In light of the upcoming hearing of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, check out our analysis of China’s coercive agricultural trade restrictions: www.csis.org/analysis/bit...

Given the ongoing discussion about potential changes to U.S. and EU migration policy, see the proposed reforms to the H1-B visa program from Philip Luck, director of @trade.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/pra...

As the U.S. expands its sanctions coverage across Iran- and Cuba-related authorities, check out Philip Luck at a recent event with @est.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/bac...

With all eyes turning to the upcoming SpaceX IPO, check out our own Philip Luck’s commentary on AI and the future of U.S. strategic competition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jyl...

Following the Trump-Xi meeting, read our analysis of the U.S.-China AI race: www.csis.org/blogs/charti...

As hostilities in the Middle East continue to escalate, Bill Reinsch’s April commentary continues to provide insight: www.csis.org/analysis/rul...

Our article on digital markets in Brazil just dropped! Read it now: www.csis.org/blogs/unpack...

Our director Philip Luck recently spoke in a discussion with @CSIS_Tech on AI and U.S. economic competition. Watch the stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jyl...

There’s a new article out by Bill Reinsch about USMCA and Section 122 and 301 tariffs! Read it here: www.csis.org/analysis/sum...

As the Ebola outbreak in the Congo continues, now is a good time to rewatch our discussion on medical supply chains: www.csis.org/events/secur...

As the Iran War continues, this April commentary from Bill Reinsch remains relevant: www.csis.org/analysis/rul...

Russian attacks against Ukraine continue as Putin presides over St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. This year, a U.S. delegation is attending the conference, reports @KyivPost: www.kyivpost.com/post/77428

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s KMT party, is visiting Washington this week. Economic security and supply chain issues are likely to come up. Get ready for those discussions with this report: www.csis.org/analysis/sil...

The upcoming SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs are set to inject even more money into America’s tech competition with China. You can read more about that competition here: www.csis.org/analysis/tec...

Get ready for the upcoming bilateral USMCA talks starting June 16 with this episode of the Trade Guys (with a new episode dropping soon!): ustr.gov/about/policy...

Breaking: new U.S.–China agriculture chart out from our fellow Hugh Grant-Chapman! www.csis.org/analysis/lat...

From graduation speeches to Wall Street, AI is dominating the conversation. Read more about America’s AI data center buildout here: www.csis.org/analysis/imp...

Over the weekend, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released guidance closing a perceived loophole in advanced computing export controls, but serious flaws in the licensing process remain unchanged: www.csis.org/analysis/del...

@cnbc.com reports that Nvidia and the Chinese company Unitree are teaming up to develop humanoid robots, a venture that could significantly improve Chinese robotics: www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/n...

Iran has suspended back-channel peace talks with the U.S., signaling a prolonging of violence. How can Iran continue to afford this conflict? Find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JGk...

Chinese retaliatory tariffs decreased U.S. agricultural exports to China by ~$15bn, with soybeans hit hard, per @ndsuofficial.bsky.social. www.capts-ndsu.com/_files/ugd/3...

Can U.S. corporations be sued for aiding human rights abuses abroad? @trade.csis.org's Bill Reinsch explains why SCOTUS's pending decision in Cisco vs. Doe is pivotal for U.S. companies operating in regions with critical minerals and other raw materials. www.csis.org/analysis/ret...

@trade.csis.org director @philuck.bsky.social comments on UBI as a response to AI labor disruption, telling @businessinsider.com that "scaling up unemployment insurance and anti-poverty policies" could be an alternative, more targeted approach. www.businessinsider.com/tech-labor-o...

The newly released PCE inflation report showed upticks in both core and overall inflation amid the war in Iran, per @bloomberg.com. @trade.csis.org's Bill Reinsch notes that rising energy prices will drive greater adoption of renewables. More: www.csis.org/podcasts/tra...

Major business groups have expressed opposition to new tariffs on semiconductors being weighed by the White House, per Inside U.S. Trade. @trade.csis.org experts note that current tariffs on industrial metals are already slowing data center growth. www.csis.org/analysis/imp...

Bilateral USMCA negotiations between Mexico and the U.S. begin today in Mexico City, with discussions on economic security and rules of origin. @trade.csis.org's Bill Reinsch offers 6 potential futures for the USMCA: www.csis.org/analysis/usm...

