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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?