China and Russia announced in March 2025 separate but coordinated plans to strengthen and expand their presence in Antarctica. That same month, the United States announced cuts to funding to operate ...

When disasters strike, whether from natural causes like earthquakes, hurricanes, and typhoons, or man-made causes such as conflict or famine, the United States has swiftly responded by mobilizing ...

Intellectual Property (IP) rights, such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets, are more than legal instruments; they are vital drivers of innovation and critical components of U.S. economic and ...

President Trump said he would have “very little problem” making a deal with the European Union to reduce tariffs in exchange for access to a U.S. market that he said has “something everyone wants,” as ...

On March 23, newly minted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called snap elections for April 28, kicking off a 37-day sprint campaign to determine Canada’s future at a critical moment. The race puts ...

In the global race for technological dominance, the United States risks undermining its own advantage by focusing more on restrictions than renewal. The most recent example came this week when the ...

AI models have built-in biases that factor into their decisionmaking. These biases should be mitigated before integrating them into foreign policy processes. CSIS Futures Lab research indicates that ...

“This is not good for China’s economy, but they have staying power, and I don’t see them backing down.” While the pandemic years were tough on China’s economy, the country has recently recovered ...

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Scott Kennedy joins us to discuss the recent escalation in tariffs between the U.S. and China. Dr. Kennedy starts with laying out the current situation, ...

In early 2025, the Chinese AI company DeepSeek made international news upon releasing a large language model (LLM) that appeared to outperform the traditional AI powerhouse companies, largely ...

The nation’s northeastern states—New York alongside New England’s Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—face mounting challenges to their energy systems in terms ...

The Trump administration announced new across-the-board tariffs on April 2, ranging from 10 to 49 percent depending on exporting country, which are now subject to reevaluation during a 90-day pause.