Join us June 4, 10:30 to 11:30, for 'Data Centers, AI, and the Future of U.S. Strategic Competitiveness.' Hosted by CSIS experts @techpolicywonk.bsky.social (STP), Aalok Mehta (Wadhwani AI), @josephmajkut.bsky.social (Energy), and @philuck.bsky.social (Scholl) Register here:

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Ahead of trade negotiations with Mexico, Ambassador Jamieson Greer (USTR) told @cfr.org that Canada is “in a different spot” and that U.S.-Canadian trade issues are “significant,” per @reuters.com. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

Approximately $20.6bn of tariff refunds are coming to U.S. importers, per @bloomberglp.bsky.social. But @est.csis.org's Rapid Roundup revealed that refunds flow to the importer of record, leaving SMEs and consumers who absorbed pass-through costs out of the windfall. www.csis.org/analysis/est...

"Within the server category—the largest single cost component—semiconductors account for roughly 81% of value in traditional data centers and up to 87% in facilities optimized for AI workloads," writes CSIS's Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business. More: https://bit.ly/4nuYULT

Qualcomm, a technology company with headquarters in California, has reached a deal with TikTok owner ByteDance to supply chips for their AI datacenters, per @bloomberglp.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Beijing has yet to acknowledge a White House-announced pledge to purchase an extra $17bn/yr of U.S. agricultural products, per @reuters.com. Hugh Grant-Chapman warns that such deals are “a band-aid over structural ... trends that are pulling the markets apart.” www.csis.org/analysis/how...

On the newest episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott welcome @chadpbown.com (Senior Fellow, @piie.com) and @soumayakeynes.ft.com (Economics Columnist, @financialtimes.com) to discuss the issues raised in their new book, How to Win a Trade War. www.csis.org/podcasts/tra...

EST President @navingirishankar.bsky.social writes that an AI Homestead policy can preserve U.S. economic dynamism during the AI transformation through investment in individual skills, opportunities, and connectivity of communities to broader markets. tinyurl.com/mszuj9rb

New Trade Guys episode out! Listen in as Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch chat with Jennifer Safavian, President & CEO of Autos Drive America, about North American auto supply chains and the key issues at stake for automakers in USMCA review. www.csis.org/podcasts/tra...

"The postwar [trade] order lasted because its architects, knowingly or not, built something whose parts reinforced each other. The next order will last only if its architects design with their eyes open." www.csis.org/analysis/how...

Read our new report by Bill Reinsch and Thibault Denamiel on the “Pay now, argue later” tax administration scheme that requires taxpayers to settle tax obligations before filing a complaint. www.csis.org/analysis/ins...

"In recent years, blocking access to China’s vast agricultural market has emerged as a tool of first resort in Beijing’s economic statecraft playbook." Find out how countries can mitigate the risks of economic coercion in agriculture in our new report: www.csis.org/analysis/bit...

New @est.csis.org Rapid Roundup: Unpacking the Trump-Xi Summit Pt.1 - Trade and Investment @philuck.bsky.social, Kate Koren, & other @csis.org experts break down the Trump-Xi Summit from tariffs and export controls to U.S.-China trade and investment to the road ahead. www.csis.org/events/est-r...

Evan Brown, Michael Gary, Kate Koren, & @philuck.bsky.social offer policy recommendations for tariffs & AI data center buildout: 1) time-limit semiconductor tariffs & tie relief to domestic investment milestones; 2) address structural barriers tariffs cannot solve. www.csis.org/analysis/imp...

New study by Ling Feng, Qiuyue Huang, Zhiyuan Li, and Christopher Meissner builds on previous @trade.csis.org analysis to show that doubling bilateral trade between two countries reduces the probability of militarized conflict by about 30%. See our commentary on it: www.csis.org/analysis/how...

New report by Hugh Grant-Chapman, Moon Nguyen, and @philuck.bsky.social dives into Beijing's increasing use of agricultural import restrictions as tools of geopolitical coercion and how countries can diagnose risk exposure and implement policies to mitigate threats. www.csis.org/analysis/bit...

EST Rapid Roundup: Unpacking the Trump-Xi Summit Pt.1 - Trade and Investment Join @navingirishankar.bsky.social, @philuck.bsky.social, Kate Koren, @kennedychina.bsky.social, and Rick Rossow to discuss tariffs, export controls, and the road ahead. Link: tinyurl.com/2adku9cf