Acted Now Against Iran
NATO’s “Brain Death” in The Hague
Strengthening NATO Starts with Fixing Its Industrial Base
No Strategy Without Society: Rethinking NATO’s Coordination Mechanisms
Reign of Error
The Fallout Factor in Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Program
What Operation Midnight Hammer Means for the Future of Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
How War with Iran Could Disrupt Energy Exports at the Strait of Hormuz
How Will Iran and the Middle East Respond to U.S. Strikes?
Inside Trump's Strike on Iran's Nuclear Program
What Iran’s Isolation Says About Moscow and Beijing’s Commitment to Latin America’s Dictators
How NATO Can Support the United States in Asia
Weather Research and Missile Defense: Save for a Rainy Day
AI Security Strategy and South Korea’s Challenges
Iran and the Changing Character of the Nonproliferation Regime
From Iran to China: Using Social Data to Detect Authoritarian Decline
Complementarity Mindset: Mexico’s Economy During a U.S. Reshoring Push
Options for Targeting Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility
Reinforcing Support for Adolescent Girls and Young Women as PEPFAR Priorities Evolve
Rethinking Rules of Engagement for Space
Three Things Will Determine Iran’s Nuclear Future—Fordow Is Just One of Them
“Africa’s Complicated Democratic Landscape”: Audio Brief with Cameron Hudson
Minnesota Attack Is the Latest in a Rising Wave of Political Violence
Leverage
Understanding Trump’s Decision to Approve the Nippon Steel Deal
Why the G7 Must Tackle Hidden Systemic Threats to Global Financial Stability
The Mulino Doctrine: How Panama Is Redefining Small State Strategy
Too Soon to Rule Out Middle East Energy Disruption
China Isn’t on the G7 Agenda, but It’s Still the Main Event
Aid Cuts Make Peace Negotiations in Ukraine Less Likely
Ungentlemanly Robots: Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the New Way of War
What Do the Israeli Strikes Mean for Iran’s Nuclear Program?
Middle East on Edge After Israeli Strikes Derail Nuclear Talks
What to Know About the Israeli Strike on Iran
Is China’s New London “Super Embassy” a Risk to National Security?
Don’t Miss the Boat: Considerations for U.S.-South Korea Maritime Cooperation
Canada May Be the United States’ Best Hope for Minerals Security
Building a New Market to Counter Chinese Mineral Market Manipulation
Trump Strikes a Deal to Restore Rare Earths Access
Fighting for Information: A Theory of Tactics for the Next Army
Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones
Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in the U.S. Army Reserve
China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro
Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?
Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education
White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad
Globalization Persists
Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea
Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia
The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Is Not Yet Obsolete
How the European Union and Germany Can Leverage Their Monetary Power
“The Russian Wartime Economy: From Sugar High to Hangover”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya
“The Golden Dome as a Service: Pushing the Envelope on DOD Use of Commercial”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope
Prioritizing Air and Missile Defense Spending in the Broader Budget Debate
Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now?
South Korea’s New President: Frying Pan to Fire
“Russia’s Battlefield Woes in Ukraine”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones and Riley McCabe
The Implications of Poland’s Presidential Election
China Courts the Pacific: Key Takeaways from the 2025 China–Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance
The Meaning of U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Korea
Relative Superiority in the Drone Age: McRaven’s Playbook Meets Ukraine’s Airfield Assaults
Trade Is a Foreign Language
How Ukraine’s Operation “Spider’s Web” Redefines Asymmetric Warfare
Innovation, Investment, and Influence: Advancing U.S.-Japan Energy Leadership Abroad
How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation?
Potential for U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Supply-Chain Resilience for Clean Energy Technologies
Mobilizing U.S.-Japan Private Finance to Power the Energy Transition
The Ties that Bind: Including Cabo Delgado in Political Dialogue
Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance
U.S. Efforts to Secure Its Clean Energy Supply Chains and the Value of Cooperating with Japan
What the Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs Means for U.S. Trade Policy and the Economy
What’s Missing from the U.S. Debate on Electric Vehicles?
