As a democracy, the US cannot strategize intelligently unless the American people are sensitive to the changing global memories of the global population and to the imperatives of global geography ...

The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to walk away from Ukraine if there is no progress on a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Although the administration has sent mixed signals, its ...

On January 20, President Trump announced a 90-day review of U.S. foreign assistance, which was later extended to 120 days. The review, which is set to conclude in the third week of May, was supposed ...

This week, committees in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled their initial legislation responding to instructions in the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. As budget reconciliation has evolved ...

Filipinos went to the polls on May 12 for consequential midterm elections. Voters chose representatives at almost all levels, from neighborhood-level leadership posts to seats in the House of ...

For businesses and consumers alike, the joint statement from Washington and Beijing offered signs of a détente in the U.S.-China trade war. Following the weekend’s Geneva talks, both sides have ...

Military conflict in the Indo-Pacific would demand overwhelming U.S. naval power. Yet the shipbuilding sector faces capacity shortages, industrial base constraints, cost overruns, and delayed delivery ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on May 15, 2025. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: You just wrote a paper about Captagon smuggling through Lebanon. How much Captagon is ...

On April 23, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted an initiative for a new telecommunications law to the Senate. This initiative seemed to catch many off guard, as did the speed with ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney led the Liberal Party to a narrow victory in Canada’s pivotal election in April 28. Running a campaign centered on uniting Canadians against U.S. President Trump’s ...

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Dr. Ryan Berg, director of the Americas Program at CSIS, about China’s increased presence in Latin America, transforming itself from a distant economic partner ...

The existence of multiple, inconsistent lists creates unnecessary complexity and uncertainty, undermining efforts to encourage private investment across critical mineral supply chains both ...