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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump announced the intention to lift U.S. sanctions on the Syrian government during a speech in Riyadh, his first stop on a four-day tour of the Gulf. Syria is among the most sanctioned ...

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to share my views with you on this important topic. CSIS does not take policy positions, so the views ...

On May 2, 2025, the White House released a top-level fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for NASA that calls for nearly 25 percent less in funding than NASA received for fiscal year 2025. Specifically, ...

Russia’s drone campaign utilizes inexpensive Shahed drones to saturate Ukrainian air defenses and erode civilian morale through persistent nightly attacks. Originally Iranian made, these drones are ...

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 ...

On May 12, 2025, the Trump administration announced a mutual reduction in trade measures between the United States and China. This includes not only a reduction in tariffs—bringing U.S. rates down ...

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 ...