Russia Conducts Largest Air Attack on Ukraine to Date
Insights into the Trump Administration’s IEEPA Tariffs Setback
Educational Exchange as a Strategic Priority in U.S.-Mexico Relations
The Role of Social Media in Cartel Recruitment
Export Controls: The Perennial Debate Continues
The Maduro Regime Held Another Sham Election—What Happens Now?
Why Citizens Should Shape the Future of the Democratic Republic of Congo
What’s Normal—and What’s Not—About ODNI’s Request to Revise the NIC's Intelligence Assessment
Opportunity Amid Austerity: Three Principles for Resilient Agricultural Growth
Criteria for Cyber Situational Awareness
Is Food Security National Security?
Moody’s Downgrade Signals Deeper Risk: Is U.S. Debt Undermining Global Leadership?
“Improving Cooperation with Allies and Partners in Asia”: Audio Brief with Dan Byman
Maximizing Impact Through Coordinated Security and Counterdrug Cooperation in Ecuador
What Led to the Recent Crisis Between India and Pakistan?
IRA Tax Credits Are Crucial for U.S. Geothermal Leadership
USAID Cuts Weaken U.S. Influence at the United Nations
United States and China: Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
Can South Africa’s President Fix His Bilateral Relationship with Washington?
Can Ukraine Fight Without U.S. Aid? Seven Questions to Ask
PEPFAR’s Golden Era Is Over. It Urgently Needs a Five-Year Transition Plan
From Tariffs to Tech Power: The Pivot the United States Needs Now
Mexico’s Telecommunications Law: Bolstering Access or Curtailing Competition?
Philippines Votes 2025: A Power Shift in the Senate
Experts React: Energy Policy in the Reconciliation Debate
Are U.S. Auto Tariffs Punishing Domestic Investment?
Understanding the Temporary De-Escalation of the U.S.-China Trade War
“Drone Saturation: Russia’s Shahed Campaign”: Audio Brief with Yasir Atalan
Trump Announces Lifting of Sanctions on Syria
We Need More Off-Ramps for Nuclear Crises
With Extra Oil, Trump Already Has His Big Saudi Win
Eighty-Twenty Split
The Geostrategic Importance of Alaska to the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Why the United States Can’t Afford to Ignore Haiti’s Collapse: Key Questions
Building a Golden Dome: Lessons from the 1950s
Underexplored and Undervalued: Addressing Africa’s Mineral Exploration Gap
Game On for the United States and Canada After Oval Office Opener
Great Power Competition: Surveying Global Electricity Strategies for AI
Russian Inconsistency on Arms Control Is an Opportunity for Europe
G7 Cooperation to De-Risk Minerals Investments in the Global South
New Zealand’s Wake-Up Call: Beijing’s Reach Reorienting Wellington’s Regional Role
Ceasefire Talks: What’s at Stake for Ukraine’s Agriculture Sector and Global Food Security?
Iran’s Port Explosion
Here a Deal, There a Deal, Everywhere a Deal?
Revising Missile Controls Is Necessary to Help Allies and Prevent New Nuclear States
Rebuilding U.S. Zinc Capacity in an Era of Global Competition
Australia’s 2025 Election: Decisive Labor Majority Amid Liberal Collapse
Why Suriname Matters: South America’s Overlooked Strategic Geography
Investing in Ukraine: Folly or Wisdom?
Trade War Reduces Washington’s Leverage on Iranian Oil Exports
The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States?
What to Know About the Signed U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?
The NSF Is a Key National Security Pillar—Now Is Not the Time to Disarm
After Canada’s Election: An Energy Abundance Strategy for North America
Argentina’s Realignment with the United States: Milei’s Reforms Gain Strategic Support
Stabilizing U.S. Financial Leadership: Why Congress Must Get Stablecoin Regulation Right
Can Trump’s Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Make America Great Again?
