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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