The future of global climate cooperation is in flux. The United States has again pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, as rising geopolitical tensions are undermining internationalism on many ...

African countries face a significant financing gap in their pursuit of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, they are also grappling with high borrowing costs and a flawed ...

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 ...

China’s global network of ports has been the subject of growing anxiety among U.S. policymakers and defense analysts. Control over ports confers a host of benefits ranging from intelligence collection ...

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 ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on April 17, 2025. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Craig Larkin, welcome to Babel. Craig Larkin: Thank you for having me. It's a pleasure to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...