U.S.-China Trade War and the Future of U.S. LNG
Growing Together: The North American Agricultural Powerhouse
Fewer Soldiers, More Drones: What Ukraine’s Military Will Look Like After the War
Shooting the Center
Support Civil Society, Counter Autocracy
“Space Threat Assessment 2025”: Audio Brief with Clayton Swope and Makena Young
What Are the U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports?
Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order: The Race for Critical Minerals Enters Uncharted Waters
What’s at Stake in this Year’s Australian Election?
Back & Forth 4: Should the United States Adopt a “Hack-Back” Cyber Strategy?
North Korea: Revisionist Ambitions and the Changing International Order
“Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Power of Innovative Technologies”: Audio Brief with Romina Bandura
U.S.-ROK Negotiations: An Opportunity to Reset on Trade, Investment, and Technology
Understanding 45V and Clean Hydrogen’s Importance to U.S. Energy Leadership
Analyzing the Impact of the U.S.-China Trade War on China’s Energy Transition
The EU AI Continent Action Plan
U.S. Reciprocal Trade Policy: Strategic Opportunities for Latin America Amid Global Uncertainty
Liquidity Crisis: Strengthening Funding Mechanisms for Resilient Water Systems
Services Trade
“What Is Happening to U.S. Humanitarian Assistance? Will the United States Continue to Save Lives?”: Audio Brief with Michelle Strucke
What Can the United States Do to Counter Growing Chinese and Russian Influence in Antarctica?
How Is Bird Flu Impacting Agriculture and Food Security in the United States?
Winning the Tech Race with China Requires More than Restrictions
Surveying Hutchison’s Port-folio in Latin America: Strategic Vulnerability or Business as Usual?
Economic Consequences of “Liberation Day” Tariffs
Hawkish AI? Uncovering DeepSeek’s Foreign Policy Biases
Navigating the Climate and Energy Implications of a Northeast Pipeline
Advancing U.S.-Panama Security Cooperation
The Limits of Chip Export Controls in Meeting the China Challenge
The Consequences of China’s New Rare Earths Export Restrictions
The Hidden Risk of Rising U.S.-PRC Tensions: Export Control Symbiosis
Trump Tariffs: Impacts in the Medium and Long Term
The Challenge of Military Surprise in an Open World
“Down But Not Out: The Russian Economy Under Western Sanctions”: Audio Brief with Nicholas Fenton
Unpacking the White House’s Executive Order on Restoring the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry
A Partial Pause on Tariffs—Will the United States Choose Innovation Instead?
The Impacts of Tariffs on Clean Energy Technologies
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Energy Depends on the Inflation Reduction Act
Next Steps for the U.S.-Japan Space Alliance
The Future of Military Power Is Space Power
How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s New Tariffs?
China’s Power Play Across the Pacific
Reviving Cobre Panamá Could Be Strategic to U.S. Minerals Security
Understanding the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Report
The Possible European Response to Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs
Trump Scores an Own Goal
Cementing Junta Rule: A Missed Opportunity for Human Rights and Democracy
Where Is the United States? An Earthquake in Myanmar Is the First Test of President Trump’s Emergency Aid Cuts
China and the Impact of “Liberation Day” Tariffs
China’s Underwater Power Play: The PRC’s New Subsea Cable-Cutting Ship Spooks International Security Experts
What Factors Drive U.S.-Israeli Differences on Iran’s Nuclear Challenge?
“Liberation Day” Tariffs Explained
Why Does the United States Need a More Flexible Nuclear Force?
Why Are Destroyers Deploying to the Southern Border?
