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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...