The Quiet Crisis in the U.S.-Korea Alliance
Securing the Digital and Orbital Frontiers in Ukraine
The Missing Link in the AI Stack: Why Digital Infrastructure Is Essential to U.S. Leadership
Repairing South Africa’s Fractured Relationship with the United States
South Africa Cannot Have It Both Ways
A Quarter-Century of Disease Prevention Efforts at Risk
Bringing Global Food Safety Standards to Local Food Systems
“Assessing Guatemala as a Nearshoring Destination”: Audio Brief with Christopher Hernandez-Roy
The Uncertainty Tax: How Policy Volatility Will Harm the Economy
The “Stacking” Effect of the Trump Administration’s Auto Tariffs
Deterrence Under Pressure: Sustaining U.S.–ROK Cyber Cooperation Against North Korea
Compounding Devastation: The Myanmar Earthquake
RFA and VOA Shutdown: The Erosion of U.S. Soft Power in Southeast Asia
South Korea’s Ongoing Political Crisis
Trump Tariffs: Paying the Price and Ignoring the Value
The Ripple Effects of Vietnam’s Island-Building in the South China Sea
How to Secure the Black Sea During a Russia-Ukrainian Ceasefire
Are President Trump’s Trade Actions Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act?
Effects of the Trump Administration’s Tariff Threats Against Canada and Mexico
“Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2025”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman
Fighting a Trade War Could Mean Losing the Tech War
Trump Takes on the Houthis
The AI Diffusion Framework and the Foundry Due Diligence Rule: A Compliance Perspective
What Happened at the Trump Administration’s Annual Threat Assessment Hearing?
“Fighting with Allies: Transforming Multinational Strategic Planning in the U.S. Department of Defense”: Audio Brief with Sean Monaghan
What Elections Mean for Canada and the Future of North America
How to Successfully Merge USAID and the Department of State
The Risks of Rushing to Denial in the Taiwan Strait
Surviving Tariffs
A New Phase in Sudan’s Civil War
Unpacking Trump’s New Critical Minerals Executive Order
“Foreign Malign Influence Targeting U.S. and Allied Corporations”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman
The Escalating Attacks on Tesla Facilities
What Does the Expulsion of Pretoria’s Ambassador Mean for U.S.–South Africa Relations?
Securing Cyber and Space: How the United States Can Disrupt China’s Blockade Plans
Science, Cooperation, and Winter Uniforms: The Role of South American Militaries in Antarctica
Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?
The Gaza War Resumes
“Russia’s Shadow War Against the West”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones
The Trump-Putin Phone Call: Some Promise, Some Disappointments, and Many Questions
The ByBit Heist and the Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation
The United States Cannot Afford Disarray as China Strengthens Its Biopharmaceutical Industry
Why Ukraine Is a Strategic European and U.S. Ally
Policy Volatility Beckons a Disorderly Economic Transition
The Story of Sanctions
Consequences of U.S.-Canada Electricity Tariffs
How Interagency Campaigns Can Counter Chinese Gray Zone Incursions in the Pacific
Sealing the Interagency Cracks: The United States in Oceania
What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for Defense Funding in FY 2025
Accelerating Australia’s Defense Capabilities and Enhancing Industrial Cooperation with the United States
What Does Duterte’s Arrest Mean for Heads of State Facing Justice?
Winning the 5G Race While Building the United States’ Golden Dome
“Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire”: Audio Brief with Matthew P. Funaiole
Rodrigo Duterte Heading to Trial in The Hague
North Korea Announces Nuclear-Powered Submarine Development
Tipping Point: The Politics of Water Insecurity in the Middle East
Do What I Say, Not What I Do
How to Defend Ukraine’s Skies During Peace Negotiations
“Ukraine’s Future Vision and Current Capabilities for Waging AI-Enabled Autonomous Warfare”: Audio Brief with Kate Bondar
Methane Reduction in Livestock: Confronting the North-South Gap
Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management
Can France and the United Kingdom Replace the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella?
What Is the Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion into Guyana?
Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI
Is Ukraine Now Doomed?
It’s WTO Time!
Beyond Appeasement: What is Feasible for Ukraine
Why It’s Time to Reconsider a European Army
Carrots, Sticks, and Sledgehammers
Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review
Breaking Down the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
“Kenya’s Economic Initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Analyzing the Rise of a Regional Power Within the East African Community”: Audio Brief with Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
Friends with Benefits: How Russia’s Opportunistic Partnerships Stymie Nonproliferation Efforts
AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions
Guarding the Frontier: Options for a Post-Conflict Security Force in Ukraine
What Are Civil Society Organizations?
Accidental Empire
Delving into the Dangers of DeepSeek
How Sanctions Have Reshaped Russia’s Future
Grand Bargains in History: Trump’s Ukraine Gambit
Assessing the Viability of a U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
Breaking Down Russian Missile Salvos: What Drives Neutralization?
What I Didn’t Say Last Week About Tariffs
How Does Latin America and the Caribbean View the Ukraine Conflict After Three Years of War?
IMF Loan to El Salvador Raises Transparency Concerns
Midterm Outlooks: Digital Proxy Warfare in the Philippines
Calculating the Cost-Effectiveness of Russia’s Drone Strikes
Arakan Army Posed to “Liberate” Myanmar’s Rakhine State
U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Won’t Solve the Chinese Dumping Problem
The Transatlantic Alliance in the Age of Trump: The Coming Collisions
“Mining for Defense: Unlocking the Potential for U.S.-Canada Collaboration on Critical Minerals”: Audio Brief with Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Henry Ziemer
Trump’s Tariff Reciprocity
“Ukraine’s Future Rests on Its People: Strengthening Ukraine’s Workforce and Human Capital”: Audio Brief with Romina Bandura
U.S.-India Summit: A Productive Trip and a Busy Year Ahead
What Are Key Milestones and Decisions Affecting U.S. Defense Spending in 2025?
The Clock Is Ticking on DFC Reauthorization
France’s AI Action Summit
“A Competitive ICT Sector Is Key to Mexico’s Nearshoring Attractiveness”: Audio Brief with Henry Ziemer
The First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets
Marco Rubio and the Outlook for North Korean Human Rights Under Trump 2.0
Where Is the Missing $100 Billion in U.S. Aid for Ukraine?
Australia’s Trade Challenges in 2025
How Trump 2.0 Immigration Policies Could Strain Modi’s U.S. Strategy
Oh, Canada!
Africa’s 2025 Transformation: Will New Leadership Elections Really Shape the Continent’s Future?
Beyond Manufacturing: Why Services Are Key to U.S.-China Economic Competition
Is It Time for Another Supplemental for Ukraine?
Why the Women, Peace, and Security Act Strengthens U.S. Defense Strategy
A Dual Disruption and the Constant of Surprises: Trump 2.0 and Deepseek
Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington
How U.S. Tariffs on Allies Undermines Economic Statecraft
Hail Colombia!
Trump’s USAID Purge and Foreign Aid Turmoil Spark Global Security Concerns
DeepSeek’s Latest Breakthrough Is Redefining AI Race
Tariffs Using Emergency Economic Powers Risk Undermining U.S. Economic Security
Trump Needs a Plan to Get Europeans to Step Up on Defense
Missile Technology Control Regime Reform: Key Changes and Next Steps
Can Trump Persuade Putin to Make Peace in Ukraine?
Canadian Tariffs Will Undermine U.S. Minerals Security
The Health-Climate-Security Triad
Rocking the Boat: The Philippines Trade Strategy Amid Rising Geoeconomic Tensions
Cooperative Defense Acquisitions Strengthen U.S.-Japan Alliance
Looking Ahead: Next Steps in the Pacific
FDI for a Viksit Bharat
U.S. Sanctions on Pakistan’s Missile Program Highlight Nuclear Threats Beyond South Asia
Talks on the EU AI Act Code of Practice at a Crucial Phase
“Improving U.S. Intelligence Sharing with Allies and Partners”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman
Premature Sighs of Relief
Chaos, Power, and Diplomacy: What Kissinger and Trump Teach Us About World Order
Trump Sends Troops to the Southern Border: A Crisis or a Continuation of U.S. Policy?